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Elephantine Island

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A selection of pictures of the Elephantine island, which lies in the Nile near Assuan. The name derives from the shape of the smooth grey boulders which surround the island.
The island has been inhabited since the early dynastic period. Nowadays there is a Nubian village and the fields are cultivated.
01 Nubian houses 02 Door with ornaments 03 Date palm trees 04 Flower 05 Fields and palm tree
01 Nubian houses
02 Door with ornaments
03 Date palm trees
04 Flower
05 Fields and palm tree
06 Date palm trees 07 Mud bricks 08 Black sheep 09 House 10 Mud brick walls
06 Date palm trees
07 Mud bricks
08 Black sheep
09 House
10 Mud brick walls
11 Alley 12 Door with ornaments 13 Date palm trees at sunset 14 View of Nile river and Elephantine island 15 House
11 Alley
12 Door with ornaments
13 Date palm trees at sunset
14 View of Nile river and Elephantine island
15 House
Other Aswan galleries:  Aswan  ▪  Coptic Cathedral  ▪  Temple of Philae  ▪  Nubian Museum  ▪  Nile River and Feluccas  ▪  The High Dam  ▪  Nile River Sunsets
Categories:  Islands  ▪  Villages
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