Jazīrat Shāsh

Jazīrat Shāsh is an island in , . Jazīrat Shāsh is situated nearby to the village , as well as near the locality .
  • Type: Island
  • Description: island in Egypt
  • Also known as: “Gezîret Shâsh” and “Jazirat Shash”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Philae and Philae Temple.

Islet
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Island was an island near the expansive of the Nile in . Due to the building of the , the island is today submerged.

Photo: Moh hakem, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The complex is an island-based temple complex in the reservoir of the , downstream of the Aswan Dam and Lake Nasser, in Africa.

Dam
Photo: Rémih, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Aswan Low Dam or Old is a gravity masonry buttress dam on the Nile River in , . The dam was built by the British at the former of the Nile, and is located about 1000 km up-river and 690 km south-southeast of .

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Shellal and Aswan.

Village
is a small ancient village on the banks of the Nile, south of in . It was the traditional northern frontier of the region with both the Egyptian Empire and the Roman Empire.

Photo: MJJR, CC BY 3.0.
is the southernmost city of , some 870 km south of , just below the Dam and Lake Nasser, with a population of 275,000. is far more relaxed and smaller than and .

Locality
The Cataracts of the Nile are shallow lengths of the Nile river, between and , where the surface of the water is broken by many small boulders and stones jutting out of the river bed, as well as many rocky islets. is situated 7 km south of Jazīrat Shāsh.

Jazīrat Shāsh

Latitude
24.03333° or 24° 2′ north
Longitude
32.88333° or 32° 53′ east
Elevation
111 metres (364 feet)
Open location code
7GPJ2VMM+88
Geo­Names ID
349323
Wiki­data ID
Q23937049
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Satellite Map

Discover Jazīrat Shāsh from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Swedish—“Jazīrat Shāsh” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: “Jazīrat Shāsh”
  • Swedish: “Jazīrat Shāsh”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Aswân Reservoir Colony and Ash Shallāl.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Jazīrat ‘Awwāḑ and Maḩaţţat ash Shallāl.

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