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Aswan
Known in ancient times as “Swenet”, Aswan, during antiquity, was the frontier town of Ancient Egypt facing the South. Swenet, it is said, was named after an Egyptian Goddess of the same name.
Due to the Ancient Egyptians being drawn towards the “life-giving waters” of the Nile in the South, Aswan was the first town in Egypt and it is said that Egypt was born at, or began at Aswan.
As Egypt’s hottest and driest inhabited city, Aswan’s climate is one of very warm in the Winter and very hot in the Summer. The city generally never sees rain year on year.
Aswan has its own International Airport and is frequently used as a hub for flights to Abu Simbel. It frequently has flights arriving and departing for the major cities in Egypt, particularly Cairo.
Key places of interest in Aswan are:
- Philae Temple
- Aswan Dam
- Elephantine Island
- Kitcheners Island
- The Botanical Gardens
- Kalabsha Temple
- Nubian Museum
- Mausoleum of Aga Khan
- Nubian Villages
And many visitors to Egypt will depart from Aswan to visit the magnificent Temple Complex at Abu Simbel (shown below)
The people of Aswan are renowned for their hospitality, honesty, and friendliness. A visit to Aswan will often result in you acquiring new family members and not just friends; such is the compassion and kindness of the people here.
Felucca Sail Boats are regularly seen casually sailing on the calm waters of the Nile at Aswan taking visitors around the protective islands to see the wildlife and places of interest on the Nile. Indeed Aswan, it is said, is a birdwatchers delight.
Motorboats also operate to take visitors to see places of interest, as well as visiting traditional Nubian Villages, and to transfer hotel clients to their accommodations on the other side of the Nile waters.
Nile Cruises regularly depart from Aswan to Luxor and return, as well as cruises from Luxor making a few days stop in Aswan to allow their clients to explore this magnificent location. It is also highly popular to depart from Aswan on a Lake Nasser Cruise, the artificial lake created by the flooding caused by the creation of the Aswan Dam (shown below).
Named after the former president Gamal Abdel Nasser, who started the controversial High Dam Project, Lake Nasser is some 550km long and 35km wide (at its widest point).
When Lake Nasser was being created, between 1958 and 1970, due to the building of the High Dam, it was necessary to carry out massive relocation projects to try to protect and preserve some of the most important and ancient temples and sites in the area.
The most famous that tourists frequent nowadays are Abu Simbel and Philae Temple (shown left).
Fishing Tours on Lake Nasser are also highly popular amongst visitors to Egypt, especially to fish for the wonderful, and tasty, Nile Perch.
Aswan is the smallest of the three major tourist cities in Egypt (with Cairo and Luxor being the other two) and it has a large population of Nubian People, many of whom settled there after their own homeland was flooded by Lake Nasser
You can arrive to Aswan by Train, Car, Bus or flight, and whichever way you choose you will always be met by a big smile and a warm welcome.
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