Egypt > Aswan in general > High Dam Aswan EG94421jhp
Images in this gallery relate to Aswan in southern Egypt covering the city, the River Nile and related sites except for more important places such as Philae, The Nubian Museum and Seheil Island Rock carvings.
© Jim Henderson
Photographer: | Jim Henderson | |||
Collection: | Aswan in general | |||
Filename: | High Dam Aswan EG94421jhp |
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Upload Date: | 2016-01-04 14:49:22 | |||
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Caption: | Aswan High Dam River Nile Lake Nasser Egypt construction hugeproject from 1960 to 1969 ultimately led to the relocation of many Egyptian temples from Abu Simbel to Philae. In the distance is the crown like monument built by the Russian workmen in celebration of the completion of the project which they built. The High Dam is often visited during a trip to the Unfinished Obelisk in a local quarry as a break from many other after the Philae island excursion with many trips offered on the river to hotels, Elephantine Island and Museum, Kitchener Botanical Gardens and trips in feluccas to the Nubian Villages or Cataracts and the western bank with Aga Khan Mausoleum or camel rides into the desert to visit St Simeon monastery. Along the promenade are restaurants, berths of cruiseboats, ferry landing areas and to the south the Municipal Gardens, the Coptic Cathedral and the old and new Cataract Hotels, the former of course made famous in the film Death on the Nile. |
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