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 Aswan
is one of the main cities in Egypt and the Third largest
city of Egypt and the biggest of Upper Egypt! It is also
one of the main tourist places to visit in Egypt.
Together with Luxor, it is the major stop for the
cruise boats, as most of the Nile cruises sail between
Aswan and Luxor.
The city is famous for the high dam and the Nubian
monuments during and after its construction of the High
Dam. It is famous also for the Unfinished Obelisk, and
the most beautiful Botanical Garden.
The city enjoys a hot climate throughout the year.
Aswan is very rich with archaeological monuments, and
please find hereunder some of its monuments:
 The Unfinished Obelisk
The Unfinished Obelisk lies in a granite quarry
in Aswan. Its length is 42m. It was abandoned
when some cracks appeared in the rock, during
its construction.
If this Obelisk had been completed, it would
have been the heaviest in Ancient Egypt,
weighing around 1100 tons. It is believed that
it was during the reign of Queen Hatshepsut
(18th Dynasty). |
 The High
Dam
The High Dam of Aswan is one of the greatest
projects in our modern history. It is one of the
most important achievements of the last century
in Egypt. It is a symbol of the New Era of the
Revolution of 1952. It enriched Egypt with water
and electricity and secured Egypt of the risk of
the destructive inundation. |
 The Abu Simbel Temples
The Temples of Abu Simbel are of the most
interesting Pharaonic Temples in Egypt. They are
Located close to the southern border of Egypt
with Sudan. Abu Simbel is 280 km south of Aswan.
The Temple of Abu Simbel consists of two,
rock-cut Temples. Both of them date back to the
reign of King Ramses II (1290-1223 BC).
Unfortunately, the Temples, though unique,
suffered from the raising water of Lake Nasser,
during the building of the High Dam. UNESCO,
together with some countries assisted Egypt to
help saving them. |
 Philae Temple
Philae Island is a rocky island in the
middle of the Nile River. It is located south of
Aswan. It is called in Hieroglyphic "Apo"
which means Ivory. It is also known by the
"Elephantine", because it was a centre
of trade, especially ivory trading.
The Ancient Egyptians built a magnificent Temple
on this island for the Goddess Isis, but the
Temple became submerged after the first Dam of
Aswan was built in 1906. It was not until the
seventies that many nations attempted to save
the Temple.
The Temple of Philea was reopened again in 1980! |
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