Aswan
Egyptian dam city
Aswan is a city in southern Egypt, situated on the Nile River near the First Cataract.
It marks the traditional boundary between Egypt and Nubia.
The city is best known for the Aswan High Dam, completed in 1970, which controls Nile flooding and created Lake Nasser: We took a cruise from Luxor to Aswan.
Ancient Nile Valley kingdom
- Abu SimbelRock-cut Egyptian temple complex
- PhilaeAncient Egyptian sacred isle
- templesHoly places or head sides
- Ramses IINineteenth dynasty Egyptian ruler
pharaohs · hieroglyphics · obelisks · quarries · granite · Ptolemaic · monuments · tombs
Steep falls or eye opacity
- riverLarge flowing watercourse
- floodplainFlood-prone riverside lowland
- sailboatWind-propelled watercraft
- cruiseLeisurely ocean voyage
islands · granite · boulders · rapids · waterfront · corniche · sunset · current
Open-air merchant district
- soukTraditional Arab market
- souvenirsObjects preserving travel memories
- marketplaceVenue for commerce
- spicesAromatic food flavorings
henna · tourism · hotels · Agatha Christie · promenade · colorful houses · hospitality · desert
Large water storage basin
- hydroelectricGenerated by flowing water
- irrigationArtificial water supply for agriculture
- flood controlPreventing destructive overflow
- turbineBlade-driven energy converter
sluice · embankment · spillway · power generation · water storage · sedimentation · evaporation · capacity
Nubia
Ancient Nile Valley kingdom
- Abu SimbelRock-cut Egyptian temple complex
- PhilaeAncient Egyptian sacred isle
- templesHoly places or head sides
Ramses II · pharaohs · hieroglyphics · obelisks · quarries · granite · Ptolemaic · monuments · tombs · antiquity
cataracts
Steep falls or eye opacity
- riverLarge flowing watercourse
- floodplainFlood-prone riverside lowland
- sailboatWind-propelled watercraft
cruise · islands · granite · boulders · rapids · waterfront · corniche · sunset · current · flow
bazaar
Open-air merchant district
- soukTraditional Arab market
- souvenirsObjects preserving travel memories
- marketplaceVenue for commerce
spices · henna · tourism · hotels · Agatha Christie · promenade · colorful houses · hospitality · desert · arid
reservoir
Large water storage basin
- hydroelectricGenerated by flowing water
- irrigationArtificial water supply for agriculture
- flood controlPreventing destructive overflow
turbine · sluice · embankment · spillway · power generation · water storage · sedimentation · evaporation · capacity · renewable energy
- Middle EastIraq, Baghdad, Cairo, Iran, Jordan
- Desert CitiesAbu Dhabi, Dubai, Riyadh, Doha, Las Vegas
- Egyptian PlacesCairo, Luxor, Giza, Alexandria, Memphis
- NileNile, River Nile, Blue Nile, White Nile, Nile Delta
- Nile RiverNile River, White Nile, Blue Nile, Egypt, Sudan
- river citiesAmsterdam, Paris, London, Cairo, Vienna
AswanAlexandria
Egyptian Mediterranean port
Nile Delta · Lower Egypt · Rosetta · Cairo · Mediterranean coast
- Aswan DamEgyptian hydroelectric river barrier