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Here are some
more of what I saw in Aswan.
The unfinished
obelisk. Aswan quarriers were Egypt's main sourse of granite, and
the ancient Egyptians hacked out most of the hard stoned used in
their statuary and to embellish tempels and pyramides here. You
can watch what would have been the largest obelisk here. It is
42m long and would have weighed 1168 tonns. Unfortunately a flaw
appeared, so its still here.
The high dam or
Sadd al-Ali. It was build between 1960 and 1971. You can take a
trip out there, and have a walk on it, looking at the
surroundings.
Some scenes from
the town of Aswan and finally the quay, where the
Nile-cruiseboats are lined up. Not only along the quay, but also
up to 4 beside each other. So we could have a look at the
receptionarea of them while walking though. After boarding our
boat, M/S Florence we were ready to sail down the Nile for new
experiences.
(Click on the
thumbnails, and you will get a larger version)
| The
area of the unfinished obelisk |
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| The
high dam: 3.6km long, 111m high, 980m wide at base |
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| Small
sights from around in Aswan |
| Many
ships waiting for customers |
'Our'
M/S Florence |
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