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Ancient villages matching “Aswan Governorate”

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🇪🇬 Egypt · Ancient village

Village of Chashma Dara

Hellenistic (323–31 BCE) · Hellenistic

Village of Chashma Dara in Aswan Governorate, Egypt is a Hellenistic (323–31 BCE) ancient village attributed to Hellenistic culture.

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🇪🇬 Egypt · Archaeological wonder

Syene Granite Quarries

Old Kingdom to Roman (2700 BCE–500 CE; peak 1500–30 BCE) · Ancient Egyptian / Roman

Syene (Aswan) granite quarries are Old–Ptolemaic hardstone source producing 100-m-long unfinished obelisk of Hatshepsut (1,200 t) abandoned in bedrock crack, plus sarcophagi, colossi and pavements…