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| The most southerly city in
Egypt, Aswan is known for its Nubian past and for being an important
gateway into Africa. Aswan offers a very relaxing place to holiday and
a scenic setting next to the Egypt's enormous River Nile.
The stretch of the River
Nile around Aswan is particularly beautiful and flows past many
enormous boulders of granite. There are numerous islands within the
middle of the Nile, close to central Aswan, which are often studded
with tropical palm trees and offer an exotic feeling.
 Elephantine Island is the
biggest of these islands and home to the Nubian villages of both Koti
and Siou, both of which are more than worthy of exlporation.
Tourism in Aswan is
increasing and many hotels and restaurants flank the riverside street,
the Corniche el-Nile. For tourist information, the tourist office on
the Midan al-Mahatta is extremely easy to find and conveniently close
to the city's busy train station.
 Aswan Tourist Information: Top Aswan Sights
There
is plenty is Aswan for those looking for an authentic Egyptian holiday.
Tourists can start the day with a relaxing cruise along the Nile,
onboard a small, traditonal 'felucca' boat, before enjoying a camel
ride to the Monastery of St. Simeon. Do also leave enough time to visit
the spectacular botanical gardens on Kitchener's Island, and the
Unfinished Obelisk, a stone monument of epic proprortions, abandoned
after a serious crack appeared in the granite. Aswan is also very
famous for its High Dam, an embankment dam built to control the River
Nile and create the vast reservoir, Lake Nasser. More information about Aswan Tourist Attractions.
 Aswan's history is
positively ancient and the boasts many exceptional Coptic, Islamic and
Pharaonic monuments to the past. one of the oldest of the city's many
landmarks is the Philae Temple and dates back to the 7th century BC.
However, in the 1970s, the Philae Temple was actually successfully
relocated to the nearby island of Agikai, after suffering continual
flood damage. Also in Aswan are the more modern 20th-century landmarks
of the Egyptian Russian Friendship Monument and the Coptic Orthodox
Cathedral. Close to Kitchener's Island, the Tombs of the Nobles are
considerably older and feature the elaborate burial tombs of many
wealthy Egyptian princes and dignitaries. More information about Aswan
Landmarks and Monuments.
 With so much history to go
round in Aswan, a number of museums have cropped up in recent years, as
places to store local Egyptian relics. With endless information about
the Nubia civilisation from pre-historic times onwards, the Nubia
Museum contains a number of very details models, with illustrate the
Nile Valley and its surrounding sights. Another must to add to any
itinerary is the Aswan Museum and the adjacent Ruins of Abu, where some
archaeological excavations are currently still in progress. The
popularity of the city's International Sculpture Symposium has also
resulted in the arrival of the relatively new Sculptures Park, which is
filled with granite masterpieces. More information about Aswan Museums.
 There are a number of
exceptional sights in southern Egypt and a number of these world-class
attractions are extremely close to Aswan. The village of Abu Simbel is
particularly noteworthy and has become an extremely popular day trip
from Aswan. Tourists flock to Abu Simbel each day, catching early
morning buses, and reaching the spectacular, relocated temples of
Ramses IIand Hathor with plenty of time to explore them fully. Much
closer to home, the Old Dam (Low Dam) is often also of interest and
measures over 2,000 metres / 6,560 feet in length, while the Kalabsha
Temple and ab outstanding Nubian monument and is actually one of the
largest free-standing temples in Egypt. The city ofLuxor lies directly
north and alongside the River Nile, and whilst this is really to far
for a day trip, this is a perfect place to visit if you are planning to
tour the main tourist destination in this part of Egypt.
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