Nile Valley Viewpoint

Nile Valley Viewpoint is a scenic viewpoint in Aswan Governorate, Egypt. Nile Valley Viewpoint is situated nearby to the scenic viewpoint Nubian Village, as well as near the protected area Saluga and Ghazal Protectorate.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Sehel Island and Elephantine.

Sehel Island

Island

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Sehel Island is located in the Nile, about 2 miles southwest of Aswan in southern Egypt. It is a large island, and is roughly halfway between the city and the upstream Aswan Low Dam.

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 4 km northeast of Nile Valley Viewpoint.

Aswan Stadium

Stadium

Aswan Stadium is a stadium in Aswan, Egypt. It has a capacity of 11,000 spectators. It is the home of Aswan SC. Aswan Stadium is situated 2 km east of Nile Valley Viewpoint.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Shellal and Aswan.

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 2½ km southeast of Nile Valley Viewpoint.

Aswan

Photo: MJJR, CC BY 3.0.

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.

Wadi Kubbaniya

Locality

Wadi Kubbaniya is a Late Paleolithic site in Upper Egypt. Archaeologists initially believed that the site held evidence for some of the earliest examples of agriculture. Wadi Kubbaniya is situated 8 km west of Nile Valley Viewpoint.

Nile Valley Viewpoint

Type: Scenic viewpoint
Category: tourism
Location: Aswan Governorate, Egypt, North Africa, Africa
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Latitude

24.06568° or 24° 3′ 56″ north

Longitude

32.86347° or 32° 51′ 49″ east

Open location code

7GPJ3V87+79

OpenStreetMap ID

node 12523154578

OpenStreetMap feature

tourism=viewpoint

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Nubian Village and Saluga and Ghazal Protectorate.

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