Khawr Kūndī al Qiblī

Khawr Kūndī al Qiblī is an inlet in , . Khawr Kūndī al Qiblī is situated nearby to the locality , as well as near .

Places of Interest

Highlights include Temple of Kalabsha and Aswan High Dam.

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The or Mandulis is an ancient Egyptian temple that was originally located at Bab al-Kalabsha, approximately 50 km south of . In the 1960s, in a process that took two years, the temple was relocated under the International Campaign…

Dam
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The , often called simply Aswan Dam, was built between 1960 and 1970 across the Nile in , Egypt. One of the world's largest embankment dams, it was developed by the Egyptian government with the help of the Soviet Union to control flooding, increase water storage for irrigation, and generate hydroelectricity.

Islet
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is a promontory located near in . 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 .

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Nile 1st. Cataract.

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 2½ km north of Khawr Kūndī al Qiblī.

Khawr Kūndī al Qiblī

Latitude
23.95° or 23° 57′ north
Longitude
32.88333° or 32° 53′ east
Elevation
179 metres (587 feet)
Open location code
7GMJXV2M+28
Geo­Names ID
353416
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Satellite Map

Discover Khawr Kūndī al Qiblī from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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