Sahara City

Sahara City is a village in , . Sahara City is situated nearby to the neighborhood , as well as near .

Places of Interest

Highlights include New Kalabsha and Temple of Kalabsha.

Islet
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
is a promontory located near in . Created during the International Campaign to Save the Monuments of Nubia, it houses several important temples, structures, and other remains that have been relocated here from the site of Old Kalabsha and other sites in Lower Nubia, to avoid the rising waters of Lake Nasser caused by the construction of the . is situated 2½ km southeast of Sahara City.

Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY 2.0.
The or Mandulis is an ancient Egyptian temple that was originally located at Bab al-Kalabsha, approximately 50 km south of . In the 1960s, in a process that took two years, the temple was relocated under the International Campaign… is situated 2½ km southeast of Sahara City.

Dam
Photo: NASA, Public domain.
The , often called simply Aswan Dam, was built between 1960 and 1970 across the Nile in , Egypt. One of the world's largest embankment dams, it was developed by the Egyptian government with the help of the Soviet Union to control flooding, increase water storage for irrigation, and generate hydroelectricity. is situated 3 km east of Sahara City.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Nile 1st. Cataract and Shellal.

Locality
The Cataracts of the Nile are shallow lengths of the Nile river, between and , where the surface of the water is broken by many small boulders and stones jutting out of the river bed, as well as many rocky islets. is situated 3½ km east of Sahara City.

Village
is a small ancient village on the banks of the Nile, south of in . It was the traditional northern frontier of the region with both the Egyptian Empire and the Roman Empire. is situated 9 km northeast of Sahara City.

Sahara City

Latitude
23.977° or 23° 58′ 37″ north
Longitude
32.84714° or 32° 50′ 50″ east
Open location code
7GMJXRGW+RV
Open­Street­Map ID
node 332188345
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Arabic to German—“Sahara City” goes by many names.

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