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A selection of pictures of downtown Assuan with its narrow alleys, markets and bazaars. Assuan (Aswan) is small enough to be visited in one day. Work on the unfinished obelisk was stopped when the stone developed a crack. Because of that the obelisk was left in the granite quarry.


01 Oranges and bananas stall	02 Donkey	03 Lemons stall and customers	04 Lemons stall	05 Vegetables stalls


06 Vegetables stalls	07 Green peppers	08 Butcher shop	09 Vegetables seller	10 Cauliflower


11 Catholic church	12 Train station	13 Downtown Aswan	14 Spices shop


15 Lemon stall and donkey	16 Jewellery seller	17 Unfinished obelisk	18 Unfinished obelisk	19 Assuan Moon restaurant


20 Pastries and cakes shop	21 Spices shop at night	22 Bazaar at night	23 Bazaar at night	24 Vegetables seller

Other Aswan galleries: Coptic Cathedral ▪ Temple of Philae ▪ Nubian Museum ▪ Nile River and Feluccas ▪ Elephantine Island ▪ The High Dam ▪ Nile River Sunsets

Categories: Markets ▪ Cities ▪ City centres

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