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Aswan is an amazing city in Egypt where you can find the best sites to visit, Aswan is known for its rich history, and attractions that you can explore them with Egypt tours, you will know about 5 top places to visit if you thinking about traveling to Aswan.
1. Aswan High Dam
Aswan High Dam was built 70 years after the Aswan Low Dam and 3 km to the south of it. The High Dam that you can explore in your Egypt travel packages, the dam was considered an engineering miracle in the 20th century as one of the world's largest embankment dams. Meanwhile, the High Dam was built to regulate the flow of the Nile River to have more control over the water of the Nile. The project started in 1960 and was completed in 1970 and was inaugurated in 1971. President Gamal Abd El Nasser inaugurated Aswan High Dam and later on, it created a reservoir, Lake Nasser, for irrigation and agricultural purposes and you can enjoy this amazing attraction in your Egypt day tours.
2. Unfinished Obelisk
The unfinished obelisk is one of the best sites in Aswan, it is considered the largest known obelisk from ancient Egyptian Civilization that you will see in your Aswan day tours. It is a huge obelisk that was left unfinished in the granite quarries. Hatshepsut unfinished Obelisk provides valuable insights into the techniques used by ancient Egyptians in quarrying and designing large stones. However, the Unfinished Obelisk was abandoned due to some cracks that happened during the quarrying. It is 1200 tons and more than 42 meters long made of red granite from Aswan.
3. Philae temple
Philae temple is located between Aswan Dam and Aswan High Dam on Agilkia Island instead of Philae Island. During our Egypt classic tours, you will know that the temple was dedicated to the goddess Isis and it was an ancient pilgrimage center for the cult of Isis for Egyptians and Nubians alike. Moreover, the temple of Philae started under Ptolemy II Philadelphus until the Roman emperor Hadrian. Besides, the temple is famous for Isis and Osiris legend, and the healing power of Isis. Finally, in your Egypt family tours, you will know that the temple witnessed the last written in Egyptian hieroglyphs, and Demotic language on its walls.
4. Kom Ombo temple
Kom Ombo temple is one of the most famous attractions in Aswan, the temple is a marvelous Greco-Roman temple by the Nile side and it's mostly in ruins, you can visit this amazing temple with our Egypt Nile cruise tours. Everything in the temple is duplicated such as the holy of holies, hypostyle halls, and open courts. The temple has unique reliefs like the surgical instruments, the division of the Kom Ombo temple by goddess Maat, the Cleopatra scenes, and the Sanatorium. In addition, there is a relief show ancient Egyptian festivals in ancient times known as the Calendar.
5. Abu Simbel temple
Abu Simbel temple, Abu Simbel is a very important historical site in Egyptian Nubia that you will visit in your Egypt luxury tours, the temple includes two massive temples built by the great Ramesses. There are two temples in the area near to Abu Simbel temple, one is dedicated to Ramesses II, and the small one to his wife Nefertari. Therefore, the big one is dedicated to God Amun, Rahorakhty, Ptah, and Ramesses as a god. While the small one is dedicated to the goddess Hathor. The temples are famous for the massive statues of Ramesses and Qadesh battle against Hittites. Moreover, Abu Simbel is considered the root chakra according to Egypt budget tours.
