| The granodiorite deposits at Aswan are often gneissoid in texture, exhibiting parallel orientated feldspar phenocrysts. |
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| Now it was just a hop on an internal flight from Luxor to Aswan and on to the banks of the Nile and lake Nasser. |
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| The streets of central Cairo, Luxor and Aswan are more secure for the ambler than those in the inner-city regions of many Western capitals. |
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| Nearly all the reclaimed land made available by the construction of the Aswan Dam has been eaten up by insatiable urban sprawl. |
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| Aswan is home of the Nubians, a dark skinned people, related to the people of the north of the Sudan. |
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| The Old Cataract Hotel in Aswan, built in 1899, stands at the site of the first cataract, or waterfall, of the Nile. |
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| Perched on at least three different levels, it enjoys a stupendous view over the Nile south of Aswan city centre. |
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| The chaos beset domestic flights and hotel bookings as well, with resorts in the Red Sea and Aswan expecting pandemonium. |
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| The building is clad in Aswan granite engraved with calligraphic inscriptions representing the world civilizations. |
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| A Russian mission in Cairo is keeping him dangling over how much responsibility they are willing to assume in building the Aswan High Dam. |
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| This was the region known as Upper Egypt, being upstream of the Nile. After Aswan, the Nile passes through a section of hard rock, resulting in rapids or cataracts. |
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| Both Luxor and Aswan have large Souks, or markets, which are worth a visit. |
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| The main source of irrigation water is the river Nile of which the flow is controlled by the high dam at Aswan. |
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| Clashes also broke out in Alexandria, Aswan, Luxor, and Assiut. |
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| Princess Haya serves as Honorary President of the Chain of Hope, a distinguished academic partner of the Aswan Heart Centre. |
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| Followed by the partnership with Banque Misr, JCB brand business in Egypt continues to grow in the major cities of Cairo, Luxor, and Aswan. |
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| Under the agreement, Access is developing a 65 MWp PV solar plant in Aswan. |
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| The oil spill made its way up the Nile from Aswan all the way to Luxor province. |
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| Shah Mohammed Reza Pahlevi and his wife, Empress Farah, left Tehran and flew to Aswan in Egypt. |
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| The weather is always sunny and clear in Egypt, especially in cities such as Aswan, Luxor and Asyut. |
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| The purpose of the campaign was to move the Great Temple of Abu Simbel to keep it from being swamped by the Nile after construction of the Aswan Dam. |
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| Therefore the Rifai Moulid is held twice a year, first at Al-Rifai Mosque in Cairo for Cairenes and residents of Lower Egypt and then in Aswan for Upper Egyptians. |
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| It added people travelling to Luxor, Aswan and Abu Simbel and cruising between those destinations are advised to exercise caution and arrive and depart by air. |
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| Scythians accompanied the Assyrian Esarhaddon on his invasion of Egypt, and their distinctive triangular arrowheads have been found as far south as Aswan. |
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| With the relaxation of restrictions, British holidaymakers can now plan their travel to destinations including Aswan, Abu Simbel, Alexandria and Luxor. |
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