Islamic Cemetery
Islamic Cemetery is a cemetery in Aswan Governorate, Egypt. Islamic Cemetery is situated nearby to Nubian Museum, as well as near Unfinished obelisk.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Nubian Museum and Unfinished obelisk.
Nubian Museum
Museum
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The Nubian Museum is an archaeological museum in Aswan, Upper Egypt. It was built in 23 November 1997 following the UNESCO International Campaign to Save the Monuments of Nubia. Nubian Museum is situated 300 metres northwest of Islamic Cemetery.
Unfinished obelisk
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The unfinished obelisk is the largest known ancient obelisk and is located in the northern region of the stone quarries of ancient Egypt in Aswan, Egypt. Unfinished obelisk is situated 410 metres east of Islamic Cemetery.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Aswan and Shellal.
Aswan
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 3 km south of Islamic Cemetery.
Islamic Cemetery
- Type: Cemetery
- Also known as: “Fatimid Cemetery” and “المقابر الفاطمية”
- Categories: historic site and burial
- Location: Aswan Governorate, Egypt, North Africa, Africa
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
24.07791° or 24° 4′ 41″ northLongitude
32.89156° or 32° 53′ 30″ eastOpen location code
7GPJ3VHR+5JOpenStreetMap ID
way 43158461OpenStreetMap feature
historic=yesOpenStreetMap feature
landuse=cemetery
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In Other Languages
“Islamic Cemetery” goes by many names.
- German: “Islamischer Friedhof”
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