Elephantine
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Elephantine is an island on the Nile, forming part of the city of Aswan in Upper Egypt. The archaeological digs on the island became a World Heritage Site in 1979, along with other examples of Upper Egyptian architecture, as part of the "Nubian Monuments from Abu Simbel to Philae".
West bank of Elephantine Island on the Nile
View south (upstream) of Elephantine Island and Nile, from a hotel tower.
Small Kalabsha Temple Reconstruction, south of the island.
Elephantine, as published in the 1809 Description de l'Égypte.
Aswan
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Aswan is a city in Southern Egypt, and is the capital of the Aswan Governorate.
Image: Panoramic view of Aswan, Egypt
Image: معبد فيلة ..اسوان
Image: Aswan High Dam 1
Image: Panoramic view of Aswan 2, Egypt