Sehel Island

Sehel Island is located in the Nile, about 2 miles southwest of in southern . It is a large island, and is roughly halfway between the city and the upstream .
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  • Island
  • …lies at an elevation of 114 metres (374 feet)
  • Description: Island in the Nile
  • Also known as
    “Gezîret Siheil”
    “Jazirat Siheil”
    “Jazirat Suhayl”
    “Seheil”
    “Seheil Island”
    “Seheil, Sehel, Suhail, Ǧazīrat Suhail”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Elephantine and Aswan Stadium.
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is an on the Nile, forming part of the city of in .
is a in , .
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The is the largest known ancient…

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Shellal and Aswan.
is a small ancient village on the banks of the Nile, south of in .
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is the southernmost city of , some 870…
is a Late Paleolithic site in . is situated 9 km west of Sehel Island.

Sehel Island

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Latitude
24.06146° or 24° 3′ 41″ north
Longitude
32.87202° or 32° 52′ 19″ east
Open location code
7GPJ3V6C+HR
Open­Street­Map ID
way 5772329
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­island
Geo­Names ID
347789
Wiki­data ID
Q1476222

Satellite Map

Discover this place from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Uzbek—“Sehel Island” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “جزيرة سهيل”
  • Basque: “Sehel uhartea”
  • Catalan: “Sehel”
  • Cebuano: “Jazīrat Suhayl”
  • Chinese: “赫尔岛”
  • Chinese: “赫爾島”
  • Croatian: “Sehel”
  • Czech: “Seheil”
  • Dutch: “Sehel Island”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “جزيرة سهيل”
  • French: “île de Sehel”
  • French: “Île de Sehel”
  • German: “Ǧazīrat Suhail”
  • German: “Sehel”
  • German: “Sehelnarti”
  • German: “Suhail”
  • German: “Suheil”
  • Greek: “Νήσος Σεχέλ”
  • Hausa: “Tsibirin Sehel”
  • Hebrew: “סהל”
  • Hungarian: “Seheil-sziget”
  • Indonesian: “Pulau Sehel”
  • Italian: “isola di Sehel”
  • Italian: “Isola di Sehel”
  • Japanese: “セヘル島”
  • Persian: “جزیره سهیل”
  • Polish: “Dżazirat Suhajl”
  • Polish: “Sehel”
  • Portuguese: “Sehel”
  • Slovenian: “Sehel”
  • Spanish: “Sehel”
  • Swedish: “Jazīrat Suhayl”
  • Urdu: “جزیرہ سہیل”
  • Uzbek: “Sehel oroli”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Naser City Housing and West of Suhail.

Notable Places Nearby

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