Historical Reliefs, Aswan features among the popular tourist attractions in Aswan. When on a visit to Aswan in Egypt do not give the Historical Reliefs, Aswan a miss.
Aswan Info
Aswan is all about sandy desert areas, camels, emerald islands dotted with beautiful tropical plants and palms. Aswan is a city located towards the southern part of Egypt. It is the capital city of Aswan Governorate. The city is located on the banks of River Nile, towards the east. It is situated in the first cataract.
Aswan Tourist Attractions
Aswan Tours offer delightdful sightseeing in Aswan. Some of the popular tourist attractions in Aswan are:
- Elephantine Island
- Aswan Museum
- Felucca Trip
- Kitchener’s Island
- Nilometer
- Views of the First Cataract
- Lake Nasser
- Unfinished Obelisk
- Monastery of St. Simeon
- Temple of Kalabsha
- Rock Temple - Vestibule
- Rock Tombs, Aswan
- View of the Cataract Area
- Mausoleum of the Aga Khan, Aswan
Historical Reliefs, Aswan
One will find on the walls of the Rock Temple's vestibule a large number of historical reliefs. The Historical Reliefs in Aswan comprises scenes on the left and right side of the walls of the vestibule. It is hard to overlook the two most beautiful scenes towards the left hand wall. The two scenes depict the victory of the king over the Kushites who are now called Negroes. In one of these scenes you will find the king sitting towards the right below a canopy and higher officials bringing different types of gifts. Amongst all the gifts shown in the scene a tablet gains prominence in the picture. The tablet is shown decorated with plants. The high officials are followed by 2 Negroes in fetters. Other Negroes are shown to carry tributes like grayhounds, leopard, giraffe, ostrich and cattle. In this scene you will catch the Governor of Nubia being gifted gold chains by the king. The second scene depicted in Historical Reliefs, Aswan on the left wall shows the King mounted on a chariot and dashing towards the enemy.
On the right wall the Historical Reliefs, Aswan show the scenes of battles fought against the Libyans and Syrians. In the first scene you will see the king holding 3 Syrians by their hair and a prince is shown leading many prisoners in fetters.
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| Aswan Tourist Attractions |
Aswan Museum
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Elephantine Island, Aswan |
Felucca Trip, Aswan
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Historical Reliefs, Aswan |
Kitchener’s Island, Aswan
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Lake Nasser, Aswan |
Mausoleum of the Aga Khan, Aswan
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Monastery of St. Simeon, Aswan |
Nilometer, Aswan
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Rock Temple - Vestibule, Aswan |
Rock Tombs, Aswan
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Temple of Kalabsha, Aswan |
Unfinished Obelisk, Aswan
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View of the Cataract Area, Aswan |
Views of the First Cataract, Aswan
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