Aswan
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The view from the Old Cataract Hotel in Aswan at sunset.
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Late evening street scene in Aswan, Egypt, 1985
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A reflective moment from the waters around the Temple of Philae in Aswan, Egypt. ©2007-2008 Shannon Plummer. All Rights Reserved. / www.shannonplummerphotography.com / www.centralnetteddragon.com
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View of patterned sand bank from the Nile River at Aswan, Egypt. / / ©2008 Shannon Plummer. All Rights Reserved. / www.shannonplummerphotography.com
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This was pretty much my first real non obscured view of the Sahara. If you’ve seen the photo of me on camel back, this is where it was taken, on those sands ahead. This view is from the Nile. It was an unbelievable view from the boat. The view from the camel was incredible too, but I was too busy hanging on for dear life to get any really awesome shots. I would have happily traded my time on the camel to have stood amongst those dunes and taken some more photos I feel so lucky to have had the opportunity to visit and enjoy the beauty of Egypt.
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The traditional boats that have been used on the Nile are called felucas. There is something graceful about any sailing ship, and these well fit the bill. They have been made obsolete by motor boats, but any traveler, particularly between Luxor and Aswan is likely to see these boats ply the waters of that ancient body of water, the Nile.
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I’ll always remember these types of scenes when I look back on Egypt. I don’t remember a skyline that was not pierced by one or many minarets. The morning call for prayer (more than any other of the day as I was quite asleep) seemed to boom from these places. And the life of every city or village revolved around them. From the minaret, to the bright Mediterranean colors and the rough textures, this was Egypt for me. This one happens to be on Elephantine Island at Aswan.
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This photo was taken at the temple at Abu Simbel in the Aswan region of Egypt. This UNESCO site is an engineering feat times two. Originally carved from solid rock in the 13th century, this temple complex honored Ramses The Great and his queen, Nefertari. The colossal statues of both temples stood also as a reminder to the Nubians of the area who ruled Egypt and the might he possessed. In the 1960’s, the second engineering feat took place. The temples stood inside what is now Lake Nasser and was carved into blocks and moved to higher ground to preserve the art of the ancient Egyptians for us today and into the future. Seen here is Ramses II himself from one of the colossi on the portico of the large temple. He reigned for over 60 years and is widely regarded as Egypt’s most powerful pharaoh. Imagine this colossi watching over thousands of years of history…
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Some views are as impressive to us today as they were thousands of years ago. This is the temple at Abu Simbel in the Aswan region of Egypt. Originally carved from solid rock in the 13th century, this temple complex honored Ramses II (AKA The Great) and his chief queen, Nefertari. This is the larger of the two temples. The colossal statues of both temples stood also as a reminder to the Nubians of the area that it was Ramses who ruled Egypt and the might he possessed. In the 1960’s, the second engineering feat took place. The temples stood inside what is now Lake Nasser and was carved into blocks and moved to higher ground to preserve the art of the ancient Egyptians for us today and into the future.
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The hills on the west bank of the Nile, north of Kitchener’s island, are pock-marked with rock-hewn Tombs of the Nobles. The ancient necropolis is lit up by spotlights at night and looks particularly magical when viewed from across the river in Aswan.
