Aswan, a city on the Nile River, has been southern Egypt’s strategic and commercial gateway since antiquity. It contains significant archaeological sites like the Philae temple complex, on Agilkia Island near the landmark Aswan Dam. Philae’s ruins include the columned Temple of Isis, dating to the 4th century B.C. Downriver, Elephantine Island holds the Temple of Khnum, from the Third Dynasty.
Agilkia Island is an island in the reservoir of the Old Aswan Dam along the Nile River in southern Egypt; it is the present site of the relocated Ancient Egyptian...
Read MoreSehel Island is located in the Nile, about 2 miles southwest of Aswan in southern Egypt. It is a large island, and is roughly halfway between the city and the ...
Read MoreThe Nubian Museum is an archaeological museum located in Aswan, Upper Egypt. It was built to a design by architect Mahmoud El-Hakim for an estimated ...
Read MoreElephantine is an island on the Nile, forming part of the city of Aswan in Upper Egypt. There are archaeological sites on the island...
Read MoreEl Nabatat Island or Kitchener's Island, is a small, oval-shaped island in the Nile at Aswan, Egypt. It is less than a kilometer long and its width is less than ...
Read MoreOne of the best ways to see Egypt is to take a trip on the River Nile. You can cruise between Aswan and Luxor and take in the beauty of the Nile Valley whilst relaxing...
Read MoreLive the Legend at Sofitel Legend Old Cataract Aswan, a 5-star luxury hotel in a 19th-century Victorian palace on the banks of the river Nile.
Read MoreEdfu was a settlement and cemetery site from around 3000 BC onward. It was the 'home' and cult centre of the falcon god Horus of Behdet (the ancient name for ...
Read MoreKom Ombo. It was originally an Egyptian city called Nubt, meaning City of Gold. Nubt is also known as or Nubyt. It became a Greek settlement during ...
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