| Aswan | |
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| Country | Egypt |
| Region | Egypt |
| Population | 220 000 |
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Aswan - a city in the south of Egypt and the capital of the governorate of the same name. The city is located on the eastern bank of the Nile, at the first cataract, and is therefore a tourist destination and an important center of local tourism.
Aswan is one of the driest inhabited places in the world. For this reason, most Nubian settlements simply do not have roofs.
Characteristic
Drive
By plane
Aswan Airport is one of the most important in Egypt.
By rail
There is a train station in Aswan. It has a railway connection with Cairo.
By car
By bus
Communication
Worth seeing
Nearest neighborhood
work
Science
Shopping
Gastronomy
Festivals, parties
Accommodation
contact
== Security == Security
Tourist information
Nearby, there is an ancient syenite (red granite) quarry where carving fragments and the largest obelisk have been found, unfinished. Above, on the Nile, a High Dam has been built. The damming up of water would lead to the irreversible destruction of the monuments in Abu Simbel and on Philae Island. Thanks to UNESCO's help, the monuments were moved to higher places. Below the High Dam, which is closer to the city of Aswan, there is the Aswan Dam, built at the beginning of the 20th century, older and lower than the High Dam.
On the Nile near Aswan, there are two large islands - Elephantine and Kitchener's Island. The Oberoi hotel and Nubian villages are located on Elephantine, and Kitchener Island is a botanical garden as a whole.
Trip
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