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 include Sehel Island and Unfinished obelisk.
Sehel Island
Island
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Sehel Island is located in the Nile, about 2 miles southwest of Aswan in southern Egypt. It is a large island, and is roughly halfway between the city and the upstream Aswan Low Dam.
Unfinished obelisk
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The unfinished obelisk is the largest known ancient obelisk and is located in the northern region of the stone quarries of ancient Egypt in Aswan, Egypt.
Nubian Museum
Museum
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The Nubian Museum is an archaeological museum in Aswan, Upper Egypt. It was built in 23 November 1997 following the UNESCO International Campaign to Save the Monuments of Nubia.
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. It was the traditional northern frontier of the Nubian region with both the Egyptian Empire and the Roman Empire.
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″ northLongitude
32.8849° or 32° 53′ 6″ eastElevation
127 metres (417 feet)Open location code
7GPJ3V4M+9XGeoNames ID
359788
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In Other Languages
“Markaz Aswān” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “أسوان”
- Arabic: “مركز أسوان”
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