Aswan, the southern gateway to Egypt

Approaching the population of the city of Aswan than 300,000 people makes it the largest city in the province of Aswan and also its capital . Is the southern gateway to Egypt , located exactly at the first cataract of the Nile. Rooted foot and was designated by the ancient Egyptians as " Sonu ", ie " the market." It is natural to call this name as it was a center of Aswan convoys coming to and from the heart . In the Ptolemaic era, were named "O" , and then he called the Nubians " Lipa Swan ." Aswan was also known as the " gold country " , where they serve as a great treasure , and the burial place of the kings of Nubia . After the Islamic conquest of Nubia inhabited by some Arab tribes , after the population was up to that time of the Nubians only . From the beautiful and rare things that got them in ancient times , it was the place in which he denied the theory of Eratosthenes Flatland , was first held the account for the Eart...