13th Century B.C. statues of Ramses II and his family would have been submerged after the Aswan dam created Lake Nasser. In 1968 stones were cut and moved 60 meters higher.
Power generated from the Aswan dam
Temple at Philae, Aswan
One of the five daily prayer times.
Nubians lived where Lake Nasser flooded. Many relocated to Aswan.
Where Agatha Christie lived for a year while writing “Death on the Nile”
Not every Egyptian is a Muslim. Ten percent are Coptic Christians.
The Aswan market stretches more than a mile.
I took dozens of photographs of Muslims at a nearby park in Aswan, all celebrating the end of Ramadan in 111 degree heat.
Our last night in Aswan. We were afraid our morning flight would be canceled. It cleared during the night. The next day we were on our way home.