Archaeological site · Egypt
Temple of Isis (Aswan town)
A small, roofed Ptolemaic temple of Isis on Aswan's east bank, later used as a church; not the Philae temple.
Where it is
24.0840, 32.8934
Why go
Not to be confused with the island temple at Philae, this small temple of Isis stands on Aswan’s east bank. It was built partly under Ptolemy III and Ptolemy IV and later converted into a church. Its four walls and granite-slab roof survive intact. A winged sun disk crowns the painted main gate, and reliefs inside show the king offering to Khnum, Satet and Anuket, the Aswan triad, and to Isis. Restoration exposed Coptic inscriptions and a rare drawing of the temple’s own plan, alongside Roman and Islamic mudbrick houses.
Near Temple of Isis (Aswan town)
Museum
Nubian Museum
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1 km · straight-line distance; driving distance and time differ
Historic site
Fatimid Cemetery of Aswan
One of the oldest Muslim cemeteries, on Aswan's east side, with early domed mausoleums from the Fatimid period.
1 km · straight-line distance; driving distance and time differ
Archaeological site
Elephantine archaeological site
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Monument
Unfinished Obelisk
A giant obelisk abandoned in an ancient Aswan granite quarry after cracks appeared, still lying where it was cut.
1 km · straight-line distance; driving distance and time differ