Aswan, a city on the Nile River, has been southern Egypt’s strategic and commercial gateway since antiquity.
It contains significant archaeological sites like the Temple of Philae, on Agilkia Island near the landmark Aswan Dam.
Philae’s ruins include the columned Temple of Isis, dating to the 4th century B.C.
Downriver, Elephantine Island holds the Temple of Khnum, from the Third Dynasty.
Luxor: is a city on the east bank of the Nile River in Egypt.
It’s on the site of ancient Thebes, the pharaohs’ capital at the height of their power, during the 16th-11th centuries B.C.E.
Today’s city surrounds 2 huge, surviving temples.
The royal tombs of the Valley of the Kings and the Valley of the Queens are on the river’s west bank
It contains significant archaeological sites like the Temple of Philae, on Agilkia Island near the landmark Aswan Dam.
Philae’s ruins include the columned Temple of Isis, dating to the 4th century B.C.
Downriver, Elephantine Island holds the Temple of Khnum, from the Third Dynasty.
Luxor: is a city on the east bank of the Nile River in Egypt.
It’s on the site of ancient Thebes, the pharaohs’ capital at the height of their power, during the 16th-11th centuries B.C.E.
Today’s city surrounds 2 huge, surviving temples.
The royal tombs of the Valley of the Kings and the Valley of the Queens are on the river’s west bank