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Aswan is the southernmost city in Egypt, and had the name Abu ("elephant") in Ancient Egypt. In Coptic the city was named Sawan which later has become today's name Aswan.

Here in Aswan the first cataracts in the Nile is found when coming from north and up the river, and this formed the borderland to the Nubian kingdom. Today's Aswan is by many considered one of the most beautiful places on earth, as did late Aga Khan who chose Aswan as his winter resort and burial place. The high dam is along with tourism the most important resource for the area, and the gigantic Lake Nasser starts in Aswan, created by the second dam that was built in the late sixties.

Map over Aswan.

Aswan westbank towards St. Simeon monastery. See larger photo

The city was during Pharaonic times located on the island Elephantine while today's Aswan is on the east bank of the Nile. Photo above show the westbank in Aswan and the way up to the ruins of St. Simeon monastery.
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Botanical garden in Aswan. See larger photo

The botanical garden in Aswan is located on the island Bustan which Lord Kitchener was given after a military operation in Sudan. Many of the trees and plants comes from tropical Africa and planted here upon orders from Lord Kitchener.
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View over the hectic life on the Nile in Aswan. See larger photo

The city of Aswan is as mentioned located on the east bank of the Nile, and along the Nilebank there is moored hundreds of Nilecruise ships. On the Nile it's always lively and lots of white sails moving between the many islands in Aswan.
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From the granite quarry with the unfinished obelisk. See larger photo

It's several granite quarries in Aswan from Pharaonic times. Most visited today is the northern quarry where a unfinished large obelisk of nearly 42 meters (138 feet) is found. When a crack appeared in the granite the work on the obelisk was abandoned. Today this unfinished obelisk is an excellent way to see how granite was taken out from the quarries in Aswan.
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The old 35 meter high dam from 1902. See larger photo

The work with the old dam in Aswan was initiated by the British in 1898 and was completed in 1902. This dam put the beautiful Isis temple at Philae partly under water, so the temple was later moved to another island which today is the new home of this ancient temple.
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Temple of Philae as seen from the water. See larger photo

The temple to the goddess Isis, the so-called Philae temple had a strong cult status during Pharaonic times. This temple and the Amon temple in the oasis of Siwa is also the two last temples where priests practised the ancient religion before it became banned by the Roman Empire.
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The lake behind the old dam. See larger photo

Above photo shows the lake created by the old dam of 1902. The photo is taken from the new dam that was completed in the late sixties.
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Kalabsha temple by Lake Nasser. See larger photo

It's much heritage buried under the water in Lake Nasser, still many temples was saved during a grand cooperation between Egypt and Unesco.The Kalabsha temple was one of the many temples that was saved by moving it higher before the dam filled the area. The temples of Abu Simble is the most known of the saved temples, and daily there is Lake Nasser cruises between Aswan and Abu Simble.
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8 - the road from Aswan and out to the international airport in Aswan.

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