Aswan - January 19-20, 2001
 
 
 
 
 

Aswan overlook from high point of Basma Hotel.  White Coptic church and new and excellent Nubian Museum (right foreground) are very visible.










 
Mauseleum of the Aga Khan with his winter palace in foreground  This monument has been closed for 4 years since the death of his wife, who put a single rose on his grave every day for nearly50 years.
One can take a ferry or felucca to Elephantine Island - site of the Aswan museum, and numerous tourist hotels
Tombs of ancient nobles on west bank, topped by more recent tomb of Muslim holy man.
New tourist hotel construction stopped by authorities (8 yr ago) because it was deemed to be a potential eyesore....
Nubian boy entertains us between sailng duties on felucca
Third century BC Temple of Philae built by Ptolemies and Romans; it was moved to Agilika Island to avoid being submerged by Lake Nasser.
Coptic church from early centuries occupied temple at one time
Aswan high dam

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