Aswan City

Aswan is the ancient city of Swenet, which in antiquity was the frontier town of Ancient Egypt facing the south. Swenet is supposed to have derived its name from an Egyptian goddess with the same name.
This goddess later was identified as Eileithyia by the Greeks and Lucina by the Romans during their occupation of Ancient Egypt because of the similar association of their goddesses with childbirth, and of which the import is "the opener". The ancient name of the city also is said to be derived from the Egyptian symbol for trade.

Because the Ancient Egyptians oriented toward the origin of the life-giving waters of the Nile in the south, Swenet was the first town in the country, and Egypt always was conceived to "open" or begin at Swenet.
The city stood upon a peninsula on the right (east) bank of the Nile, immediately below (and north of) the first cataract of the flowing waters, which extend to it from Philae. Navigation to the delta was possible from this location without encountering a barrier.

Aswan Airport

Aswan International Airport, also known as Daraw Airport.

Aswan Attractions

  • Philae Temple
  • Aswan High Dam
  • Sound and Light Shows in Aswan
  • The Aga Khan Mausoleum
  • Granite Quarries
  • Kalabsha Temple
  • St. Simeons Monastery
  • Unfinished Obelisk
  • Tombs of the Nobles
  • Temple of Khnum
  • Temple of Kom Ombo