Hotel New Cataract
Hotel New Cataract is a hotel in Aswan Governorate, Egypt. Hotel New Cataract is situated nearby to the island Elephantine, as well as near the islet El Nabatat Island.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Elephantine and Unfinished obelisk.
Elephantine
Island
Photo: RolandUnger, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Elephantine is an island on the Nile, forming part of the city of Aswan in Upper Egypt. The archaeological digs on the island became a World Heritage Site in 1979, along with other examples of Upper Egyptian architecture, as part of the "Nubian Monuments from Abu Simbel to Philae". Elephantine is situated 3 km northwest of Hotel New Cataract.
Unfinished obelisk
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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. Unfinished obelisk is situated 2 km west of Hotel New Cataract.
El Nabatat Island
Islet
Photo: Ovedc, CC BY-SA 4.0.
El Nabatat Island or Kitchener's Island is a small, oval-shaped island in the Nile at Aswan, Egypt. It is less than a kilometer long and its width is less than ½ a kilometer. The Aswan Botanical Garden is located on the island. El Nabatat Island is situated 3½ km northwest of Hotel New Cataract.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Aswan and Shellal.
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.
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 5 km southwest of Hotel New Cataract.
Hotel New Cataract
- Type: Hotel
- Categories: accommodation, building, and tourism
- Location: Aswan Governorate, Egypt, North Africa, Africa
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Latitude
24.07962° or 24° 4′ 47″ northLongitude
32.91732° or 32° 55′ 2″ eastElevation
116 metres (381 feet)Open location code
7GPJ3WH8+RWGeoNames ID
7303443
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