Sahara City
Sahara City is a village in Aswan Governorate, Egypt. Sahara City is situated nearby to the neighborhood Villas Area, as well as near Al Zelzal Buildings.Places of Interest
Highlights include New Kalabsha and Temple of Kalabsha.
New Kalabsha
Islet
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
New Kalabsha is a promontory located near Aswan in Egypt. 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 Aswan High Dam. New Kalabsha is situated 2½ km southeast of Sahara City.
Temple of Kalabsha
Aswan Dam
Dam
Photo: NASA, Public domain.
The Aswan High Dam, often called simply Aswan Dam, is one of the world's largest embankment dams, which was built between 1960 and 1970 across the Nile in Aswan, Egypt. Aswan Dam is situated 3 km east of Sahara City.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Nile 1st. Cataract and Shellal.
Nile 1st. Cataract
Locality
The Cataracts of the Nile are shallow lengths of the Nile river, between Khartoum and Aswan, 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. Nile 1st. Cataract is situated 3½ km east of Sahara City.
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 9 km northeast of Sahara City.
Sahara City
- Type: Village
- Category: locality
- Location: Aswan Governorate, Egypt, North Africa, Africa
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
23.977° or 23° 58′ 37″ northLongitude
32.84714° or 32° 50′ 50″ eastOpen location code
7GMJXRGW+RVOpenStreetMap ID
node 332188345OpenStreetMap 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.
- Arabic: “مدينة صحارى”
- French: “Sahary”
- German: “Sahara City”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Villas Area and Al Zelzal Buildings.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include The monument of Friendship between Egypt and Soviet Union and Aswan University.
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