Aswan

The Governorate Flag:
- The flag’s background is blue representing the water in Nasser Lake. The logo is in golden yellow consists of gear representing industry and inside the gear there are high electric towers representing the electric generators in the high dam, in the middle of the logo there is the Aswan tank.
The name and the meaning;
- Aswan is the best winter resort in Egypt even all over the whole world. There you can find warm dry weather and raising sun in addition to the quietness that is spread all over the place, even the boats sealing over the Nile surface complete the beauty of the scene.
- “Sono” was the name of Aswan in ancient Egyptian language and it means the market whereas it was a famous trade area. Then came the Greek and changed its name to be “Ceen”, but then the Coptic called it “Swan” finally in the sixth century the Arab pronounced it “Aswan”.
Location:
- Aswan governorate is located in the southern part of the Arab Republic of Egypt at 22 latitudes north the equator. It is surrounded from the north by the Keena governorate, from the east there is the Red Sea governorate, on the west there is the New Valley governorate and finally from the south there the Republic of the Sudan.
- Aswan city the capital of the governorate is located on the east coast of the Nile. It starts from the plain on the Nile coast and ends at the hills at the edge of the east desert highland. The Aswan city is 85 meters over the sea level and 879 km away from Cairo with area equals to 34608 km2.
Geographic:
The geographic in Aswan is divided into three parts:
1. Plain part: it is the part that is beside the Nile. It is narrow in the south and it widens when moving to the north.
2. Moderate height part: it is the ancient Aswan city on the high green hill that became widened in the east and in the west.
3. Desert area: that lies east Aswan till west the Nile.
Climate:
- Aswan is hot in summer and warm in winter but it is more likely to be continental weather whereas the difference between the greater degree and the lower degree in temperature is big during the whole year.
The ancient monuments in Aswan city:
- EL-Fintine Island.
- Temples of the Island.
- Nile Measurement.
- Agilika Island.
- Amoon Island.
- Nobles Tombs.
- Monastery of priest Samaan.
- The incomplete obelisk.
- Phyla Temple.
- Calabash Temple.
- Temple of the ruler house.
The ancient monuments in Abu Simbol city:
- The big Abu Simbol Temple (Ramsis the great).
- The small Abu Simbol Temple.
The ancient monuments in Com Ambo city:
- Com Ambo Temple.
The ancient monuments in Edpho city;
- Edpho Temple.
- Monuments in the Kab area.
New monuments:
- High Dam.
- Nuba Museum.
- Aswan Museum.
- Plants Island.
- Aghakan tomb.
- The unknown solider grave.
- Amoon city.
- Natural Protectorates: Saluga and Ghazal Protectorate – Allaky valley Protectorate – Elba Natural Protectorate.
Therapy tourism:
- Aswan is famous by the therapy tourism; it is the destination for those who want to be cured from many diseases such as rheumatism that was cured by primary means by covering the patient’s body by the hot desert sands.