Aswan, Egypt

Nubian Heritage Quarter

Nubian Heritage Quarter, Aswan

The Nubian Heritage Quarter celebrates the culture of Nubia, an indigenous Nile people whose kingdoms once ruled Egypt. Music, painted houses, crafts, and cuisine survive here after the 1960s dam displaced over 100,000 Nubians from their ancestral homeland.

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Location

Coordinates: 24.0885, 32.8855

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