Villas Area

Villas Area is a neighborhood in , . Villas Area is situated near the neighborhood , as well as near the village .

Places of Interest

Highlights: New Kalabsha and Temple of Kalabsha.

Islet
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
is a promontory located near in . Created during the International Campaign to Save the Monuments of Nubia, it houses several important temples, structures, and other remains that have been relocated here from the site of Old Kalabsha and other sites in Lower Nubia, to avoid the rising waters of Lake Nasser caused by the construction of the .

Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY 2.0.
The or Mandulis is an ancient Egyptian temple that was originally located at Bab al-Kalabsha, approximately 50 km south of . In the 1960s, in a process that took two years, the temple was relocated under the International Campaign…

Photo: Oltau, CC BY 3.0.
The is a rock-cut ancient Egyptian temple in Nubia which was built by Pharaoh Ramesses II and dedicated to the deities of Amun-Re, Re-Horakhti, Khnum and Anuket.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Nile 1st. Cataract and Shellal.

Locality
The Cataracts of the Nile are shallow lengths of the Nile river, between and , 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. is situated 3½ km east of Villas Area.

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 9 km north of Villas Area.

Villas Area

Latitude
23.97284° or 23° 58′ 22″ north
Longitude
32.84942° or 32° 50′ 58″ east
Open location code
7GMJXRFX+4Q
Open­Street­Map ID
way 836425430
Open­Street­Map feature
landuse=­residential
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­neighbourhood
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In Other Languages

“Villas Area” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “منطقه الفيلات”

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Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Al Zelzal Buildings and Sahara City.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: The monument of Friendship between Egypt and Soviet Union and New Kalabsha.

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