Markaz Aswān
Aswan is the southernmost city of Egypt, some 870 km south of Cairo, just below the Aswan Dam and Lake Nasser, with a population of 275,000. Aswan is far more relaxed and smaller than Cairo and Luxor.Places of Interest
Highlights: Sehel Island and Unfinished obelisk.
Sehel Island
Island
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Shellal.
Shellal
Village
Shellal is a small ancient village on the banks of the Nile, south of Aswan in Upper Egypt.
Markaz Aswān
- Also known as: “Aswān” and “Markaz Aswan”
- Location: Aswan Governorate, Egypt, North Africa, Africa
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Latitude
24.056° or 24° 3′ 22″ north
Longitude
32.8849° or 32° 53′ 6″ east
Elevation
127 metres (417 feet)
Open location code
7GPJ3V4M+9X
GeoNames ID
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In Other Languages
“Markaz Aswān” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “أسوان”
- Arabic: “مركز أسوان”
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Localities in the Area
Places to explore: Naj‘ al Maḩaţţah and Naj‘ Suhayl Gharb.
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Highlights: Jabal Ibrāhīm Bāshā and Jabal Bās.
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