Aswan, Egypt

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Aswan,_Egypt

GPTKB entity

Statements (54)

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:city
gptkbp:airport	gptkb:Aswan_International_Airport
gptkbp:areaCode	97
gptkbp:climate	hot desert climate
gptkbp:country	gptkb:Egypt
gptkbp:distanceFromCairo	about 870 km south
gptkbp:elevation	194 m
gptkbp:ethnicGroup	gptkb:Nubians
gptkbp:founded	ancient times (as Syene)
gptkbp:historicalRegion	gptkb:Nubia
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	Aswan, Egypt
gptkbp:knownFor	gptkb:Aswan_Dam gptkb:Nubian_Museum gptkb:Philae_Temple gptkb:Unfinished_Obelisk
gptkbp:language	gptkb:Arabic
gptkbp:locatedIn	gptkb:Aswan_Governorate
gptkbp:locatedOn	gptkb:Nile_River
gptkbp:mayor	gptkb:Ashraf_Attia
gptkbp:notableLandmark	gptkb:Aswan_High_Dam gptkb:Temple_of_Isis gptkb:Aga_Khan_Mausoleum gptkb:Aswan_Stadium gptkb:Coptic_Cathedral_of_the_Archangel_Michael gptkb:El-Tabia_Mosque gptkb:Famine_Stela gptkb:Fatimid_Cemetery gptkb:Kalabsha_Temple gptkb:Kitchener's_Island gptkb:Monastery_of_St._Simeon gptkb:Nubian_Villages gptkb:Sehel_Island gptkb:Sharia_as-Souq_(market_street) gptkb:Aswan_Museum gptkb:Temple_of_Khnum gptkb:Tombs_of_the_Nobles gptkb:Aswan_Botanical_Garden gptkb:Elephantine_Island gptkb:Old_Aswan_Dam
gptkbp:notablePerson	gptkb:Mohamed_El_Shorbagy gptkb:Hassan_Fathy
gptkbp:population	about 1.5 million (2021 est.)
gptkbp:postalCode	81511
gptkbp:railwayStation	gptkb:Aswan_Railway_Station
gptkbp:region	gptkb:Upper_Egypt
gptkbp:sisterCity	gptkb:Bordeaux,_France gptkb:Sonoma,_United_States gptkb:Karlsruhe,_Germany gptkb:Chongqing,_China
gptkbp:timezone	EET (UTC+2)
gptkbp:UNESCOWorldHeritageSite	gptkb:Nubian_Monuments_from_Abu_Simbel_to_Philae
gptkbp:university	gptkb:Aswan_University
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Mohamed_Mounir
gptkbp:bfsLayer	5