The Temple of Amada, the oldest Egyptian temple in Nubia, was built by the 18th Dynasty pharaoh Thutmose III and dedicated to Amun and Re-Horakhty.

The temple was added to the UNESCO World Heritage List in 1979 as part of the Nubian Monuments from Abu Simbel to Philae. The best painted reliefs await visitors in the most secret rooms of the temple. Many of these paintings depict Thutmose III and Amenhotep II making sacrifices to the gods or participating in other ritual activities.

Two inscriptions of historical importance were found in the Amada temple. The first record was made by Amenhotep II in the third year of his reign and describes in great detail his ruthlessness in battles in Asia. For example, he mentions how he personally killed seven chiefs of the Takhesy district with his sword and then hung them upside down in the bow of his boat. The second inscription is also an atrocity, but related to the attempt to break out of Libya.