Shīmat Maḩḑar
Shīmat Maḩḑar is a cove in Aswan Governorate, Egypt. Shīmat Maḩḑar is situated nearby to the locality Naj‘ Tinjār, as well as near Nile 1st. Cataract.Places of Interest
Highlights include Aswan Dam and New Kalabsha.
Aswan Dam
Dam
Photo: NASA, Public domain.
The Aswan High Dam, often called simply Aswan Dam, is one of the world's largest embankment dams, which was built between 1960 and 1970 across the Nile in Aswan, Egypt.
New Kalabsha
Islet
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
New Kalabsha is a promontory located near Aswan in Egypt. Created during the International Campaign to Save the Monuments of Nubia, it houses several important temples, structures, and other remains that have been relocated here from the site of Old Kalabsha and other sites in Lower Nubia, to avoid the rising waters of Lake Nasser caused by the construction of the Aswan High Dam.
Temple of Kalabsha
The Temple of Kalabsha is an ancient Egyptian temple that was originally located at Bab al-Kalabsha, approximately 50 km south of Aswan. In the 1960s, in a process that took two years, the temple was relocated under the International Campaign to Save the… Temple of Kalabsha is situated 2½ km south of Shīmat Maḩḑar.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Nile 1st. Cataract and Shellal.
Nile 1st. Cataract
Locality
The Cataracts of the Nile are shallow lengths of the Nile river, between Khartoum and Aswan, 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.
Shellal
Village
Shellal is a small ancient village on the banks of the Nile, south of Aswan in Upper Egypt. It was the traditional northern frontier of the Nubian region with both the Egyptian Empire and the Roman Empire. Shellal is situated 8 km north of Shīmat Maḩḑar.
Shīmat Maḩḑar
- Type: Cove
- Also known as: “Shimat Mahdar” and “Shîmet Maḥḍar”
- Category: body of water
- Location: Aswan Governorate, Egypt, North Africa, Africa
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
23.98333° or 23° 59′ northLongitude
32.86667° or 32° 52′ eastElevation
179 metres (587 feet)Open location code
7GMJXVM8+8MGeoNames ID
353090
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Localities in the Area
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