# Nubian Heritage Quarter

Aswan, Egypt

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.

## Roots Earth

Roots Earth has a longer story for Nubian Heritage Quarter, with a choice of female or male voice. Download the city audio to listen offline. No account is needed.

Coordinates: 24.0885, 32.8855

[City page](/cities/aswan)

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