Jabal Dūshī

Jabal Dūshī is a hill in Aswan Governorate, Egypt and has an elevation of 179 metres. Jabal Dūshī is situated nearby to the locality Nile 1st. Cataract, as well as near Naj‘ Kuludūl.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Temple of Kalabsha and New Kalabsha.

Temple of Kalabsha

Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY 2.0.

The Temple of Kalabsha or Mandulis 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… Temple of Kalabsha is situated 3 km north of Jabal Dūshī.

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. New Kalabsha is situated 3 km north of Jabal Dūshī.

Temple of Beit el-Wali

Photo: Oltau, CC BY 3.0.

The Temple of Beit el-Wali is a rock-cut ancient Egyptian temple in Nubia which was built by Pharaoh Ramesses II and dedicated to the deities of Amun-Re, Re-Horakhti, Khnum and Anuket. Temple of Beit el-Wali is situated 3 km north of Jabal Dūshī.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Nile 1st. Cataract.

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. Nile 1st. Cataract is situated 5 km north of Jabal Dūshī.

Jabal Dūshī

Type: Hill with an elevation of 179 metres
Also known as: “Gebel Dûshi” and “Jabal Dushi”
Category: landform
Location: Aswan Governorate, Egypt, North Africa, Africa
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Latitude

23.93333° or 23° 56′ north

Longitude

32.86667° or 32° 52′ east

Elevation

179 metres (587 feet)

Open location code

7GMJWVM8+8M

GeoNames ID

358018

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