Helnan
Helnan is a hotel in Aswan Governorate, Egypt. Helnan is situated nearby to the hill Qubbet el-Hawa, as well as near the island Elephantine.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Elephantine and Qubbet el-Hawa.
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".
Qubbet el-Hawa
Hill
Photo: RolandUnger, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Qubbet el-Hawa or "Dome of the Wind" is a site on the western bank of the Nile, opposite Aswan, that serves as the resting place of ancient nobles and priests from the Old and Middle Kingdoms of ancient Egypt.
Aswan Train Station
Railway station
Aswan Train Station is a railway station, which is situated 1 km south of Helnan.
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 7 km south of Helnan.
Helnan
- Type: Hotel
- Categories: accommodation, building, and tourism
- Location: Aswan Governorate, Egypt, North Africa, Africa
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Latitude
24.10908° or 24° 6′ 33″ northLongitude
32.90122° or 32° 54′ 4″ eastElevation
99 metres (325 feet)Open location code
7GPJ4W52+JFGeoNames ID
9970644
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