The temples are among the jewels of the ancient Nubia region that extended down the Nile from Aswan in southern Egypt into present-day Sudan. Threatened by Nile dam In the 1950s, Egypt's president ...

A temple caretaker is seen at the Philae temples on Agilkia Island in Aswan, Egypt, on June 26, 2021.Photo:Xinhua A tourist takes photos at the Philae temples on Agilkia Island in Aswan ...

in the Aswan governorate in southern Egypt, the ministry announced in a Jan. 18 statement. The temple dates to the Ptolemaic dynasty, which began about two decades after Alexander the Great died ...

Egyptian archaeologists draining water from a temple in the southern city of Aswan have uncovered a sandstone ... The Ptolemaic Dynasty ruled Egypt for some 300 years – from around 320 BC ...

Tourists visit the Philae temple complex in Aswan, Egypt, Nov. 22, 2024. (Photo: Xinhua) This photo shows the Philae temple complex in Aswan, Egypt, Nov. 22, 2024. (Photo: Xinhua) A cat is ...

Aswan’s port is a hive of activity ... subsequently, the temple needed rehoming,” explains Mohamed. And so, in 1970, Egypt launched an appeal to UNESCO to start the incredibly complicated ...

If it hadn’t been for Christiane Desroches-Noblecourt, more than 20 temples ... The Aswan High Dam was needed to boost agriculture and provide electricity for Egypt’s exploding population.

The rarely visited but fascinating temples of Dendera (see ... An early morning flight from Cairo to Aswan and a short connecting flight to Abu Simbel, near Egypt’s border with Sudan, puts ...

Or go to Aswan and do it backwards ... Sound and light show at the temples of Abu Simbel, Egypt. Taken Feb. 2023. (Photo by Marla Jo Fisher/SCNG) 16. Your cruise company is going to offer you ...