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Aswan is the southern-most city in Egypt, located 800 km south of Cairo at the first of six cataracts on the Nile. The city is an old commercial town and in antiquity it was known under the name of Syene.
Since construction of the Aswan Dam the city has become an important industrial centre with steel, aluminium and chemical industries based on the electrical power drawn from the turbines of the Dam.
Since construction of the Aswan Dam the city has become an important industrial centre with steel, aluminium and chemical industries based on the electrical power drawn from the turbines of the Dam.
During the winter season Aswan is a junction for Nile Cruises and the starting point for tours to the Abu Simpel temples. The climate is warm and dry all year through.
During winter the daily temperatures reaches 23-30 C, during summer they easily reach 28-50 C.
During winter the daily temperatures reaches 23-30 C, during summer they easily reach 28-50 C.
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