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Aswan & Nubia Guide

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Quick AnswerPhilae Temple in Aswan is a temple complex dedicated to the goddess Isis, built mainly during the Ptolemaic

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Quick AnswerKom Ombo Temple is a Ptolemaic-era temple on the Nile about 45 km north of Aswan. It is unique because it is

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Quick AnswerEdfu Temple, the Temple of Horus, is widely considered the best-preserved ancient temple in Egypt. Built bet

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Quick AnswerThe Aswan High Dam is a massive rock-fill dam across the Nile at Aswan, built between 1960 and 1970. It ende

Aswan & Nubia Guide

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Quick AnswerA Nubian village visit in Aswan is a half-day trip, usually by motorboat along the Nile's First Cataract, to

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Quick AnswerElephantine Island is the largest island in the Nile at Aswan and one of Egypt's oldest inhabited sites. It

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Quick AnswerThe Aswan Botanical Garden covers Kitchener's Island, a small island in the Nile opposite Aswan. Created in

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