# Qubbet el-Hawa

Aswan, Egypt

A necropolis of around 100 rock-cut tombs carved into the cliff on the Nile's west bank, burial place of the governors and expedition leaders of ancient Elephantine. Its name, Dome of the Wind, comes from a sheikh's shrine on the summit.

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Coordinates: 24.10177, 32.88916

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