The Philae temple complex is an island-based temple complex in the reservoir of the Aswan Low Dam, downstream of the Aswan Dam and Lake Nasser, Egypt in Africa.
A sphinx in Philae
A relief from the so-called "Meroitic chamber" at Philae, showing in two processions a Kushite diplomatic mission sent by King Talakhidamani, perhaps around 260 or later, around 300
Christian altar in the first hypostyle hall at Philae temple complex
Philae flooded by the Aswan Low Dam in 1906
Bigeh is an island and archaeological site situated along the Nile River in historic Nubia and within the Aswan Governorate of southern Egypt. The island has been situated in the reservoir of the Old
Bigeh (foreground) and Philae with temple, in the First Cataract of the Nile River. (1838 painting by David Roberts).
Bigeh island ruins in 2006 in the Old Aswan Dam reservoir.