DetourmapPlaces worth the detour in Aswan
10 places worth going out of your way for lie within 20 km of Aswan, Egypt, across 2 kinds of detour; archaeological & historic sites are the largest group (7). Best known: Elephantine. 2 of them rank as little-known. Click any card to open it on the map.
- Within 20 km
- 10
- Oldest
- 1969 Aswan Ilyushin Il-18 crash 1969
- Little known
- 2 of 10
- Most from
- 20th century
All 10, ranked 10
Ranked by how many Wikipedia editions cover them.
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5.Temple of Isis in Philae
Archaeological · Notable
Temple of Isis in Philae now located on Agilkia island
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6.Agilkia island
Archaeological · Notable
Island in the Nile River, present site of the relocated temple complex of Philae
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7.Qubbet el-Hawa
Archaeological · Notable
Archaeological site in Egypt, with Old and Middle Kingdom Tombs
Questions about this page
What is worth seeing near Aswan?
10 places within 20 km: 7 archaeological & historic sites and 3 nature & landscapes. The best known is Elephantine.
Is there anything near Aswan that most visitors miss?
2 of these 10 places rank as little known — they carry a Wikipedia article in only a handful of languages, which is usually the difference between a queue and an empty path. They are in the ranked list below, furthest down.
What is the oldest thing near Aswan?
1969 Aswan Ilyushin Il-18 crash, dated to 1969.
How is the 20 km radius measured?
As the crow flies from the centre of Aswan, not by driving time. A place inside the circle can still be a long way round by road, and the distance to each is on its card on the map.
Where does this information come from?
Every place is drawn from Wikidata (CC0), with photographs from Wikimedia Commons and a link to its English Wikipedia article. Selection is deterministic: a place is here because Wikidata files it under one of the classes this atlas carries and it has coordinates, a photo and an article. Nothing is written or chosen by an AI, and the ranking is simply how many Wikipedia language editions cover a place.