Aswan Complete Reference - Kalabsha Temple, Practical Guide, and the Eastern Desert
The complete practical reference for Aswan: the Kalabsha Temple on Lake Nasser; the Wadi Halfa and the Sudan border crossing; the Eastern Desert and Wadi el-Hudi; the Aswan caravan routes to the oases; practical guide to permits for Lake Nasser; and the complete hotel and logistics guide.
Aswan Practical Guide - Felucca Rides, Sound and Light Shows, Best Season, and Complete Itinerary
The complete practical guide to Aswan: planning the optimal visit to Egypt most relaxed and naturally beautiful city, including the felucca experience, Sound and Light Show at Philae, the Abu Simbel day trip logistics, and the best season for the Upper Egyptian Nile Valley.
Aswan Complete Reference - Eratosthenes, the Suez Canal, Nile Source Discovery, and Heritage Tourism
The complete Aswan reference: Eratosthenes calculation of the Earth circumference at Aswan (within 2% accuracy using sun shadows); ancient Greek and Roman travel writing about Syene; the Suez Canal history and the 1956 Suez Crisis; the Victorian search for the Nile source (Burton, Speke, Livingstone, Stanley); the UNESCO International Campaign to Save the Monuments of Nubia as the birth of world heritage preservation; and the complete practical planning guide.
Aswan and the Suez Crisis - Nasser, the Cold War, and Egypt Arab Nationalism
The Aswan High Dam as the trigger for the Suez Crisis of 1956: how the refusal by the US and Britain to fund the dam led Nasser to nationalize the Suez Canal, the subsequent Anglo-French-Israeli invasion, and the humiliation of the European powers by Eisenhower that marked the end of European imperial power in the Middle East.
Aswan: Kingdom of Kush, Abu Simbel, Lake Nasser, and the Nubian Heritage
The deeper history of Aswan: the Kingdom of Kush and the Nubian pharaohs who conquered Egypt (25th Dynasty); Abu Simbel and the solar alignment; Lake Nasser and the drowned Nubia (temples rescued by UNESCO and donated to New York and Madrid); the ancient granite quarries and the Unfinished Obelisk; the Agha Khan Mausoleum and the Monastery of Saint Simeon on the west bank; and the complete Aswan guide.
Aswan: Philae Temple, the Nubian People, the High Dam, and the Gateway to Africa
Aswan as the southern frontier of ancient Egypt and the crossroads between Mediterranean and African civilizations: the Philae Temple of Isis (the last pagan temple, rescued by UNESCO); Elephantine Island and the ancient Nilometer; the Aswan High Dam that transformed Egypt but submerged ancient Nubia; the Nubian people and their displacement; the Unfinished Obelisk (the largest single stone object ever attempted); and the practical guide including the Old Cataract Hotel and Abu Simbel day trips.