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The unfinished obelisk in its quarry at Aswan, 1990. The obelisk and wider quarry were inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List in 1979 along with other examples of Upper Egyptian architecture, as part of the "Nubian Monuments from Abu Simbel to Philae" (despite the quarry site being neither Nubian, nor between Abu Simbel and Philae). [2]
The largest known obelisk, the unfinished obelisk, was never erected and was discovered in its original quarry. It is nearly one-third larger than the largest ancient Egyptian obelisk ever erected (the Lateran Obelisk in Rome); if finished it would have measured around 41.75 metres (137.0 ft) [ 6 ] and would have weighed nearly 1,090 tonnes ...
The unfinished obelisk still on site, at the northern quarry [15] The unfinished partly worked obelisk base, discovered in 2005 [16] The sarcophagus made from granite at the burial chambers of the Third Dynasty Pharaoh Djoser at Saqqara [7] and the Fourth Dynasty Pharaoh Sneferu at Dahshur
Aswan includes five monuments within the UNESCO World Heritage Site of the Nubian Monuments from Abu Simbel to Philae; these are the Old and Middle Kingdom tombs of Qubbet el-Hawa, the town of Elephantine, the stone quarries and Unfinished Obelisk, the Monastery of St. Simeon and the Fatimid Cemetery. [6]
The High Dam has also improved the efficiency and the extension of the Old Aswan Hydropower stations by regulating upstream flows. [31] At the time of completion, it was the largest power station in Africa and the 6th largest hydroelectric power station in the world. All High Dam power facilities were completed ahead of schedule.
First in 1902 due to the construction of the Aswan Lower Dam, then in both 1912 and 1933 due to the rising water levels, and a fourth time after the creation of the Aswan High Dam. The forced relocation stripped many native Nubians of their ancestral homelands, with the compensation of unsuitable homes for living and agriculture.
The word "obelisk" as used in English today is of Greek rather than Egyptian origin because Herodotus, the Greek traveler, was one of the first classical writers to describe the objects. A number of ancient Egyptian obelisks are known to have survived, plus the "unfinished obelisk" found partly hewn from its quarry at Aswan. These obelisks are ...
Aswan, New Valley, Red Sea: 2003 vii, viii, ix, x (natural) This nomination comprises five areas with mountain chains that reach at some points above 2,000 m (6,600 ft). They are nominated due to the geological formations they exhibit, their plant and animal life, and some sites have prehistoric petroglyphs. Gilf Kebir is pictured. [35]