Kima Housing
Kima Housing is a neighborhood in Aswan Governorate, Egypt. Kima Housing is situated nearby to the neighborhood New Al Tamlik 2 Housing, as well as near Kima Colonial Housing.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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 4 km northwest of Kima Housing.
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. Unfinished obelisk is situated 2½ km west of Kima Housing.
Nubian Museum
Museum
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.5.
The Nubian Museum is an archaeological museum located in Aswan, Upper Egypt. It was built following the UNESCO International Campaign to Save the Monuments of Nubia, to a design by architect Mahmoud El-Hakim for an estimated construction cost of E£75 million. Nubian Museum is situated 3½ km west of Kima Housing.
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 4 km southwest of Kima Housing.
Kima Housing
- Type: Neighborhood
- Categories: residential area and locality
- Location: Aswan Governorate, Egypt, North Africa, Africa
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Latitude
24.06866° or 24° 4′ 7″ northLongitude
32.91958° or 32° 55′ 11″ eastOpen location code
7GPJ3W99+FROpenStreetMap ID
way 98332247OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=residentialOpenStreetMap feature
place=neighbourhood
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In Other Languages
“Kima Housing” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “مساكن كيما”
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