revetment
revetment is a military installation in Aswan Governorate, Egypt. revetment is situated nearby to the village Shellal, as well as near the islet Philae.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Philae and Philae Temple.
Philae
Islet
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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 is situated 3 km south of revetment.
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 2½ km southwest of revetment.
Sehel Island
Island
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Sehel Island is located in the Nile, about 2 miles southwest of Aswan in southern Egypt. It is a large island, and is roughly halfway between the city and the upstream Aswan Low Dam. Sehel Island is situated 3½ km northwest of revetment.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Shellal and Aswan.
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.
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.
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 8 km south of revetment.
revetment
- Type: Military installation
- Location: Aswan Governorate, Egypt, North Africa, Africa
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
24.0446° or 24° 2′ 41″ northLongitude
32.89823° or 32° 53′ 54″ eastOpen location code
7GPJ2VVX+R7OpenStreetMap ID
way 906056030OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=military
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