Aswan Trip Overview
Discover the main sites of Aswan and enjoy felucca ride in Aswan river Nile.the beautiful High dam, unfinished obelisk and philae temple which are the main sites in Aswan.
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Duration: 6 to 7 hours
Starts: Aswan, Egypt
Trip Category: Cultural & Theme Tours >> Cultural Tours
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What to Expect When Visiting Aswan, Nile River Valley, Egypt
Discover the main sites of Aswan and enjoy felucca ride in Aswan river Nile.the beautiful High dam, unfinished obelisk and philae temple which are the main sites in Aswan.
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Stop At: Temple of Philae, Island of Agilika, Aswan Egypt
Philae Island is an island in the middle of the Nile River and it is one of the strongest forts along the southern borders of Egypt, separating the Nile into two opposite channels in Aswan, it had an elephant temple and moved from its original place on the island of Philae and was collected on the island of Agilika, in the wake of the construction of the High Dam .
The name Philae or Velay refers to the Greek language which means (the beloved) or (the beloved). As for the Arabic name for it, it is the anas of existence in relation to the myth of Anas found in the stories of One Thousand and One Nights. Egypt is in the south.
Duration: 2 hours
Stop At: Aswan High Dam, Manteqet As Sad Al Aali, Aswan Egypt
The Aswan High Dam or the High Dam is a water dam on the Nile River in southern Egypt. It was established during the reign of Gamal Abdel Nasser and the Soviets helped build it. The dam helped a lot in controlling the flow of water and mitigating the effects of the Nile flood. Used to generate electricity in Egypt. The length of the dam is 3600 meters, the width of the base is 980 meters, the width of the summit is 40 meters, and the height is 111 meters. The volume of the body of the dam is 43 million cubic meters of cement, iron and other materials, and it can pass through the dam a flow of water up to 11,000 cubic meters of water per second. Construction of the dam began in 1960
Duration: 1 hour 30 minutes
Stop At: Unfinished Obelisk, Sheyakhah Oula, Aswan Egypt
It is a pink granite obelisk in Aswan, Egypt. It is located in the northern part of a quarry there, located near Aswan on the eastern shore of the Nile, about 1 km east of the Nile. The height of the obelisk would reach about 7 and 41 meters, and the side of its section at its base would be 2 and 4 meters by 2 and 4 meters, and its weight upon completion would be about 1168 tons. The exact time of excavation for this obelisk is not known. It is believed that work began on it during the reign of Queen Hatshepsut, with the purpose of placing it “transported” and erecting it in the Karnak temple in Luxor. And after the ancient Egyptian workers dug the obelisk on three sides, in preparation for removing it from the pier and completing its preparation, they discovered a crack in it that would make it unsuitable. Workers stopped completing it.
Duration: 1 hour
