Aswan
Beautiful hotel on Elephantine Island,
located in the Nile River at Aswan
Ruins of the temple on Elephantine Island,
in 400 BC this was the site of a Jewish temple,
built by exiles from Palestine after the conquest
by Babylon. This temple exhibited a mixture of
pagan worship with Yahweh worship.
Egyptian felucca (sailboat) in the Nile River by
downtown Aswan (taken from another felucca!)
The southernmost city of Egypt, Aswan is a beautiful city,
perhaps the most beautiful in Egypt. There is abundant
use of attractive pastel colors in its buildings, flanked by
abundant green spaces. A little south of the city is the
great Aswan High Dam, creating the largest man-made
lake in the world, with more than enough water, by itself,
to meet all of Egypt's current development needs. Behind the dam, relocated on a higher island, is the magnificent island temple of Philae, built 2200 years ago and in nearly
mint condition. Near downtown Aswan, in the Nile River,
is the snake-shaped island of Elephantine, with its magnificent greenery and ruins of what once was a Jewish temple. Although the climate is delightfully dry, it was
more than 110 degrees F every day we were in the area.
use of attractive pastel colors in its buildings, flanked by
abundant green spaces. A little south of the city is the
great Aswan High Dam, creating the largest man-made
lake in the world, with more than enough water, by itself,
to meet all of Egypt's current development needs. Behind the dam, relocated on a higher island, is the magnificent island temple of Philae, built 2200 years ago and in nearly
mint condition. Near downtown Aswan, in the Nile River,
is the snake-shaped island of Elephantine, with its magnificent greenery and ruins of what once was a Jewish temple. Although the climate is delightfully dry, it was
more than 110 degrees F every day we were in the area.
Looking south from the Aswan High Dam
to the Nile River, near Aswan.
The great island temple of Philae (200 BC), near Aswan.
Greek construction at Philae (100 AD)