Maḩaţţat ash Shallāl
Maḩaţţat ash Shallāl is a railway station in Aswan Governorate, Egypt. Maḩaţţat ash Shallāl is situated nearby to the islet Philae, as well as near the locality Nile 1st. Cataract.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Philae and Philae Temple.
Philae
Islet
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Philae Island was an island near the expansive First Cataract of the Nile in Upper Egypt. Due to the building of the Aswan Low Dam, the island is today submerged.
Philae Temple
The Philae temple complex is an island-based temple complex in the reservoir of the Aswan Low Dam, downstream of the Aswan Dam and Lake Nasser, Egypt in Africa. Philae Temple is situated 2 km southwest of Maḩaţţat ash Shallāl.
Aswan Stadium
Stadium
Aswan Stadium is a stadium in Aswan, Egypt. It has a capacity of 11,000 spectators. It is the home of Aswan SC. Aswan Stadium is situated 4 km northwest of Maḩaţţat ash Shallāl.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Shellal and Aswan.
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 2½ km northwest of Maḩaţţat ash Shallāl.
Aswan
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.
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 7 km south of Maḩaţţat ash Shallāl.
Maḩaţţat ash Shallāl
- Type: Railway station
- Also known as: “Ash Shallāl”, “El Shallâl Station”, “Esh Shallāl”, “Mahattat ash Shallal”, “Shallal”, and “Shellal”
- Category: transportation
- Location: Aswan Governorate, Egypt, North Africa, Africa
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Latitude
24.03333° or 24° 2′ northLongitude
32.9° or 32° 54′ eastElevation
112 metres (367 feet)Open location code
7GPJ2WM2+82GeoNames ID
360032
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