Biga Island
Biga Island is an islet in Aswan Governorate, Egypt. Biga Island is situated nearby to the ruins Hall of Nectanebo I, as well as near the theater building Sound & Light Show.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Philae and Philae Temple.
Philae
Islet
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Philae Island was an island near the expansive First Cataract of the Nile in Upper Egypt. Due to the building of the Aswan Low Dam, the island is today submerged.
Philae Temple
The Philae temple complex is an island-based temple complex in the reservoir of the Aswan Low Dam, downstream of the Aswan Dam and Lake Nasser, Egypt in Africa. Philae Temple is situated 590 metres north of Biga Island.
Heisa Island
Island
Photo: RolandUnger, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Heisa Island or el-Heissa is an inhabited basaltic island situated at the former First Cataract of the Nile River in historic Nubia within the Aswan Governorate of southern Egypt.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Shellal and Nile 1st. Cataract.
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 3½ km north of Biga Island.
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 5 km south of Biga Island.
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.
Biga Island
- Type: Islet
- Also known as: “Geziret Bîga, Geziret Biga”
- Categories: locality and landform
- Location: Aswan Governorate, Egypt, North Africa, Africa
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Latitude
24.01996° or 24° 1′ 12″ northLongitude
32.88443° or 32° 53′ 4″ eastOpen location code
7GPJ2V9M+XQOpenStreetMap ID
way 5366933OpenStreetMap feature
place=islet
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Satellite Map
Discover Biga Island from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Arabic to German—“Biga Island” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “جزائر بيجة”
- Arabic: “جزيرة بيجة”
- French: “Geziret Biga”
- German: “Geziret Biga”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Hall of Nectanebo I and Sound & Light Show.
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