Aswan
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Aswan (24°05′N 32°56′E / 24.083°N 32.933°E, population 200,000) is a city in the south of Egypt and the capital of the Aswan Governorate. It is on the east bank of the Nile and is a busy market and tourist center.
Aswan is one of the driest places in the world where people live; as of early 2001, the last rain there was 6 years earlier. As of October 13, 2007, the last rainfall was a thunderstorm on May 13, 2006. In Nubian settlements, the people often do not put a roof over all of the rooms in their houses.
About 16 kilometres (9.9 mi) southwest of Aswan is the Aswan International Airport.
Aswan Media
View from the west bank of the Nile, islands, and Aswan
Archangel Michael's Coptic Orthodox Cathedral, built in the Coptic style.
El-Tabia Mosque, Aswan
The Lotus-Tower near Aswan, monument to Arab-Soviet Friendship. Near Aswan High Dam.
Aswan (Egypt): Nubia Museum - entrance
Fatimid Cemetery in Aswan
Unfinished Obelisk in Aswan
A street parallel to Corniche in Aswan.
Brücke über den Nil bei Al ´Khațțārah nördlich von Assuan, Ägypten
Südwestlicher Teil des Botanischen Gartens auf der Kitchener-Insel in Assuan, Ägypten
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Coordinates: 24°05′N 32°56′E / 24.083°N 32.933°E