Mekky Hasoun
Mekky Hasoun is a town in Aswan Governorate, Egypt. Mekky Hasoun is situated nearby to the neighborhood New Al Sail Housing, as well as near Iron And Steel Housing.Places of Interest
Highlights include Elephantine and Unfinished obelisk.
Elephantine
Island
Photo: RolandUnger, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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". Elephantine is situated 2½ km west of Mekky Hasoun.
Unfinished obelisk
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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.
El Nabatat Island
Islet
Photo: Ovedc, CC BY-SA 4.0.
El Nabatat Island or Kitchener's Island is a small, oval-shaped island in the Nile at Aswan, Egypt. It is less than a kilometer long and its width is less than ½ a kilometer. The Aswan Botanical Garden is located on the island. El Nabatat Island is situated 3 km west of Mekky Hasoun.
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 5 km southwest of Mekky Hasoun.
Mekky Hasoun
- Type: Town
- Category: locality
- Location: Aswan Governorate, Egypt, North Africa, Africa
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Latitude
24.08601° or 24° 5′ 10″ northLongitude
32.9149° or 32° 54′ 54″ eastOpen location code
7GPJ3WP7+CXOpenStreetMap ID
way 98332240OpenStreetMap feature
place=town
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In Other Languages
“Mekky Hasoun” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “مكى حسون”
Localities in the Area
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