Unfinished obelisk

The unfinished obelisk is the largest known ancient obelisk and is located in the northern region of the stone quarries of ancient Egypt in , .
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Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Elephantine and Nubian Museum.
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is an on the Nile, forming part of the city of in .
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The is an archaeological museum in , . is situated 690 metres northwest of Unfinished obelisk.
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is a protected area, which is situated 370 metres northwest of Unfinished obelisk.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Aswan and Shellal.
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is the southernmost city of , some 870…
is a small ancient village on the banks of the Nile, south of in . is situated 3 km south of Unfinished obelisk.

Unfinished obelisk

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Latitude
24.07692° or 24° 4′ 37″ north
Longitude
32.89544° or 32° 53′ 44″ east
Open location code
7GPJ3VGW+Q5
Open­Street­Map ID
way 243566979
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­yes
Open­Street­Map feature
man_made=­obelisk
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­attraction
Wiki­data ID
Q735438

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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Uzbek—“Unfinished obelisk” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “المسلة الناقصة”
  • Arabic: “مسلة ناقصةال”
  • Catalan: “Obelisc inacabat d’Assuan”
  • Dutch: “Onvoltooide obelisk van Aswan”
  • Dutch: “Onvoltooide obelisk”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “المسله الناقصه”
  • French: “Obelisque brisé”
  • French: “obélisque inachevé”
  • French: “Obélisque inachevé”
  • German: “Unvollendeter Obelisk von Assuan”
  • German: “Unvollendeter Obelisk”
  • Italian: “Obelisco incompiuto di Assuan”
  • Japanese: “未完成のオベリスク”
  • Korean: “미완성 오벨리스크”
  • Newari: “सिमधंगु ओबेलिस्क”
  • Persian: “هرم‌سنگ ناقص”
  • Portuguese: “Obelisco inacabado de Assuã”
  • Russian: “Незаконченный обелиск”
  • Sinhala: “Unfinished obelisk”
  • Sinhala: “නිම නොකළ ඔබලිස්කය”
  • Spanish: “Obelisco inacabado de Asuan”
  • Spanish: “Obelisco inacabado de Asuán”
  • Spanish: “Obelisco inacabado”
  • Ukrainian: “Незакінчений обеліск”
  • Uzbek: “Tugallanmagan obelisk”

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