Agha Khan Mausoleum
The west bank of the nile near Aswan is mostly a huge embankment. Just uphill and visible from the water is the Mausoleum of Agha Khan – a walled estate on a barren hillside.
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Tomb of Sarenput
One of the largest tombs on the hillside, with squared columns and much-destroyed carvings and paintings
Read MoreTomb of Sabni
Sabni was a son of Mekhu, an overseer during the 6th century. His tomb is accessed through his father’s.
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Mekhu was the chief overseer in Upper Egypt in the 6th Dynasty. He was killed while away from Aswan and his son Sabni mounted a huge expidition to return him to his home for burial
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The remains of a colorful, Byzantine-style coptic church in the terrace with the tombs of the nobles
Read MoreCruise Ships
Cruise ships often anchor seven or eight deep, and you’d have to walk through the other ships to get to shore
Read MoreQubbat al-Hawa
On the west bank of the Nile, in the bluff overlooking the river is a necropollis for the nobles of Aswan. The cliffside — known as the Qubbat el-Hawa — is honeycombed with tombs from various periods
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One of the things you have to do in Egypt is ride camels — if you don’t have pictures of yourself on a camel, people might not believe you had visited Egypt at all!
Read MoreDome of the Winds
A small stone pavillion on the way to the Tombs of the Nobles
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