| Page Views: 2,970 Last Visit to Aswan: July, 1996 | ASWAN by dedeckerm. - last update: Mar 21, 2004 |
Lake Nasser | Felucca's on the Nile river |
Aswan, Egypt's sunniest southern city.
In Aswan the Nile is at its most beautiful.
The city lies on the east bank of the Nile
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| Mausoleum of the Aga Khan |
|  | Mausoleum of the Aga Khan
Upriver a bit is the tomb of Mohammed Shah Aga Khan who died in 1957.
Known as the Tomb of the Aga Khan, it is beautiful in its simplicity
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| | The unfinished obelisk This unfinished obelisk in a granite quarry in Aswan provides insight into the extraordinary manual effort behind royal building projects. This obelisk, which is 137 feet/41.7 meters long and 14 feet/4.2 meters at its widest, was abandoned when it developed a crack. This geographical area was an ancient Egyptian source for pink and gray granite.
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| Overview | Things to Do
Tips: 1 - Photos: 1 | | | | Restaurants | Hotels & Accommodations | | | | Nightlife | Off The Beaten Path | | | | Tourist Traps | Warnings Or Dangers | | | Transportation
Tips: 1 - Photos: 1 | Local Customs | | | | Packing Lists | Shopping
Tips: 1 - Photos: 1 | | | | Sports Travel | General Tips |
 dedeckerm.'s Aswan Travelogues | | | | Title [Click to view] | Travel Year | Pictures | | ASWAN | July, 1996 |  1 |
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lynnehamman Mon Oct 20, 2008 22:27 UTC
Aswan looks just fantastically interesting - like most of Egypt.Nice page | olja1234 Thu Feb 20, 2003 21:40 UTC
Very nice page Marleen. I like it | acemj Wed Feb 12, 2003 15:11 UTC
Great historical information! | tini58de Sat Dec 28, 2002 14:13 UTC
wonderful pictures, Marleen! I love that page! |
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