Egypt
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Aswan is the southernmost of Egypt's cities, situated at the highest navigble part of the Nile. It is a lovely, quiet and surprisingly green place. Visitors will want to see the superb Nubian Museum which charts the history of the black population of Egypt. This is a modern facility surrounded by a beautiful water garden that comes as quite a surprise in this dusty area. Other major attractions are the botanical gardens on Kitchener's Island, the Unfinished Obelisk and of course the Aswan High Dam which has transformed the economy of Egypt in the last 50 years. This is also the staging point to see the temples of Philae and Abu Simbel. These were amazingly rebuilt stone by stone when they were rescued from being drowned by Lake Nasser which was formed when the High Dam was built.
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