Bus to Abu Simbel

Bus to Abu Simbel is a bus stop in Aswan Governorate, Egypt. Bus to Abu Simbel is situated near the college Aswan faculty of engineering, as well as near the hill Qubbet el-Hawa.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Qubbet el-Hawa and El Nabatat Island.

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. Qubbet el-Hawa is situated 3 km south of Bus to Abu Simbel.

El Nabatat Island

Islet

Photo: Ovedc, CC BY-SA 4.0.

El Nabatat Island or Kitchener's Island is a small, oval-shaped island in the Nile at Aswan, Egypt. It is less than a kilometer long and its width is less than ½ a kilometer. The Aswan Botanical Garden is located on the island. El Nabatat Island is situated 4 km south of Bus to Abu Simbel.

Aswan Train Station

Railway station

Photo: Oltau, CC BY 3.0.

Aswan Train Station is a railway station, which is situated 3 km south of Bus to Abu Simbel.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Aswan and Shellal.

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.

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 south of Bus to Abu Simbel.

New Aswan

Town

New Aswan is a city in the Aswan Governorate, Egypt. New Aswan is situated 9 km northwest of Bus to Abu Simbel.

Bus to Abu Simbel

Type: Bus stop
Category: transport
Location: Aswan Governorate, Egypt, North Africa, Africa
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Latitude

24.12712° or 24° 7′ 38″ north

Longitude

32.89664° or 32° 53′ 48″ east

Open location code

7GPJ4VGW+RM

OpenStreetMap ID

node 6400580985

OpenStreetMap feature

highway=bus_stop

OpenStreetMap feature

public_transport=platform

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Aswan faculty of engineering and Al-Gezira Cemetery.

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