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Already on the journey to Assuan gets clear, that Nubien is no longer like Egypt: The landscape gets, madder the River Nile of the rock country pressed-in. Luksor at the beginning of the journey with the valley of the kings and the rich wealth of places of worship in only a place set a first archaeological accent, one could say Assuan sets a scenic while. Aga Khan, intellectual leader the Ismailiten, let himself be buried here after his death in 1957 because it is the most beautiful place of the earth how he said. His widow laid in his mausoleum a rose down every day until she followed him in the year 2000.
The enchanting atmosphere of the place in the glorious Old Cataract hotel which belongs to the most brilliant hotels of the country can be enjoyed stylishly. Of the terrace one has a spectacular view of Elephantine Iceland and the mausoleum Aga Khans. Agatha Christie as a guest of the Old Cataract wrote essential parts of its world best seller "death on the River Nile".
The city of Assuan is located on the east shore of the River Nile, approx. 900 km south of Cairo. Assuan is regarded as the most beautiful winter quarters in Egypt. It has lovely landscapes, is located very quietly and is sunny and warm over the whole year. And that Assuan is in the comparison e.g. to Cairo, very clean notices who has a comparison with other Egyptian towns at once.
One can spend a pleasant time in Assuan when strolling at the Corniche where the desert which is covered by palms and tropical plants touches the granite stones around the emerald colours island with its amber-coloured sand. With tourists also always of great popularity: On a ride by the cataracts a journey with the felucca on the River Nile, a little sailing ship, leads you past that at famous hotels and many wider sights of Assuan. The Egyptians with products out of work done by hand, spices, textiles or perfumes, or you stroll about the bazaar of Assuan where act do.
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- Philae temple
- Elephantine island
- The mausoleum of the Aga Khan
- Botanic garden
- The unfinished obelisk
- The Simeon cloister
- The graves of the noblemen
- The dams
- Temples south of Assuan
- Tempelanlangen südlich von Assuan
- Bait El-Wali Tempel
- The Tempel of Kalabscha
- Nubian village go to one
- With the motorboat on the island of the crocodiles in the lake nasser
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Sights in Assuan
Philae temple
Became made of sandstone built and also the temple of Philae in the course of the dam making of of the island of Philae which gave the temple the name on which a situated island more highly stands Angelika up. The temple from the epoch of the Ptolemies was started 250 B.C. and completed 111 AD.
Elephantine island
Certainly, today, remains of a temple have to be inspected on the island chosen by the district princes as residence and garrison Square to which Chnum was dedicated for the ram-headed God. A Nil metre on which old watermarks are engraved for 3000 years also can be seen. In this one can gaze in admiration at finds of excavations which was made round Assuan, is also worth a visit a museum.
The mausoleum of the Aga Khan
Monument of the head of the Israelites sect on the west shore of the Nils deceased in 1957, opposite of the Old-Cataract hotel. The mausoleum is built in the fatimidischen style. The view from above of the city of Assuan is very impressive.
Botanic garden
The former private island of Lord Kitchener houses a botanic garden today.
The unfinished obelisk
An about 41 m long and 4 m wide, semifinished obelisk in the granite quarries at which one can recognize the way of working of the old Egyptians well.
The Simeon cloister
Jhdt. is from 6th and Coptic monastery complexes of Egypt belonged to the most imposing one once. The basilica with the well received fresco remains which represent Jesus Christ and the apostles is located in the lower terrace.
The graves of the noblemen
The over a long distance visible graves of the district princes from the 23rd Jhdt. v. Chr. are hacked into the rock of the western mountain sloping steeply. The graves lie opposite the northern end of the town and give information about the life then with your inscriptions and paintings.
The dams
Chr. already became the first dam in Assuan built and it was valid after two rises 1912 and 1934 as a basis for the modern irrigation of 1898-1902 n . It is 2 km for a long time and approx. 51 m high. The new dam was built by 1960-1971 in cooperation with the Soviet Union. The dam Sadd el Ali rises, 111 m over the river bed is approx. 4 km for a long time and at the crown 40 m wide. It reaches a breadth of 980 m at the base. The accumulated wet lake is 550 km long and reaches to up to Sudan and is the third-largest reservoir of the world.
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