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Abu Simbel photo by Liam Hetherington
January 17, 2008
Aswan has long been Egypt's gateway to Africa. Situated near the historic First Cataract of the Nile, the rapids beyond which uninterrupted sailing was impossible, it formed a natural limit to Pharaonic rule. South, the darker-skinned Nubians stood...Read More
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