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The Glossary
Regarded as the homeland of the Nubian, Aswan is the gateway to the African continent and considered as Egypt's sunniest city. Having Syene as its Egyptian name, Aswan has a palpable African atmosphere, with tawny desert and granite rocks replete with round island coves carpeted with tropical plants and palm groves.
Tiny as it may seem, Aswan is brimming with sights that are worth a jaunt. Since the pace of life in this town is less frenetic, visitors can enjoy days strolling up and down the Corniche watching the fellucas or sitting in a floating restaurant listening to Nubian music and eating seafood.
Continuing a stroll to the East Bank of the Nile, visitors can find few mosques intermittent with the bazaars running along the Corniche and continuing to the Nubian Museum, the Ferial Garden and the cemetery dotted with cupolas from the Fatimid period. Not far from the cemetery are the colossal Unfinished Obelisk, a buried Greco-Roman sarcophagus and a ruined colossus.
On the West Bank, travelers can have a close up view of the Tombs of the Nobles, Mausoleum of the Aga Khan, the 7th century Monastery of St. Simeon and the Kubbet el-Hawa ("The Dome of the Wind") which serves as a good vantage point to have a bird's eye view of the Aswan and Nile.
After visiting the ruined shrines and temples, they may as well proceed to the palm-fringed islands of Aswan which include Sehel, Kitcheners and the Elephantine Island where native villagers Siou and Koti live. Since the famed Nilometers and Sati are also nestled in Elephantine, they can explore these sites after the island-hopping,
Among the not-to-be-missed experiences are the cruise to the Lake Nasser which has a spectacular view of the Aswan High Dam (a UNESCO World Heritage Site) and the trip to the souks where enveloped by the scent and color of native spices and perfume of the Nubians. During the night, tourists can linger around the Cultural Center where Nubian performers present folklore dances which embody the scenes from the life of the villagers.
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