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Abu Simbel is an archaeological site comprising of two massive rock temples in southern Egypt on the western bank of Lake Nasser about 290 km south west of Aswan. Oct. 2008
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These two Fellucca’s on the Nile were among many others which offered transport for locals and also relaxing rides for tourists visiting the Aswan area in Egypt. This image features in my calendar “Scenes From the Middle East”
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The Cataracts of the Nile near the Aswan Dam, Egypt. The sun was going down behind me. / Fuji camera Featured by That One Great Shot – Feb 2009 / . / Featured by All About Boating – Feb 2009 / . / Featured by Art of The Middle East – Mar 2009 / . / Featured by If It Doesn’t Belong – May 2009 / . / Featured by Live and Let Live – Aug 2009 / . / Top Ten place All About Boating challenge – It’s a Yachting World – Feb 09 / . / Top Ten place If It Doesn’t Belong challenge – Breathless May 09 / . / Top Ten place Art of the Middle East challenge – Earth, Fire, Water, Air Sept 09
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The Feluca (from فلوكه falu: ka, in turn, from the greek epholkion “palischermo, boat”) is sailing a boat of small size (can usually bring a dozen passengers plus a couple of people to crew). May have one or two sails. The tree is tilted toward the bow. The Feluca are widespread in many regions of the Near East and North Africa, by their nature are particularly suited to navigation in the coast or in inland waters, and in fact they are mostly on the Red Sea) and the Nile. Today they are obsolete, and for commercial uses have been generally replaced by more modern boats, but are still used in some circumstances, for example for use in tourist places like Aswan or Luxor. Camera used: / PENTAX ESPI 90MC
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The view of the sunset at Aswan Egypt from my hotel room on Isis Island . There was always a dusty, smokey pallor in the air which helped give some amazing effects. Clouds like in this photo were a rarity. Nikon D70 / F5 1/80sec 52mm ISO 200 Looks great as a:- Framed Print Laminated Print
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This impressive cable-stayed bridge that crosses the Nile in Egypt is located between Miqalla and Al Mulaqqatah. Oct.2008
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Part of Kom-Ombo Temple with the moon above. Located in the town of Kom-Ombo near Aswan, Egypt. Oct. 2008
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Located in the town of Kom-Ombo, about 28 miles north of Aswan, the Temple, dating to the Ptolemies, is built on a high dune overlooking the Nile. The temple is atypical because everything is perfectly symmetrical along the main axis. / Kom-Ombo, Egypt Oct.2008
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The basic shape of the obelisk is created by rows of workers pounding the shape on the rock with dolomite rocks, or dolostone and creating wide shafts at each side of the obelisk-to-be. This is possible because the dolomite is even harder than granite.
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This was taken at Aswan of a felucca on the River Nile, Egypt. This was taken on film and scanned to digital. Aswan stands on the east bank of the Nile at the first cataract and is a busy market and tourist center. Its ancient name, Swenet, translates as “trade”. It contains the island of Elephantine. Aswan is one of the driest inhabited places in the world. As of 18 January 2009, the last rainfall was a thunderstorm on May 13, 2006. In Nubian settlements, they generally do not bother to roof all of the rooms in their houses.
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One of my favorite places in Egypt. Phillae Temple, Aswan, Egypt. This work had been FEATURED in the groups: First Things , Mood & Ambience , Colors of Water , Lakes and Inland Waterways & All Things Egyptian TOP TEN IN: The WATERS of ASIA,AFRICA & AMERICA Philae (Greek: Φιλαί) or Pilak or P’aaleq (Egyptian: remote place or the end or the angle island) or Arabic: أنس الوجود, Anas el Wagud, is an island in the Nile River and the previous site of an Ancient Egyptian temple complex in southern Egypt. The complex was dismantled and relocated to an nearby island when the building of the Aswan Dam threatened to flood the site (Wikipedia ) NIKON D60 / Nikkor Lens 18 – 55 mm / Mode: Auto, i just shooted against the light to see how it would get. MORE THAN 250 VIEWS
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A row of Feluccas (traditional boats that have plied the Nile for generations) are beached as evening approaches to make camp for the night. I had the pleasure of calling the nearest boat home away from home for two nights. While Felucca once carried goods up and down the Nile, today they are typically used by tourists to make the trek from Aswan to Luxor or for short day cruises around these cities. The sky is being lit in this landscape by the setting sun.
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Shortly after sunrise on the Nile a little north of Aswan. The sunrise itself was lacking due to clouds in the east, but as soon as the sun rose above them, the western shore of the Nile was bathed in light. This felucca, our home for two nights, basked in the radiance of the sun. You can see the tent-like structure raised around the deck for sleeping. Feluccas were traditional sail boats used on the Nile for ages. Today they are used for some local transport around Aswan and Luxor and for tourists such as ourselves making their way between these places along the ancient Nile.
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