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Aswan is known as the southernmost city in Egypt. Right on the Nile river, it is the perfect place to begin or end a cruise. The town itself is home to the High Dam, which since the 1970's brings electricity to southern Egypt. The project was funded by the Russians, and there is a statue nearby to commemorate the friendship - look for it from the dam. Also in town you can find an unfinished obelisk. Thie obelisk is what led us to understand how they were created and removed from the rock. Unfortunately, this one is cracked - the reason why it was never used.

Aswan also encompasses several islands. Philae Island is home to the Philae Temple, one of the famous temples from the age of the Pharaoh. There's also an island with a lovely botanical garden, and highly recommended is a felucca ride around Elephantine island - nothing like a peaceful ride on the Nile. Be sure to haggle yourself a good price!

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sandylala

ASWAN

Jun 24, 2007 - Dec 22, 2007

Red Deer, Canada -› London, England, UK -› ...

Last night was awesome! We took a nice boat over to a Nubian island for dinner. Along the way, we were dancing on our boat to some drums....good times. The sun was just setting over the Nile. Today, Ramadan has started. The streets were packed last night with people and a lot of the stores are closed today. Noone eats or even drinks until the sun goes down. Tonight, we board our felucca for three nights....should be awesome.

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iolakana

If you're not haggling...

Apr 03, 2007 - Jul 09, 2007

Siem Reap, Cambodia -› Dhahran, Saudi Arabia -› ...

...you're not actually in Egypt. I swear I have never met a people less willing to give you a straight answer. Everything involves a wheel-n-deal type of interaction. It can be quite tiring. Our train arrived late, about 10:30am, so we were rushed on our sightseeing list of Aswan. At the hotel we hired a car to ake us around three main sights: the Unfinished Obelisk, the Temple of Philae, and the High Dam of Aswan. Hiring a car is the same as paying for cabs to ...

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viaggiatrice

Egypt - The realization of a dream: Aswan Travel Photos

Jan 15, 2008 - Jan 24, 2008

Budapest, Hungary -› Giza, Egypt -› ...

When i and my friend - Ana - had decided to visit Egypt we didn't know that Ehab (Maher) would accompany us during our whole trip but i don't know what we would have done there without him...This trip wasn't just a dream coming true but also the beginning of an amazing and a hopefully everlasting friendship. Shukran Ehab for these unforgetable 9 days - you're an incredibly nice person! God bless Travbuddy!!!!! :-))))

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Vikram

Day Five: the dull unfinished Obelisk, the duller High Dam and the fabulous Philae Temple

May 18, 2007 - May 25, 2007

Cairo, Egypt -› Luxor, Egypt -› ...

I normally don't take pictures of airports but the Aswan Int'l Airport is a totally different ballgame. It's not only clean but its interiors are quite well decorated. Also I found the duty free shopping in here quite good. We arrived here early morning, the only pain is that there's usually a huge queue for the carpark itself. But other than that, departure back to Cairo was peaceful. Only sore point of the day was that my mum was down with a BAD stomachache. Click on Next Entries on ...

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