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The ornate facade and lush gardens surrounding this old-timer hotel are one of Aswan's major river bank landmarks and impossible ...

Presiding prominently atop the West Bank's cliff, the Aga Khan Mausoleum was built to hold the tomb of Sir Sultan ...

This group of temples were all saved from a watery end by UNESCO's rescue project and now sit on the ...

This series of rock tombs chiseled out of the West Bank's cliffs were where Elephantine Island's governors, priests, and other ...

The gloriously photogenic Monastery of St. Simeon sits between the sand dunes on the Nile's West Bank. Founded in the ...

Aswan's High Dam is modern Egypt's most lauded and yet controversial building project. Begun in 1960 and taking 11 years ...

Aswan's Northern Quarry is home to the famous Unfinished Obelisk — a 41-meter-long and four-meter-wide chunk of stone that was ...

The sacred Temple of Isis (more commonly known as Philae Temple) is one of Upper Egypt's most beguiling monuments both ...

If you have time for only one day trip from Aswan, pick a visit to Abu Simbel. Built by Ramses ...

Aswan's rather fantastic Nubian Museum is one of Egypt's best and a must for anyone interested in the history and ...