Aswan attractions
Aswan is the Egyptian gateway to Africa with
very special unique kind of culture, the Nubian culture. It is considered a
town more than a city, known for being friendly and quite far from the crowded
cities and less polluted. Aswan once was the main trade center in Ancient Egypt
and Africa, full with merchants and granites and limestone's that was used by
pharaohs to build their temples, pyramids, obelisks, and tombs. Aswan is
surrounded by islands covered with small mud brick colorful houses known as
Nubian villages floating over the shimmering Nile creating such a
photogenic
view by the sunset.
Aswan attractions
Aswan attractions are mainly pharaonic temples.
Philae temple or the temple of Isis is one of the most popular. I was the cult
center for the Egyptian god Isis and other goddesses like Hathor. Abu Simbel temple is also a masterpiece of the Egyptian architectural skills with its
massive statues of king Ramses who build the temple to be a proof for his
greatness. the unfinished obelisks in
41m obelisks were built for Queen Hatshepsut and for some reason wasn’t
completed and considered to be one of
Aswan attractions. Travel to Egypt company organizes tour and packages to Aswan
that includes all of these attractions, in addition to the Nubian museum,
elephantine island and the high dam.
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