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	Aswan - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Aswan (Arabic: أسوان Aswān) (24°05′N 32°56′E, population 200,000) is a city in the south of Egypt, the capital of the Aswan Governorate.
		Aswan is one of the driest inhabited places in the world; as of early 2001, the last rain here was 6 years ago.
		Granite was also quarried from aswan as material to use in the the great pyramids.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Aswan (152 words)

	Aswan Dam - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Aswan is a city on the first cataract of the Nile in Egypt.
		The Aswan High Dam is 3,600 m in length, 980 m wide at the base, 40 m wide at the crest and 111 m tall.
		The Aswan dam tends to increase the salinity of the Mediterranean Sea, and thus affects the Mediterranean's outflow current into the Atlantic ocean (see Strait of Gibraltar).
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Aswan_Dam (1177 words)

	CHARLES BRAY's Aswa Journal
		Aswan: Ramona Bray took this picture of the Mausoleum of the spiritual leader of the Ismailis, a Shiite sect (as were the Fatimid) based principally in India but with followers around the world.
		Aswan: Ramona Bray from Cairo we Traveled by Air to Aswan than we boarded the luxurious cruise boat, the Nile Felucca which is a deluxe boat that started operation in 1983, and was totally renovated in 1990.
		Aswan: Ramona Bray posing with her Canadian friends on the luxurious cruise boat, the Nile Felucca which is a 5-star deluxe boat in which we all did some Egyptian dance style.
	www.greatestcities.com /users/cbray5003/Africa/Egypt/Aswan (781 words)

	Welcome to the famous cities of Egypt
		In Aswan the Nile is at its most beautiful, flowing through amber desert and granite rocks, round emerald islands covered in palm groves and tropical plants.
		Aswan has been a favorite winter resort since the beginning of the nineteenth century, and it's still a perfect place to get away from it all.
		Aswan is a strategic location which currently houses a garrison of the Egyptian army, but which has also seen ancient Egyptian garrisons, as well as that of General Kitchener, Turkish troops of the Ottoman empire and the Romans.
	www.summittoursegypt.com /egyptinfo1.htm (1310 words)

	Aswan (BiblePlaces.com)
		Aswan was the southern border of pharaonic Egypt.
		The Nile River valley begins to the north of Aswan, as at this point the hard sandstone was difficult to cut through.
		Aswan (University of Memphis) Brief description of four monuments near Aswan with photos.
	www.bibleplaces.com /aswan.htm (679 words)

	Aswan Site (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Aswan as the capital of the south of Upper Egypt is considered a unique example portraying Egypt's history since the beginning of life on the Nile banks till our present age.
		Aswan was the first governorate to prepare an excellent position for camping to be the centre of this kind of tourism.
		Aswan is the city of the post glorious history and prosperous present.
	www.aswan.gov.eg /english/Forewor/Foreword.htm (325 words)

	Aswan & Philae (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Long before dams were built, Aswan was the place that journeys along the Nile came to a halt.
		Aswan marked the border of ancient Egypt with Nubia to the south and later in time it was to become the southern most point in the Roman empire.
		In the midst of so much sandstone, Aswan was a provider of granite for royal tombs and monuments, the blocks cut to order in the quarries and sent down river on the annual inundation.
	www.smg-authie.co.uk /egypt/aswan.htm (349 words)

	Aswan and Elephantine
		Aswan is a border town, 900km (558 miles) south of Cairo, and is situated at the First Cataract, where modern Egypt begins.
		The Nile at Aswan is studded with numerous granite islands.
		The largest island at Aswan, Elephantine is situated opposite the modern town, and is one of the most ancient sites in Egypt, dating back to the predynastic period.
	www.egyptologyonline.com /aswan1.htm (612 words)

	around Aswan
		Aswan, sometimes spelled Assuan, must be the most attractive city in Egypt, perched as it is on the banks and hills lining the Nile as it makes its way through large granite outcrops found along this stretch of the river.
		These are the famous Nile cataracts, which made navigation on the river difficult and resulted in Aswan becoming a strategic gateway to the trading routes of the south, and a fortress against invasion.
		Aswan has what's said to be a very good Nubian museum, unfortunately I didn't have time to visit it, so this was my only pitiful contact with Nubian culture.
	www.richard-seaman.com /Travel/Egypt/Aswan/AroundAndAbout (1153 words)

	far-flung ryan-silva media empire
		Speaking of the modern world, Aswan is of course best known for its modern monument to big-assitude: the High Dam.
		When the dam was completed in 1971, Egypt downstream of Aswan was freed from the vagaries of the annual Nile flood, and the water shortages which characterized the rest of the year.
		Of course, the fertile silty soils that made Egypt into a center of civilization for millennia became a thing of the past, and the Nubians who lived upstream were evicted from their homes by the rising waters of the humbly-named Lake Nasser.
	www.ryan-silva.com /world/aswan/aswan.htm (870 words)

