Aswan - ArtRetriever
About us  |  Why use us?  |  Press  |  Contact us

 

Topic: Aswan


  
 ISIS CORNICHE ASWAN, Aswan, Egypt - Discount Hotel Reservations
ISIS CORNICHE ASWAN, Aswan Description: Isis Corniche Aswan situated in a beautiful garden directly on the Nile bank and at the same time it is only to cross the street and you are in the middle of the centre of Aswan.
Book your hotel room at the ISIS CORNICHE ASWAN, Aswan with us and save up to 75% OFF normal room rates.
If you require a booking at ISIS CORNICHE ASWAN, Aswan prior to Nov 28 2005 Or if you require to stay more than 14 nights, click here to make a custom request
http://www.stayxs.com/new/booking/hotel_detail.asp?wsid=9&hhm_id=1921   (479 words)

  
 CHARLES BRAY's Aswa Journal
Aswan: Ramona Bray posing with her Canadian friends on the luxurious cruise boat, the Nile Felucca which is a 5-star deluxe boat in which we all did some Egyptian dance style.
Aswan: Ramona Bray from Cairo we Traveled by Air to Aswan than we boarded the luxurious cruise boat, the Nile Felucca which is a deluxe boat that started operation in 1983, and was totally renovated in 1990.
Aswan: Ramona Bray took this picture of the Mausoleum of the spiritual leader of the Ismailis, a Shiite sect (as were the Fatimid) based principally in India but with followers around the world.
http://www.greatestcities.com/users/cbray5003/Africa/Egypt/Aswan   (781 words)

  
 ISIS CORNICHE ASWAN, Aswan, Egypt - Discount Hotel Reservations
ISIS CORNICHE ASWAN, Aswan Description: Isis Corniche Aswan situated in a beautiful garden directly on the Nile bank and at the same time it is only to cross the street and you are in the middle of the centre of Aswan.
It is dead center in downtown Aswan, not for from the bazaar, internet cafes, and most anything else one would wish to find in downtown Aswan.
Centrally located, center in downtown Aswan, not far from the bazaar, internet cafes, and most anything else one would wish to find in downtown Aswan.
http://www.stayxs.com/new/booking/hotel_detail.asp?hhm_id=1921&wsid=5   (470 words)

  
 Aswan Site
Aswan was the first governorate to prepare an excellent position for camping to be the centre of this kind of tourism.
Aswan as the capital of the south of Upper Egypt is considered a unique example portraying Egypt's history since the beginning of life on the Nile banks till our present age.
Aswan is the city of the post glorious history and prosperous present.
http://www.aswan.gov.eg/english/Forewor/Foreword.htm   (325 words)

  
 Egypt Classical & Holiday Tours: Sharm El-Sheikh, Hurghada, cairo aswan and luxor
After breakfast, transfer to Cairo airport to fly to Aswan, arrive Aswan then fly to Abu Simbel, make visits in Abu Simbel then fly back to Aswan, meet then transfer to hotel in Aswan, overnight.
Domestic flight ticket (Cairo/ Aswan - Luxor/ Sharm - Sharm / Cairo) rate per person $ 375.
Abu Simbel trip by Plane (Aswan /Abu Simbel / Aswan) with visits.
http://www.summittoursegypt.com/holidays.htm   (434 words)

  
 Hydro Development in Egypt- Lessons from High Aswan Dam
In addition to that, the High Aswan Dam had a positive impact on the rapid growing development of Aswan province, specially influx of tourists, fishing wealth, and changing Aswan from a punishment area to be the best winter resort all over the world.
High Aswan Dam is undergone to the design criteria during the 29 years operation period and no unfamiliar phenomena has been appeared all over this period.
The High Aswan Dam is still and for hundreds of coming years, would be the corner stone for comprehensive Nile water control and management in Egypt, for water policy and future planning.
http://www.dams.org/kbase/submissions/showsub.php?rec=opt041   (3016 words)

