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ASWAN

Aswan is Egypt’s southernmost city and lies on the shores of the Nile River, at its first cataract. To its north lies some cities on the Nile River’s sides till you reach the Nile Delta and the Mediterranean Sea.

Aswan is a peaceful, magical city known for its significant archaeological sites and its peaceful aura, divided between the two banks of the Nile, which include a lot of ancient sites, sightseeing, temples, monuments and islands.

Aswan is derived from the ancient Egyptian word “Soun”, which means souk or market. Aswan was the main provider of granite used for Pharonic obelisks and sculptures.

Nubia city city is located south Aswan and now considered part of Aswan that once was a region along the Nile river encompassing the area between the first cataract of the Nile and the confluence of the Blue and White Niles in Khartoum in central Sudan.

Nubia was the seat of one of the earliest civilizations of ancient Africa, the Kerma culture, which lasted from around 2500 BC until its conquest by the New Kingdom of Egypt under Pharaoh Thutmose I around 1500 BC.