A trip to the main attractions of Ancient Egypt is not complete without a visit to Aswan. The city is located in the far south of Egypt, 850 km from Cairo, on the banks of the Nile River. Aswan is the last "big" city before the Sudanese border, so the city has become a staging point to visit many attractions in the region, especially Abu Simbel.

A trip to the main attractions of Ancient Egypt is not complete without a visit to Aswan. The city is located in the far south of Egypt, 850 km from Cairo, on the banks of the Nile River. Aswan is the last "big" city before the Sudanese border, so the city has become a staging point to visit many attractions in the region, especially Abu Simbel.

A trip to the main attractions of Ancient Egypt is not complete without a visit to Aswan. The city is located in the far south of Egypt, 850 km from Cairo, on the banks of the Nile River. Aswan is the last "big" city before the Sudanese border, so the city has become a staging point to visit many attractions in the region, especially Abu Simbel.

Saint Catherine's Monastery was built in AD 330 at the behest of the Empress of Rome Helena. The edifice is comprised simply of a modest chapel which is supposed to have been the location of a burning bush (a reference to the biblical text in which God talked to the Prophet Moses) (a reference to the biblical passage in which God spoke to the Prophet Moses). The church functioned as a shelter for hermits.

The Sinai Peninsula in Egypt encompasses an area of ​​about 61 thousand square kilometers and is positioned between Asia and Africa. Sinai is the entryway to Egypt from the east, and is separated into two governorates, the Southern Governorate, and the Northern Governorate.