  
 :: SHERRY BOAT CRUISE SHIP - ITNERARY
N.B. In case of long queues of boats at Esna lock, Kom Ombo visiting and sailing to Aswan will be on Thursday morning instead of Wednesday evening, and in this case Aswan’s visit will be at P.M. instead of A.M. Overnight at Aswan.
N.B. In case of long queues of boats at Esna lock, Kom Ombo visit and sailing to Aswan will be on Thursday morning instead of Wednesday evening, and in this case Aswan visit will be P.M. instead of A.M. Overnight at Aswan.
N.B. In case of long queues of boats at Esna lock, Kom Ombo visit and sailing to Aswan will be on Thursday morning instead of Wednesday evening, and in this case Aswan’s visit will be at P.M. instead of A.M. Overnight at Aswan.
http://www.nile-cruises.com/itinerary_sherry.html   (3016 words)

  
 Selected Hotels in Aswan, Upper Egypt - MyWay Travel
This is what we today call Aswan, but while the city of Swenet was located on Elephantine Island today's city of Aswan is located on the east bank of the Nile.
White sails, islands and the Nile, Aswan in a nutshell.
In a nice garden directly on the Nile bank and at the same it is only to cross the road and one is instantly in the middle of Aswan city.
http://www.egyptmyway.com/hotels/aswan   (708 words)

  
 Managing water for peace in the Middle East
The change in the patterns of flow of the main Nile at Aswan and Rosetta before and after the construction of the Aswan dam are indicated in fig.
The proposal to build a single large dam at Aswan for multiple objectives including flood control, year-to-year water storage, and hydro-power generation was put forward by Adrein Danionson in 1949 as an alternative to a "century storage" scheme.
2.22 Mean annual flow discharge at Aswan and Rosetta, before and after consruction of the Aswan high dam (Source: Beaumont et al.
http://www.unu.edu/unupress/unupbooks/80858e/80858E05.htm   (3336 words)

  
 SurfWax: News, Reviews and Articles On Aswan High Dam
Before completion of the first Aswan Dam in 1902, or certainly the Aswan High Dam in 1971, the houses often washed away in the flooding caused by monsoon rains in Ethiopia.
The last Kremlin chief to make an official state visit to Egypt was Nikita Khrushchev, who in 1964 inaugurated the first stage in the construction of the Aswan High Dam a hugely ambitious project to irrigate arable land that once supplied up to 80 per cent of Egypt's electricity.
Ninety-five percent of the population lives along the river and on the banks of Lake Nasser, the man-made wonder created by the Aswan High Dam...
http://news.surfwax.com/architecture/files/Aswan_High_Dam.html   (649 words)

  
 Aswan
Aswan used to be the border trading city for Egypt and adjoining Nubia, and the rest of southern Africa, and a high percentage of Aswan's population are of Nubian descent.
Aswan is situated at the south end of the section of the Nile plied by the cruise fleets, and just upriver is the First Cataract, the old Aswan Dam, and further, the High Dam.
To get the feel of Aswan, there is no better way than to take a horse-drawn carriage (negotiate the fare beforehand, and stipulate "No baksheesh"!) from your cruise boat to the Old Cataract Hotel, where Agatha Christie wrote "Death on the Nile".
http://www.horus.demon.co.uk/Nile/Aswan.html   (266 words)

  
 Aswan trave information
Aswan is the 3rd biggest town in Egypt today and the biggest one in upper Egypt, the city today is a major mining area for aluminum and iron.
You can reach Aswan by train either from Cairo or from luxor, the train station is located in the city \centre and there is a daily service seater and sleeper train to Cairo and luxor.
The population of Aswan is around 3 million and mostly consists of Nubians and local tribes of Kenzo.
http://www.ask-aladdin.com/aswan_travel_information.htm   (462 words)

  
 Aswan (BiblePlaces.com)
Aswan was the southern border of pharaonic Egypt.
The Nile River valley begins to the north of Aswan, as at this point the hard sandstone was difficult to cut through.
Aswan (University of Memphis) Brief description of four monuments near Aswan with photos.
http://www.bibleplaces.com/aswan.htm   (679 words)

  
 The First Aswan Dam
A second dam was necessary at Aswan, and in the early 1950s, designs began to be drawn for what was to become the High Dam as Aswan.
After the building of the first Aswan Dam, the reservoir waters could at times reach the feet of the seated figures.
Many of these photographs depict the building of the first Aswan Dam at the turn of the century.
http://www.umich.edu/~kelseydb/Exhibits/AncientNubia/PhotoIntro.html   (765 words)

