Sofitel New Cataract

Sofitel New Cataract is a hotel in Aswan Governorate, Egypt. Sofitel New Cataract is situated nearby to Old Cataract Hotel, as well as near Nubian Museum.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Nubian Museum and Elephantine.

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 340 metres southeast of Sofitel New Cataract.

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".

Old Cataract Hotel

Hotel

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The Old Cataract Hotel is an historic British colonial-era hotel located on the banks of the River Nile in Aswan, Egypt. Built by Thomas Cook, it opened in 1900 as the Cataract Hotel. In 1961, the hotel was expanded with a new tower wing.

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 3½ km south of Sofitel New Cataract.

Sofitel New Cataract

Type: Hotel
Categories: accommodation, building, and tourism
Location: Aswan Governorate, Egypt, North Africa, Africa
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Latitude

24.08213° or 24° 4′ 56″ north

Longitude

32.88757° or 32° 53′ 15″ east

Elevation

103 metres (338 feet)

Open location code

7GPJ3VJQ+V2

GeoNames ID

9953356

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