Deutsches Archäologisches Institut

Deutsches Archäologisches Institut is a building in Aswan Governorate, Egypt. Deutsches Archäologisches Institut is situated nearby to Pyramid of Elefantine, as well as near the archaeological site Basilica.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Elephantine and Pyramid of Elefantine.

Elephantine

Island

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Elephantine is an island on the Nile, forming part of the city of Aswan in Upper Egypt. 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".

Pyramid of Elefantine

The pyramid of Elephantine is part of a group of seven very similar small step pyramids, along with the pyramids at Edfu South, el-Kula, Naqada, Zawyet el-Maiyitin, Seila, and Sinki. Pyramid of Elefantine is situated 140 metres southeast of Deutsches Archäologisches Institut.

Aswan Museum

Museum

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Aswan Museum is a museum in Elephantine, located on the south-eastern side of Aswan, Egypt. It was set up in 1912 by the British Egyptologist Cecil Mallaby Firth. Aswan Museum is situated 300 metres southeast of Deutsches Archäologisches Institut.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Aswan and Shellal.

Aswan

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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 4 km south of Deutsches Archäologisches Institut.

Deutsches Archäologisches Institut

Type: Building
Location: Aswan Governorate, Egypt, North Africa, Africa
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Latitude

24.08616° or 24° 5′ 10″ north

Longitude

32.88428° or 32° 53′ 3″ east

Open location code

7GPJ3VPM+FP

OpenStreetMap ID

way 915213105

OpenStreetMap feature

building=yes

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German: “Deutsches Archäologisches Institut”

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