	Aswan (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		The town of Aswan in Upper Egypt marked the southern boundary of Ancient Egypt.
		It is one of the most beautiful places in the country with the town located on the east bank and the desert coming right to the Nile on the west bank.
		Just south of Aswan is the Old Dam built around the turn of the century and later increased in height.
	homepage.powerup.com.au /~ancient/aswan.htm (301 words)

	Aswan (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Aswan is situated at the south end of the section of the Nile plied by the cruise fleets, and just upriver is the First Cataract, the old Aswan Dam, and further, the High Dam.
		Aswan used to be the border trading city for Egypt and adjoining Nubia, and the rest of southern Africa, and a high percentage of Aswan's population are of Nubian descent.
		To get the feel of Aswan, there is no better way than to take a horse-drawn carriage (negotiate the fare beforehand, and stipulate "No baksheesh"!) from your cruise boat to the Old Cataract Hotel, where Agatha Christie wrote "Death on the Nile".
	www.horus.demon.co.uk /Nile/Aswan.html (266 words)

	Hermes Group - Egypt - Aswan Info
		Opposite to Sian or Aswan, is Abou or the island of elephants, capital of the first district in Egypt, housing the palace of its governor….
		Aswan gained more importance, after the high dam construction in 1972, it became a source of electrical energy and a water reservoir…
		To the south of Aswan, 2 km north the original location) Built by Ramses II for Egyptian and Nubian gods.
	www.hermes-group.com /Egypt/Aswan.html (517 words)

	Aswan
		The tiny ferry between Aswan centre and the island of Elephantine.
		Among the major attractions of Aswan are of course the Aswan Dams.
		The new one was completed in 1971, and came as a result of the higher needs of the increasing Egyptian population.
	lexicorient.com /egypt/aswan.htm (262 words)

	Hydro Development in Egypt- Lessons from High Aswan Dam (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		High Aswan Dam is undergone to the design criteria during the 29 years operation period and no unfamiliar phenomena has been appeared all over this period.
		In addition to that, the High Aswan Dam had a positive impact on the rapid growing development of Aswan province, specially influx of tourists, fishing wealth, and changing Aswan from a punishment area to be the best winter resort all over the world.
		The High Aswan Dam is still and for hundreds of coming years, would be the corner stone for comprehensive Nile water control and management in Egypt, for water policy and future planning.
	www.dams.org /kbase/submissions/showsub.php?rec=opt041 (3016 words)

	Aswan trave information
		Aswan is the 3rd biggest town in Egypt today and the biggest one in upper Egypt, the city today is a major mining area for aluminum and iron.
		The population of Aswan is around 3 million and mostly consists of Nubians and local tribes of Kenzo.
		You can reach Aswan by train either from Cairo or from luxor, the train station is located in the city \centre and there is a daily service seater and sleeper train to Cairo and luxor.
	www.ask-aladdin.com /aswan_travel_information.htm (462 words)

	Aswan
		After the construction of the Aswan Dam (1898-1912), the island of Philae was completely out of the water only from August through December.
		The layout of the temple is apparent from this vantage point: from the left, first pylon, open court, second pylon, covered hypostyle hall, sanctuary.
		Located near Aswan, the world famous High Dam was an engineering miracle when it was built in the 1960s.
	www.maniza.com /egypt/aswan.htm (372 words)

	AllRefer.com - Aswan, Egypt (Egyptian Political Geography) - Encyclopedia
		Aswan or Assuan[both: AswAn´, aswan´] Pronunciation Key, city (1986 pop.
		On Elephantine island, in the Nile opposite Aswan, and Philae island (submerged by the Aswan High Dam complex), south of the city, are found ancient Egyptian and Roman ruins.
		Aga Khan III (1877–1957), leader of the Muslim Ismailis, is buried in Aswan.
	reference.allrefer.com /encyclopedia/A/Aswan.html (295 words)

