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| Egypt Attractions: Aswan Sightseeing |
List of Aswan attractions and sights. Aswan historical places to visit; pyramids, museums, temples, tombs, mosques, palaces, mausoleums, castles and more... |
| Egypt e voyage lists 12 sights in Aswan |
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Philae Temple |
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For over 50 years the Island of Philae and its monuments lay half-submerged in water built up by the Aswan Dam and barrages during annual inundations, until the UNESCO rescue operations for the Nubian monuments in the 1960s. |
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Elephantine Island |
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The island of Elephantine is very attractive in several respects. Its natural setting is quite beautiful, at the point where Nile's 1st Cataract has tossed gigantic granite rocks around. Elephantine is perhaps just a heap of such rocks, creating several beauty spots. Fresh vegetation, the white sails of the feluccas, colourful Nubian villages and the finest Nilometer along the whole Nile. |
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Unfinished Obelisk |
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Up in the mountain side of Aswan was one of the obelisk quarries, and here lies a piece that never was finished. The reason for this is that a flaw in the rock was found half way into the process; this flaw is most visible today. |
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Aga Khan Mausoleum |
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Situated on the hill above the white villa, the residence of the Aga Khan III, the Mausoleum of Aga Khan is built by his French born wife accordance to his wishes. This Mausoleum belongs to the spiritual leader of the Ismailis- Aga Khan III. |
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St. Simeon Monastery |
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The history of the monastery of St. Simeon dates back to the 7th century. Still in use it housed 300 monks, and could in addition receive up to 100 pilgrims at a time. The monastery was surrounded by a 10 metre high wall, and doubled as a fortress. |
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Aswan High Dam |
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Located near Aswan, the world famous High Dam was an engineering miracle when it was built in the 1960s. It contains 18 times the material used in the Great Pyramid of Cheops. |
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Kom Ombo |
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Kom Ombo is an industrial town 45km north of Aswan. Its classical name was Ombos, its ancient name, Nebet, and it was strategically placed between Edfu and Aswan as a garrison town on an important trading route. The Ptolemaic temple and ancient town site is a few kilometres from the modern town on a promontory on the east bank of the Nile. |
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Egypt e voyage lists 12 sights in Aswan |
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