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Touring Naj' Tinjar in Egypt

Naj' Tinjar in the region of Aswān is located in Egypt - some 431 mi or ( 693 km ) South of Cairo , the country's capital city .

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Time in Naj' Tinjar is now 11:13 AM (Friday) . The local timezone is named " Africa/Cairo " with a UTC offset of 2 hours. Depending on your budget, these more prominent places might be interesting for you: Suhaj, Qina, Naj' Rizq Allah, Naj' Kuludul, and Naj' Jami' al Jazirah. Being here already, consider visiting Suhaj . We collected some hobby film on the internet . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Check out our recommendations for Naj' Tinjar ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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Aswan, Egypt - Sights & Sounds

2:23 min by TheDailyNewsEgypt
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Sail down the Nile River to Aswan, the center of Nubian culture and southernmost city in Egypt. Produced by: Jon Jensen Production Assistant: Caroline Ghobrial Music by: Azealdin & Azby ..

Ägypten: Isis-Tempel Philae - Egypt

0:53 min by Nikki und Michi Dunker
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www.nikkiundmichi.de Rundreise Ägypten Nikki&MIchi setzen auf dem Nassersee mit dem Motorboot zum Isis-Tempel Philae über. Roundtrip Egypt: Nikki&Michi visiting the Isis-Temple Philae on Lake Nasser. ..


Boats on the Nile River near Aswan - Egypt

2:25 min by rndomn8
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Boats heading up and down the Nile River near Aswan - Egypt. ..

JTE -4 Journey through Egypt - Aswan

4:50 min by JtESahra
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Welcome to JtE Sahra's "Journey through Egypt" Dance Ethnology Study Series. Here, in JtE-4 (Upper Egypt) we learn about Nubian Dance, and perform at the Basma in Aswan, looking over the Nile River. J ..


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Interesting facts about this location

Agilkia Island

Agilkia Island (also called Agilika island) is an island in the Nile River and the present site of an Ancient Egyptian temple complex of Philae in southern Egypt. The complex was dismantled and relocated to this island when the building of the Aswan Dam threatened to flood the site.

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Located at 24.03 32.88 (Lat./Long.); Less than 3 km away
Tags: Ancient Greek sites in Egypt, Archaeological sites in Egypt, Islands of the Nile, Philae, Relocated buildings and structures, Roman sites in Egypt, Tourism in Egypt, World Heritage Sites in Egypt

Philae

Philae is an island in Lake Nasser, Egypt. It was formerly an island in the First Cataract of the Nile River and the previous site of an Ancient Egyptian temple complex in southern Egypt. The complex was dismantled and relocated to nearby Agilkia Island during a UNESCO project started because of the construction of the Aswan Dam, after the site was partly flooded by the earlier Aswan Low Dam for half a century.

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Located at 24.03 32.88 (Lat./Long.); Less than 3 km away
Tags: Ancient Greek sites in Egypt, Archaeological sites in Egypt, Aswan Governorate, Egyptian temples, History of Nubia, Islands of Egypt, Islands of the Nile, Philae, Relocated ancient Egyptian monuments, Roman sites in Egypt, Tourism in Egypt, World Heritage Sites in Egypt

New Kalabsha

New Kalabsha is a promontory located near Aswan in Egypt. It houses several important temples, structures, and other remains that have been relocated here from the site of Old Kalabsha to avoid the rising waters of Lake Nasser caused by the construction of the Aswan High Dam. The major remains are described below:

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Located at 23.96 32.87 (Lat./Long.); Less than 4 km away
Tags: Archaeological sites in Egypt

Kiosk of Qertassi

The Kiosk of Qertassi is "a tiny Roman kiosk with four slender papyrus columns inside, [and and] two Hathor columns at the entrance. " It is a small but elegant structure that "is unfinished and not inscribed with the name of the architect, but is probably contemporary with Trajan's Kiosk at Philae. " According to Günther Roeder--the first scholar to publish research on this building--the kiosk of Qertassi dates to the Augustan or early Roman period.

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Located at 23.96 32.87 (Lat./Long.); Less than 4 km away
Tags: Egyptian temples, Relocated ancient Egyptian monuments

Famine Stela

The Famine Stela is an inscription written in hieroglyphs located on Sehel Island in the Nile near Aswan in Egypt, which speaks of a seven-year period of drought and famine during the reign of the 3rd dynasty king Djoser. It is thought that the stela was inscribed during the Ptolemaic dynasty, which ruled 332 – 31 BC.

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Located at 24.05 32.87 (Lat./Long.); Less than 6 km away
Tags: Ancient Egyptian stelas, Famines in Africa, Third Dynasty of Egypt