Nubia Museum
Nubia Museum is a museum in Aswan Governorate, Egypt. Nubia Museum is situated nearby to Nubian Museum, as well as near Unfinished obelisk.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Nubian Museum and Elephantine.
Nubian Museum
Museum
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The Nubian Museum is an archaeological museum located in Aswan, Upper Egypt. It was built following the UNESCO International Campaign to Save the Monuments of Nubia, to a design by architect Mahmoud El-Hakim for an estimated construction cost of E£75 million.
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".
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 690 metres southeast of Nubia Museum.
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 3½ km south of Nubia Museum.
Nubia Museum
- Type: Museum
- Categories: tourist attraction and tourism
- Location: Aswan Governorate, Egypt, North Africa, Africa
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Latitude
24.07944° or 24° 4′ 46″ northLongitude
32.88919° or 32° 53′ 21″ eastElevation
116 metres (381 feet)Open location code
7GPJ3VHQ+QMGeoNames ID
8556365
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