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Photos marked as were added from 11 December 2021.


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Egypt
Aswan
Western Shore
 A rock tomb set on a hill.
1986
Egypt
Aswan
Western Shore
 Interior of a rock tomb.
1986
Egypt
Aswan
Western Shore
 View of Aswan across the Nile on the Eastern shore.
1986
Egypt
Aswan
Western Shore
 View of Aswan and the Nile from the Western shore with river traffic.
1986
Egypt
Aswan
Western Shore
 The fertile strip next to the Nile is very narrow at Aswan.
1986
Egypt
Aswan
Western Shore
 The Nile is the world's longest river (6650km).
1986
Egypt
Aswan
Western Shore
 View of the centre of Aswan.
1986
Egypt
Aswan
Western Shore
 The Nile flows Northwards from central Africa to the Mediterranean.
1986
Egypt
Aswan
Western Shore
 Desert sand overlooking the Nile.
1986
Egypt
Aswan
Western Shore
 The desert almost reaches the river in some places near Aswan.
1986
Egypt
Aswan
Western Shore
 Sand dune.
1986
Egypt
Aswan
Western Shore
 Rocky desert landscape.
1986
Egypt
Aswan
Western Shore
 Sandy desert.
1986
Egypt
Aswan
Western Shore
 The desert is hauntingly beautiful near Aswan.
1986
Egypt
Aswan
Western Shore
 Structures scattered through the desert.
1986
Egypt
Aswan
Western Shore
 Sand dunes.
1986
Egypt
Aswan
Western Shore
 Without the Nile much of Egypt would be uninhabitable.
1986
Egypt
Aswan
Western Shore
St Simeon Monastery
 The ruins of the 7th century St Simeon Monastery.
1986
Egypt
Aswan
Western Shore
St Simeon Monastery
 The monastery once housed 300 monks.
1986
Egypt
Aswan
Western Shore
St Simeon Monastery
 The monastery was a Christian stronhold with a 10m high wall.
1986
Egypt
Aswan
Western Shore
St Simeon Monastery
 The monastery was destroyed by Saladin in 1173.
1986
Egypt
Aswan
Western Shore
St Simeon Monastery
 The stone work is well preserved.
1986
Egypt
Aswan
Western Shore
St Simeon Monastery
 Cells where monks lived.
1986
Egypt
Aswan
Western Shore
St Simeon Monastery
 The monastery is surrounded by desert.
1986
Egypt
Aswan
Western Shore
St Simeon Monastery
 Painted apse.
1986
Egypt
Aswan
Western Shore
St Simeon Monastery
 Defensive wall.
1986
Egypt
Aswan
Western Shore
 View of Aswan across the Nile from the Western Shore.
1986
Egypt
Aswan
Western Shore
 The Tomb of the Aga Khan was built in 1957.
1986
Egypt
Aswan
Western Shore
 Feluka on the Nile near the Aga Khan's Tomb.
1986
Egypt
Aswan
Western Shore
 Two boats.
1986
Egypt
Aswan
Western Shore
 Rural scene.
1986
Egypt
Aswan
Western Shore
 Dune by the river.
1986
Egypt
Aswan
Western Shore
 Feluka.
1986
Egypt
Aswan
Old Aswan Dam
 The Old Aswan Dam was built by the British between 1898 and 1902.
1986
Egypt
Aswan
Old Aswan Dam
 The dam is 42m high and 2.4km long.
1986
Egypt
Aswan
Old Aswan Dam
 The dam created a large artificial lake.
1986
Egypt
Aswan
Old Aswan Dam
 Boats on the lake caused by the dam.
1986
Egypt
Aswan
Philae
 The temples of Philae were reconstructed on Agilqiyyah Island after the former island was flooded by the old Aswan dam.
1986
Egypt
Aswan
Philae
 The Temple of Isis was originally on the island of Philae.
1986
Egypt
Aswan
Philae
 Philae was a pilgrimage site for Osiris and Isis.
1986
Egypt
Aswan
Philae
 Philae was the last outpost of Egyptian culture up to 453.
1986
Egypt
Aswan
Philae
 The temples of Philae were transported as 47 thousand pieces to Agilqiyyah after the latter was flattened.
1986
Egypt
Aswan
Philae
 Shrine to Imhotep, the deified architect of Zozer.
1986
Egypt
Aswan
Philae
 The Temple of Isis dates from 80 BCE.
1986
Egypt
Aswan
Philae
 Many of the statues of Philae were transported by Roman Emperor, Justinian to Constantinople in 453.
1986
Egypt
Aswan
Philae
 The temples were moved from Philae in 1977.
1986
Egypt
Aswan
Philae
 The relief work is very detailed.
1986
Egypt
Aswan
Philae
 Demon figure.
1986
Egypt
Aswan
Philae
 450 thousand cubic metres of rock were removed from Agilqiyyah to flatten the island for the Philae temples.