  
 Aswan Dam Revisited
When the construction of the Aswan High Dam was completed, the General Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union, Nikita Khruschev, sent an informal message to President Nasser requesting that he be officially invited to participate in the opening ceremony of the Dam.
The Aswan Dam became a victim of the Cold War because of the hydropolitics that were associated with it.
However, to a very significant extent, the current bad image of the Aswan dam in the West and the rest of the world could be traced to these early journalistic writings which were accepted at face value by people outside Egypt, even though most were misleading at best, and incorrect at worst.
http://www.inwent.org/E+Z/1997-2002/de602-11.htm   (2224 words)

  
 The high dam in Aswan
The Aswan High Dam is 3600 metres long and 111 metres high.
The Aswan High Dam is found at Aswan in Egypt.
The dam is located 4 miles south of the old Aswan Dam.
http://www.a-1hotels.com/eg/history/aswan_high_dam.html   (724 words)

  
 The First Aswan Dam
A second dam was necessary at Aswan, and in the early 1950s, designs began to be drawn for what was to become the High Dam as Aswan.
After the building of the first Aswan Dam, the reservoir waters could at times reach the feet of the seated figures.
Many of these photographs depict the building of the first Aswan Dam at the turn of the century.
http://www.umich.edu/~kelseydb/Exhibits/AncientNubia/PhotoIntro.html   (765 words)

  
 Aswan
Aswan's other claim to fame is the Aswan High Dam, which was built in the 1950s and 1960s, along with the creation of Lake Nasser, the largest man-made lake in the world.
After flying into Aswan and taking a bus to Abu Simble for the day, we returned to Aswan the next day to embark on the HS Radamis, a Nile Cruise ship owned by the Swiss Hotel Chain Movenpick.
Our ship stayed docked in Aswan for a full day during which we visited a Nubian village by a small boat on the West Bank of the Nile, hence the numerous pictures of the Nile River.
http://www.melissaofthesea.com/aswan.htm   (226 words)

  
 Aswan
The tiny ferry between Aswan centre and the island of Elephantine.
Among the major attractions of Aswan are of course the Aswan Dams.
Overlooking the islands of Aswan, with the city to the left
http://lexicorient.com/egypt/aswan.htm   (262 words)

  
 Hermes Group - Egypt - Aswan Info
Opposite to Sian or Aswan, is Abou or the island of elephants, capital of the first district in Egypt, housing the palace of its governor….
Aswan gained more importance, after the high dam construction in 1972, it became a source of electrical energy and a water reservoir…
To the south of Aswan, 2 km north the original location) Built by Ramses II for Egyptian and Nubian gods.
http://www.hermes-group.com/Egypt/Aswan.html   (517 words)

  
 Welcome to the famous cities of Egypt
Aswan is a strategic location which currently houses a garrison of the Egyptian army, but which has also seen ancient Egyptian garrisons, as well as that of General Kitchener, Turkish troops of the Ottoman empire and the Romans.
Aswan has been a favorite winter resort since the beginning of the nineteenth century, and it's still a perfect place to get away from it all.
In Aswan the Nile is at its most beautiful, flowing through amber desert and granite rocks, round emerald islands covered in palm groves and tropical plants.
http://www.summittoursegypt.com/egyptinfo1.htm   (1310 words)

  
 Aswan & Philae
Aswan marked the border of ancient Egypt with Nubia to the south and later in time it was to become the southern most point in the Roman empire.
In the midst of so much sandstone, Aswan was a provider of granite for royal tombs and monuments, the blocks cut to order in the quarries and sent down river on the annual inundation.
Long before dams were built, Aswan was the place that journeys along the Nile came to a halt.
http://www.smg-authie.co.uk/egypt/aswan.htm   (349 words)

  
 Aswan - The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition - HighBeam Research
On Elephantine island, in the Nile opposite Aswan, and Philae island (submerged by the Aswan High Dam complex), south of the city, are found ancient Egyptian and Roman ruins.
Aga Khan III (1877-1957), leader of the Muslim Ismailis, is buried in Aswan.
The Aswan High Dam, about 4 mi (6.4 km) upstream of the Aswan Dam, was constructed from 1960 to 1970 and was dedicated in 1971.
http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1E1:Aswan/Aswan.html?refid=ip_hf   (505 words)

