Famine Stela, Aswan

Name: Famine Stela
Address: Aswan, Egypt

#14 among attractions in Aswan

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The Famine Stela is an inscription written in Egyptian hieroglyphs located on Sehel Island in the Nile near Aswan in Egypt, which tells of a seven-year period of drought and famine during the reign of pharaoh Djoser of the Third Dynasty. It is thought that the stele was inscribed during the Ptolemaic Kingdom, which ruled from 332 to 31 BC. ()

Local name: لوحة المجاعة Coordinates: 24°2'60"N, 32°52'0"E

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Famine Stela – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Unfinished obelisk, Nubian Museum, Mausoleum of Aga Khan, El-Tabia Mosque.

2.6 miNE
Massive obelisk in an ancient quarry
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2.5 miNE
Historical and cultural Egyptian artifacts
Nubian Museum, Aswan
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2.8 miN
Mausoleum
Mausoleum of Aga Khan, Aswan
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3.4 miNE
Sacred and religious sites, Mosque
El-Tabia Mosque, Aswan
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2.7 miNE
Pyramid
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2.7 miNE
Museum, Archaeological museum
Aswan Museum, Aswan
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2.1 miSE
Memorial
Trajan's Kiosk, Aswan
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1 miE
Archaeological site
Shellal, Philae
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2.7 miNE
Temple
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3.1 miN
24°5'41"N • 32°52'33"E
Monastery of St Simeon, Aswan
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Island
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