RickCollier > Aswan, Egypt -- Feluccas get underway to join the tourist crowd at Aswan in the late afternoon, as sunset approaches. © Rick Collier / RickCollier.com.


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RickCollier > Aswan, Egypt -- The unfinished obelisk.  Much of the red granite stonework in ancient egyptian temples and monuments came from quarries around present-day Aswan.  The unfinished obelisk was found at the northern quarry and was probably abandoned when the rock cracked during the quarrying process.  This artifact and the tools found around it have provided valuable insight into how the ancient Egyptians quarried and dressed the stone for their monuments. © Rick Collier / RickCollier.com.



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RickCollier > Aswan, Egypt -- Northern Quarry -- site of the unfinished obelisk.  Much of the red granite stonework in ancient egyptian temples and monuments came from quarries around present-day Aswan.  Tools and the remains of other projects and quarry work are easily seen aroudn the quarry workings. © Rick Collier / RickCollier.com.



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RickCollier > Aswan, Egypt -- The unfinished obelisk.  Much of the red granite stonework in ancient egyptian temples and monuments came from quarries around present-day Aswan.  The unfinished obelisk was found at the northern quarry and was probably abandoned when the rock cracked during the quarrying process.  This artifact and the tools found around it have provided valuable insight into how the ancient Egyptians quarried and dressed the stone for their monuments. © Rick Collier / RickCollier.com.



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RickCollier > Nile River, Egypt -- A donkey cart sits by the side of the road by the desert.  The owner / driver is nowhere in sight. © Rick Collier / RickCollier.com.



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RickCollier > Nile River, Egypt -- Feluccas sail on the Nile River through Aswan city. © Rick Collier / RickCollier.com.



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RickCollier > Nile River, Egypt -- A felucca sails on the Nile River near Aswan. © Rick Collier / RickCollier.com.



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RickCollier > Aswan, Egypt -- Philae Temple -- Boats throng the port area at the village where tourists embark to visit Agilika Island, site today of the Philae Temple ("Temple of Philae"), for their passengers to be ready to return to the main town.  The original island location of Philae was submerged by the building of the Aswan High Dam, so the temple was relocated and is now visited on the island Agilika.  The island temple can only be reached by hiring these "water taxis." © Rick Collier / RickCollier.com.


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RickCollier > Aswan, Egypt -- Philae Temple -- Boats wait at Agilika Island, site today of the Philae Temple ("Temple of Philae"), for their passengers to be ready to return to the main town.  The original island location of Philae was submerged by the building of the Aswan High Dam, so the temple was relocated and is now visited on the island Agilika.  The island temple can only be reached by hiring these "water taxis." © Rick Collier / RickCollier.com.


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Aswan, Egypt -- Feluccas get underway to join the tourist crowd at Aswan in the late afternoon, as sunset approaches. © Rick Collier / RickCollier.com.


travel; vacation; tour; tourism; tourist; destination; Aswan; boat; boats; sailboats; sail; sailing; harbor; river; "Nile River"; Nile; sunset; evening;
RickCollier > Aswan, Egypt -- Feluccas get underway to join the tourist crowd at Aswan in the late afternoon, as sunset approaches. © Rick Collier / RickCollier.com.


travel; vacation; tour; tourism; tourist; destination; Aswan; boat; boats; sailboats; sail; sailing; harbor; river; "Nile River"; Nile; sunset; evening;
Aswan, Egypt -- Feluccas get underway to join the tourist crowd at Aswan in the late afternoon, as sunset approaches. © Rick Collier / RickCollier.com.


travel; vacation; tour; tourism; tourist; destination; Aswan; boat; boats; sailboats; sail; sailing; harbor; river; "Nile River"; Nile; sunset; evening;
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