Darāu - Darāu

Entrance to the courtyard of el-Kinzī
Darau · ‏دراو‎
GovernorateAswan
Residents
38.400 (2006)
height
96 m
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Darau

Out of it (also Daraw, Darow, Arabic:دراو‎, Darāu, Darāw) is a city with about 38,000 inhabitants[1] in Upper Egypt on the east bank of the Nile in the governorate Aswan, about 40 kilometers north of Aswan and 8 kilometers south of Kom Ombo located.

background

The Nubian city lives from agriculture, handicrafts and the trade in agricultural and handicraft products. Mainly sugar cane, wheat, dates, vegetables and fruit are grown in the surrounding area.

getting there

By train

Darāu is on the railway line from Aswan to Luxor. The 1 Darāu train station(24 ° 24 '18 "N.32 ° 55 ′ 39 ″ E) is located in the east of the city. The train ride from Aswan takes about 30 minutes, from Luxor about two and a half hours.

By bus

By boat

From Aswan, the journey can also be made with a felucca.

mobility

The streets are wide enough to get around town in a car or taxi. There are no taxis on site, only in Aswan.

Tourist Attractions

Inner courtyard in the el-Kinzī courtyard
Animal market in Darāu
Camel market in Darāu
  • 1 Animal market(24 ° 24 '46 "N.32 ° 55 ′ 31 ″ E), Arabic:سوق الجمل‎, Sūq al-Ǧamal, „Camel market“, In the west of the city, in the morning from around 7 o'clock. In winter, from November to May, on Sundays but also on Saturdays with a camel market. The camels are bred in Sudan. Otherwise animal market and sale of everyday goods such as ropes.
  • 2  Ḥōsch el-Kinzī (‏حوش الكنزي‎, Court of al-Kinzī), el-Kunūz St.. Tel.: 20 (0)97 273 0970. Nubian style house built in 1912 with a large courtyard.Open: Daily from 8 am to 12 noon.Price: Entry LE 15.(24 ° 24 ′ 17 ″ N.32 ° 55 '26 "E)

shop

kitchen

accommodation

There are no hotels in the city. Accommodation is available in Aswan.

trips

The city can be visited with the double temple in Kom Ombo on the east bank or with the archaeological site of Gebel it-Silsila connect on the west bank.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑Population according to the 2006 Egyptian census, Central Agency for Public Mobilization and Statistics, accessed June 7, 2014.
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