	Aswan - The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition - HighBeam Research (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Aga Khan III (1877-1957), leader of the Muslim Ismailis, is buried in Aswan.
		The Aswan Dam, 3 mi (4.8 km) south of the city, was built by the British and completed in 1902.
		The Aswan High Dam, about 4 mi (6.4 km) upstream of the Aswan Dam, was constructed from 1960 to 1970 and was dedicated in 1971.
	www.highbeam.com /doc/1E1:Aswan/Aswan.html?refid=ip_hf (505 words)

	ASWAN (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Line-bred to Mansour, the stallion, whose original name was Raafat, would be given the name ASWAN at Tersk, to pay tribute to the generosity of the Egyptian government, who had gifted the Arabian to Tersk, as a token of thanks for support in building the Aswan High Dam.
		The breeders were most pleased with the results, and subsequently used him every year until his death in 1984, for a total of 272 foals, the highest number of get ever sired by any Tersk stallion.
		Despite several glaring structural weaknesses, the best ASWAN qualities - an exotic head, long, level croup, dry constitution and refinement, noble character, impressive size and length of leg, high tail carriage, and infectious charisma - changed the course of Arabian breeding in Russia to reflect a more universally acceptable type of Arabian horse.
	www.toskhara.com /pedigree/aswan1.htm (223 words)

	Egyptvoyager.com - Aswan - Egypt
		Aswan, a beautiful winter resort, enjoying a dry temperate climate, is situated on the eastern bank of the Nile, 899km south of Cairo, linking
		Aswan has thus been a favourite winter resort since the beginning of the nineteenth century and still is the perfect place to get away from it all.
		In Pharaonic times, the town was known as "Suno" (the Market) later changed to "Aswan" by the Arabs.
	www.egyptvoyager.com /towns_aswan.htm (181 words)

	Travel in Aswan - Egypt - Middle East - History - WorldTravelGate.net®- (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		The Ancient Egyptians called it Swen, and considered it to be not only the end of the world, but also the sacred source of the Nile and granite from which they built most of their temples.
		For centuries, Aswan was the gateway to Africa and the lands of Nubia.
		Due to its strategic location, Aswan was chosen as the first capital of Upper Egypt, and the Ptolemies used it as a base to enter Nubia, Sudan and Central Africa, and it was they who built the beautiful Temple of Philae.
	www.mideasttravelling.net /egypt/aswan/aswan_history.htm (223 words)

	Aswan
		We are leaving on a felucca tomorrow for three days and three nights sailing on the Nile to a village outside Edfu village, or, at least we think we are going on a felucca trip - it's been a bit vague but we think we have cut a deal with a man called Captain Washington.
		Everyone in Aswan seems to know Captain Washington so we think he must be a man to be reckoned with.
		The highlight of our time in Aswan must surely be the visit to Abu Simbel to look at the temples which were salvaged with the help of UNESCO when the Aswan High Dam was built and flooded much of Upper Egypt.
	www.travelblog.org /Africa/Egypt/Aswan/blog-37380.html (498 words)

	Aswan Hotels : Egypt hotel Reservations
		Aswan is the town visitors to Egypt remember most and rarely does anyone fail to enjoy its subtle delights.
		Afterwards, head for the terrace bar at the Old Cataract and enjoy a slow gin and tonic whilst the sun slips down behind the far horizon and a refreshing breeze wafts the evening air.
		Temple of Isis, Philae - built during the Ptolemaic period, this romantic temple is situated on an island between the Old and New Aswan dams and is reached by a short motor boat ride.
	www.egyptreservation.com /aswan.htm (289 words)

	Aswan
		Aswan has been the link between Nubia and Egypt throughout history, a crossroads and mercantile center.
		One of the best ways to see Aswan is by felucca, sailing along the river among the islands.
		The first dam at Aswan was built in 1902, but it is the High Dam that changed the face of Egypt in modern times.
	travel.portnoy.org /2003/egypt/Aswan.html (239 words)

	ASWAN
		Egypt proper is simply that northern part of this great valley which extends from the cataracts at Aswan to the sea.
		From Aswan to the ruins of Thebes and Cairo it becomes considerably wider again.
		At El Manach the Nile divides into two: the Eastern part constitutes the principal branch which has more appearance of a winding lake than of a river, with its numerous islands and its banks lined with palm trees, acacia and sycamore trees, and fields of barley, wheat, alfalfa and broad beans.
	www.middleeast.com /aswan.htm (924 words)

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