Elephantine Islands
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Time Required : 5-6 hours
Ticket : EGP 25
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Elephantine Islands, Aswan Overview
Elephantine is one of the largest islands, located on the west bank of the Nile River. This UNESCO World Heritage Site is often visited for its enchanting beauty and archaeological heritage. Elephantine Island can be reached by ferry or via a felucca from the Aswan river bank. It is known for its colorful Nubian villages and is a cultural experience to meet Nubian people.
An enormous temple dedicated to Khnum, the ram deity of the cataract region, Sati, his wife, and Anuket, the goddess of adjacent Sehel, were constructed there by the pharaohs of the 18th and 19th dynasties. The Old and Middle Kingdom shrine is to the north of the island. Elephantine served as the first capital of the Upper Egyptian Nome. Along with an old Egyptian culture, it has beautiful historical strata. Elephantine Island got its name because it looks like a standing elephant in the sea or, as some would say, an elephant's tusk.
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