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The
Philae Temple
The Philae
Temple which was the center of the cult of Isis in
Aswan was mainly constructed by Ptolemy XII and then
many kings from the Greco Roman era contributed by
adding more and more items to the temple |
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The Unfinished Obelisk
It is a huge
obelisk dating from the Pharaonic New Kingdom and it
is located in an ancient granite quarry just south
of Aswan. If this gigantic obelisk was completed it
would have weighed 1.8 million kilograms and would
have stood at 41 meters high. |
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The
Nubian Museum
The wonderfully
designed Nubian Museum located to the south of Aswan
is one of the most interesting places to visit in
the city. Nubia, the region located between Aswan
and Khartoum, the Sudanese capital, was inhabited
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The
Aswan Museum
The Aswan
Museum is located inside a wonderful garden in the
Elephantine Island. The museum hosts a number of
displays starting from prehistoric times till the
Greco Roman era. A new section was added to the
museum containing the recent finds in Aswan
including a set of jewelry and a marriage contract
dating back to 350 BC |
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The Agha Khan Mausoleum
Being a land
mark of Aswan, the Agha Khan Mausoleum is located in
a deserted hill on the west bank of the Nile. The
Agha Khan III (1877 -1957) the 48th leader of the
Ismailies sect of Shiites was fond of Aswan where he
used to spend the winter every year |
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Abu Simbel
The two rock
temple of Abu Simble are located around 40 KM. north
of the Sudanese border on the west bank of the
modern reservoir (Lake Nasser). Originally hewn into
the cliffs of the Nile riverbank, these two temples
were rediscovered buried in sand by the Swiss
traveler Johann in 1813. Following their successful
rescue, they now stand like skittles in the Nubian
Desert |
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The
Nilometer
Located near
the Aswan Museum, the walls of the Nilometer is
calibrated to record the height of the Nile flood
that used to take place annually in Aswan and the
whole southern region of Egypt. This Nilometer,
which dates back to Pharaonic times, was perused
again after being discovered in 1882 |
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Due to its warm dry weather and the sun that shines in the city all year long, Aswan is one of the most wonderful winter resorts in Egypt and the whole world. |
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