Aswan

Rock-fill dam built across the Nile River in the 1960s with Soviet assistance, creating Lake Nasser and regulating annual flooding while generating hydroelectric power.

Museum housed in a historic 19th-century villa on Elephantine Island, displaying artifacts from the Nubian region discovered during the construction of the Aswan Dams.

Largest known ancient obelisk, left half-carved in the bedrock during the 18th Dynasty under Queen Hatshepsut to reveal ancient Egyptian stone-working techniques.

Archaeological museum dedicated to the history and culture of Nubia, featuring artifacts rescued from Lake Nasser prior to the construction of the Aswan High Dam.

Ptolemaic temple built on an unusual dual design for two sets of deities, featuring symmetrical courts, halls, and sanctuaries dedicated to Horus and Sobek.

Fatimid-style mausoleum on the west bank of the Nile River, built in the mid-20th century as the final resting place of Sir Sultan Muhammad Shah, Aga Khan III.

Ptolemaic temple built between 237 and 57 BC, dedicated to the falcon god Horus and recognized as one of the best-preserved ancient monuments in Egypt.

7th-century Coptic monastery featuring extensive monastic ruins, fortress-like stone walls, and remnants of early Christian frescoes on the West Bank of the Nile.