| Location |
24.05 N - 32.56 E
Upper Egypt - immediately north of the first cataract
East bank of Nile
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| Nome |  Land of the arch - the 1st nome of Upper Egypt |
| Type of Settlement | Garrison town |
| Necropolis |
The Royal Tombs of Aswan - Nobles built a necropolis of rock cut tombs on the high cliffs on the West bank of the Nile.
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| Local deity | Anqet the embracer - goddess of fertility and the Nile
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| Ancient name | Swentet |
| Historical Development |
Since the Early Dynastic period the city marked the southern frontier of Ancient Egypt.
Throughout all ancient hitory, the city was a garrison town for the Egyptian army
A major trade center with Nubia and the rest of Africa, and here were levied toll and custom on all boats passing southward and northward
The Mining quarries located here were celebrated for their stone, and especially for the granitic rock called Syenite.
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| Monuments |
a) Elephantine Island
b) Philae Island - Dedicated to the worship of Isis and Osiris
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