The mausoleum of Aga Khan III - Egypt

Special feature Egypt : The mausoleum of Aga Khan III

In the image of the Nubian princes, Aga Khan III chose the cliffs of Aswan as his final resting place. Considered at the time as the richest man in the world, he originally came to Aswan in order to heal his rheumatism, burying himself waist-high in the burning sand. The man who was the 48th imam of the Muslim Ismaili sect died in 1957. His mausoleum, now closed to the public, offers a magnificent view of the Nile and of the town of Aswan. The palace of women constructed at the foot of his resting place only has windows facing the mausoleum so that every day they look towards him and think of him.

  Aswan, the final frontier

The St. Simeon Monastery  

Contents

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  Aswan, the final frontier

  
• 2

  The mausoleum of Aga Khan III

  
• 3

  The St. Simeon Monastery

  
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  The two dams of Aswan

  
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  The Nubian villages

  
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  Traditional gatherings

  
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  The Temple of Philae

  
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  Aswan's natural reserve

  
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  The souks

  
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  Abu Simbel