  
 Aswan Hotels Reviews, Tips, Photos - VirtualTourist.com
Although always the toast of Aswan, it was made even more famous by its inclusion in the 1978 Agatha Christie movie "Death on the Nile".
This was a beautiful hotel in Aswan, that was made famous by the Agatha Christie book, Death on the Nile.
This was also the hotel where Winston Churchill stayed during his trip to Aswan for inaugurating the Old Dam built by British.
http://www.virtualtourist.com/hotels/Africa/Egypt/Muhafazat_Aswan/Aswan-2008282/Hotels_and_Accommodations-Aswan-SOFITEL_OLD_CATARACT_ASWAN-BR-1.html   (1060 words)

  
 Egypt Classical Sites with St.Cathereine's and Sharm El Sheik
High Dam and the Philae Temple.Evening at leisure to stroll the quaint streets and the local spices market of Aswan.(B,L,D) Day 11: Aswan - Abu Simbul - An early morning drive to Abu Simbul (3 hours each way) and the great temple of Ramses and Nefertari.
Day 10: Aswan - After Breakfast on the Train we arrive in Aswan - Felucca (small sailing boat) or Launch ride to the Botanical Gardens, on Elephantine Island.
Evening Karnak Light and Sound Show.Later enjoy a walk around this quaint city.
http://www.egypttoursandtravel.com/egyptspiritual.htm   (1060 words)

  
 Isis Corniche Aswan - Hotels
Isis Corniche is a cozy four stars hotel located directly on the Nile in the center of Aswan.
All the rates shown for Isis Corniche Aswan are after discount.
Satellite TV Services in Isis Corniche Aswan:
http://www.eglobe-hotels.com/hoteldetails.asp?propertyid=5019&partnerid=79   (270 words)

  
 STAR GATE: EGYPT,FELUCCA ,SAILING,EGYPTOLOGY,LUXOR,ASWAN,NILE RIVER,CAIRO,INEXPENSIVE TOUR,TRIP,TOUR ,TUT ANKH AMUN,EGYPTIAN MUSEUM,KARNAK,WINTER,SEASON
3 - Entrance fees to the included guided tours 4 - 3 Night relaxing in felucca between Aswan and Edfu.
6 - Sailing felucca from Aswan to Edfu.
ASWAN,Aswan is yours to explore as you like today, or join us on an optional excursion by air up the Nile to Abu Simbel to visit the breathtaking temples of Pharaoh Rameses the Great and Queen Nefertari.
http://www.infohub.com/TRAVEL/SIT/sit_pages/3924.html   (270 words)

  
 Mr. Dowling's Aswan Dam Page
Since the creation of the Aswan Dam, the farms on the formerly flooded banks have had to use expensive fertilizers in place of the silt.
The Aswan Dam also makes it possible to grow an extra crop each year by holding back the summer flood that covers the banks of the Nile River.
By holding back water, the Aswan Dam created the world’s largest man-made lake: Lake Nassar.
http://www.mrdowling.com/607-aswandam.html   (197 words)

  
 The Aswan High Dam Building World Landmarks Peggy J. Parks dam
Titel The Aswan High Dam Building World Landmarks Peggy J. Parks dam hier
The Aswan High Dam Building World Landmarks Peggy J. Parks dam
The The Aswan Aswan High High Dam Dam Building Building World World Landmarks Landmarks Peggy Peggy J J Parks Parks dam dam
http://gold.granodiorit.de/The_Aswan_High_Dam_Building_World_Landmarks_Peggy_J._Parks_dam.html   (78 words)

  
 Aswan -> The Aswan Dams on Encyclopedia.com 2002
The artificial Nile: the Aswan High Dam blocked and diverted nutrients and destroyed a Mediterranean fishery, but human activities may have revived it.
The Aswan Dam, 3 mi (4.8 km) south of the city, was built by the British and completed in 1902.
The Aswan High Dam, about 4 mi (6.4 km) upstream of the Aswan Dam, was constructed from 1960 to 1970 and was dedicated in 1971.
http://www.encyclopedia.com/html/section/aswan_theaswandams.asp   (626 words)

About us   |  Why use us?   |  Press   |  Contact us

Copyright © 2005 ArtRetriever.com Usage implies agreement with terms.