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 village Shellal.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Elephantine and Unfinished obelisk.

Elephantine

Island

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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

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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. Unfinished obelisk is situated 2 km west of Hotel New Cataract.

Nubian Museum

Museum

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The Nubian Museum is an archaeological museum in Aswan, Upper Egypt, devoted to the archaeological, historical, cultural, and environmental heritage of Nubia. Nubian Museum is situated 3 km west of Hotel New Cataract.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Aswan and Shellal.

Aswan

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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″ north

Longitude

32.91732° or 32° 55′ 2″ east

Elevation

116 metres (381 feet)

Open location code

7GPJ3WH8+RW

GeoNames ID

7303443

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