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Aswan (Popularity:  )
(Score: 15.81)
http://i-cias.com/cgi-bin/eo-direct.pl?aswan.htm
City in Egypt with 260,000 inhabitants. Capital of the Aswan Governorate.
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Aswan - History (Popularity: )
(Score: 14.81)
http://www.mideasttravelling.net/egypt/aswan/aswan_history.htm
Very brief history of Aswan (ancient Swen) and its role in Egypt as the gateway to Nubia and Africa.
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Aswan High Dam (Popularity: )
(Score: 14.14)
http://www.egyptiancastle.com/main/history/video/aswan/aswan01.htm
A photo-essay, and the song "Hekayet Shaab," which describe the building and effects on Egypt of the Aswan High Dam; from The Egyptian Castle.
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Aswan and Nubia (Popularity: )
(Score: 13.82)
http://touregypt.net/aswan4.htm
Describes the Nile islands, Aga Khan Mausoleum, St. Simeon's Monastery, Tombs of the Nobles, and other historic sites near Aswan; temples at Abu Simbel, Kalabsha, and Philae; and other sites of historical importance in Upper Nubia; from TourEgypt.
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Aswan High Dam (Popularity: )
(Score: 10.20)
http://i-cias.com/cgi-bin/eo-direct.pl?aswandam.htm
Dam construction in southern Egypt, that exploits the water of the Nile.
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Drowned, but Triumphant (Popularity: )
(Score: 9.41)
http://weekly.ahram.org.eg/2001/564/travel.htm
The Nubia Museum in Aswan has been awarded the prestigious International Aga Khan Award for Architecture; by Nevine El-Aref, in Al-Ahram Weekly Online.
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Bukkhra-insha-Allah - A journey to Egypt (Popularity: )
(Score: 9.37)
http://www.arvendalstudios.com/core.html
Journey along the Nile from Cairo to Aswan. As close as if you would be there.
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Nubia Museum - Aswan (Popularity: )
(Score: 9.25)
http://homepage.powerup.com.au/~ancient/preview.htm
A pictorial preview of the museum offers 5 images of its exhibits, along with a few sentences of text; by Mark T. Rigby.
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3 weeks in Egypt (Popularity: )
(Score: 9.20)
http://ddpn.free.fr/egypt/eng/egypt.html
Discover Egypt as a backpacker: Cairo, Aswan, Luxor, Dahab, Sinaï, Alexandria and Siwa. A lot of pictures and memories.
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Digital Egypt for Universities (Popularity: )
(Score: 8.95)
http://www.petrie.ucl.ac.uk/digital_egypt/Welcome.html
An exploration of Ancient Egypt from Aswan to the Mediterranean from University College London. Includes an extensive A-Z index, maps, timelines, and learning resources.
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Amina and The Aswan Dancers (Popularity: )
(Score: 8.88)
http://www.aswandancers.org
Egyptian style belly dancers in San Francisco, California. Includes schedules of classes and events, photo gallery, videos and song transliterations and translations.
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New Nubia Museum in Aswan (Popularity: )
(Score: 8.77)
http://www.shef.ac.uk/assem/4/4nubia.html
A detailed, in-depth description and review of the Nubia Museum and its contents; by O.E. Kaper in Assemblage, University of Sheffield.
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The Nubia Salvage Project (Popularity: )
(Score: 8.77)
http://oi.uchicago.edu/OI/PROJ/NUB/Nubia.html
Oriental Institute at the University of Chicago project to salvage in the reservoir area of the Aswan High Dam (1960-64).
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Aswan Egyptian Dancers (Popularity: )
(Score: 8.75)
http://members.lycos.co.uk/aswan/
Performance group of Middle Eastern and Egyptian dancers from Basildon, Essex
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The Sacred Temple Island of Philae (Popularity: )
(Score: 8.66)
http://www.philae.nu/philae/Philaeisland.html
A comprehensive and image-rich essay on all aspects of the island of Philae, located in the Nile River near Aswan, its temples, and the goddess Isis.
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The Nile River (Popularity: )
(Score: 8.39)
http://www.mbarron.net/Nile/
Comprehensive website dedicated to Egypt's River Nile. Site includes maps and fact files and an assessment of human impacts on the river (including the impact of the Aswan High Dam).
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Main\Science\Environment\Water Resources\Rivers and Streams
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Nubia Museum Tells the Story of the "Land of Gold" (Popularity: )
(Score: 8.16)
http://www.sis.gov.eg/egyptinf/culture/html/nubia000.htm
Describes why this Aswan museum, completed in 1997, is both unique and one of the most important in Egypt, and provides an overview of its grounds, layout, and collections; from Egypt State Information Service.
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Ancient Nubia: Egypt's Rival in Africa (Popularity: )
(Score: 8.14)
http://www.umich.edu/~kelseydb/Exhibits/AncientNubia/index.html
An exhibit presented by the Kelsey Museum of Archaeology includes a press release which provides historical background and overview, an illustrated article titled "The Building of the First Aswan Dam and the Inundation of Lower Nubia," and a ...
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Nubia Museum Receives Aga Khan Prize (Popularity: )
(Score: 8.02)
http://www.arabicnews.com/ansub/Daily/Day/011105/2001110543.html
Reports that the Nubia Museum at Aswan has won the 2001 Aga Khan prize in architecture, chosen from among 20 sites in the Arab and Islamic worlds; from ArabicNews.
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Famine Stele on the Island of Sehel (Popularity: )
(Score: 8.01)
http://www.terraflex.co.il/ad/egypt/famine_stele.htm
The legend, and translation of the text on, the Famine Stele located on Sehel, a small island in the Nile River near Aswan, attributed to Ptolemy V.
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