1986
Egypt
Aswan
Philae
 View of the Old Aswan Dam from Agilqiyyah.
1986
Egypt
Aswan
Philae
 Philae island with the structures used to move the temples.
1986
Egypt
Aswan
Aswan High Dam
 The Aswan High Dam is 530m high, 3.6km long, 40m wide at its top and 980m wide at its base.
1986
Egypt
Aswan
Aswan High Dam
 The dam was completed in 1971 and provides more power than Egypt can use.
1986
Egypt
Aswan
Aswan High Dam
 Roadway at the top of the dam.
1986
Egypt
Aswan
Aswan High Dam
 View Northwards towards the old dam.
1986
Egypt
Aswan
Aswan High Dam
 Plaque celebrating Russian-Egyptian cooperation.
1986
Egypt
Aswan
Aswan High Dam
 View Southwards to Lake Nasser the world's largest artificial lake.
1986
Egypt
Aswan
Lake Nasser
 Lake Nasser is 500 square km in area.
1986
Egypt
Aswan
Lake Nasser
 Lake Nasser is the largest artificial lake in the world.
1986
Egypt
Aswan
Lake Nasser
 Desert next to the flooded lake area.
1986
Egypt
Aswan
Lake Nasser
 View of the lake from a n oasis.
1986
Egypt
Aswan
Lake Nasser
 Many temples were flooded by the lake and some were moved to higher ground.
1986
Egypt
Aswan
Abu Simbel
 The Temple of Ramesses II.
1986
Egypt
Aswan
Abu Simbel
 The Temple of Ramesses II was moved to save it from being inundated with water from the Aswan High Dam.
1986
Egypt
Aswan
Abu Simbel
 The front of the structure is 35m high.
1986
Egypt
Aswan
Abu Simbel
 The figures are 20m high and the temple is set against its own artificial mountain.
1986
Egypt
Aswan
Abu Simbel
 The temple was broken up and moved 64m higher in 1968.
1986
Egypt
Aswan
Abu Simbel
 The original temple was constructed out of solid rock by Ramesses II.
1986
Egypt
Aswan
Abu Simbel
 Free standing statues.
1986
Egypt
Aswan
Abu Simbel
 Writing including the cartouche of Ramesses II.
1986
Egypt
Aswan
Abu Simbel
 The interior of the moved temple is inside an artifically created mountain.
1986
Egypt
Aswan
Abu Simbel
 Eight statues of the king line the 16m wide courtyard hall.
1986
Egypt
Aswan
Abu Simbel
 The statues of the king tower over visitors.
1986
Egypt
Aswan
Abu Simbel
 Seated figure of Ramesses II.
1986
Egypt
Aswan
Abu Simbel
 Scenes from the Battle of Kadesh.
1986
Egypt
Aswan
Abu Simbel
 Scenes from the Battle of Kadesh adorn the interior walls.
1986
Egypt
Aswan
Abu Simbel
 The Battle of Kadesh.
1986
Egypt
Aswan
Abu Simbel
 The Battle of Kadesh was between Egypt and the Hittites.
1986
Egypt
Aswan
Abu Simbel
 The rear of the temple dome (25m high, 60m wide).
1986
Egypt
Aswan
Abu Simbel
 The interior of the temple dome which bears a load of 100000 tonnes.
1986
Egypt
Aswan
Abu Simbel
 UNESCO plaque.
1986
Egypt
Aswan
Abu Simbel
 View of the village of Abu Simbel.
1986
Egypt
Aswan
Abu Simbel
 The desert near the temples .
1986
Egypt
Aswan
Abu Simbel
 The Temple of Nephertari has a facade 12m high and 28m long.
1986
Egypt
Aswan
Abu Simbel
 The Temple of Nephertari, wife of Ramesses II, is one of two at Abu Simbel
1986
Egypt
Aswan
Abu Simbel
 Ramesses II and Nephatari.
1986
Egypt
Aswan
Abu Simbel
 Nephatari making offerings to a seated Hathor.
1986
Egypt
Aswan
Abu Simbel
 Hathor and Nephatari.
1986
Egypt
Aswan
Abu Simbel
 Nephatari with sistrums, a flower.
1986
Egypt
Hurghada
 Hurghada is a costal region on the Red Sea.
1986
Egypt
Hurghada
 The Red Sea coast has large areas of beach.
1986
Egypt
Hurghada
 Tourist boat.
1986
Egypt
Hurghada
 Boat driver.
1986
Egypt
Hurghada
 Rocky outcrops.
1986
Egypt
Hurghada
 Corals below the surface.
1986
Egypt
Hurghada
 Fish below the surface.
1986
Egypt
Hurghada
 Grilling freshly caught fish.
1986
Egypt
Hurghada
 The beautiful coastline.
1986
Egypt
Hurghada
 Hurghada on the Red Sea coast.
1986
Egypt
Hurghada
 Abandoned huts.
1986

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