Saint Simeon Monastery

Saint Simeon Monastery is a monastery in , . Saint Simeon Monastery is situated nearby to the tomb , as well as near the islet .
Photo: Oltau, CC BY 3.0.
  • Type: Tourist attraction
  • Description: monastery at the west bank of Aswan, Egypt
  • Also known as: “Deir Anba Hadra”, “Monastery of Saint Simeon”, “monastery of St Simeon”, and “دير سمان”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Elephantine and El Nabatat Island.

Island
Photo: RolandUnger, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is an on the Nile, forming part of the city of in . 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".

Islet
Photo: Ovedc, CC BY-SA 4.0.
or Kitchener's Island is a small, oval-shaped island in the Nile at , . 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.

Hill
Photo: RolandUnger, CC BY-SA 3.0.
or "Dome of the Wind" is a site on the western bank of the Nile, opposite , that serves as the resting place of ancient nobles and priests from the Old and Middle Kingdoms of ancient Egypt.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Aswan and Shellal.

Photo: MJJR, CC BY 3.0.
is the southernmost city of , some 870 km south of , just below the Dam and Lake Nasser, with a population of 275,000. is far more relaxed and smaller than and .

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 5 km south of Saint Simeon Monastery.

Locality
is a Late Paleolithic site in . Archaeologists initially believed that the site held evidence for some of the earliest examples of agriculture. is situated 9 km west of Saint Simeon Monastery.

Saint Simeon Monastery

Latitude
24.09472° or 24° 5′ 41″ north
Longitude
32.87577° or 32° 52′ 33″ east
Open location code
7GPJ3VVG+V8
Open­Street­Map ID
way 300665263
Open­Street­Map feature
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man_made=­wall
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tourism=­attraction
Wiki­data ID
Q1626365
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Tatar—“Saint Simeon Monastery” goes by many names.

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