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Philae Island

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Philae Island was an island near the expansive First Cataract of the Nile in Upper Egypt. Due to the building of the Aswan Low Dam, the island is today submerged. Due to the submerging, the Philae temple complex which had been built on the island, was moved to Agilkia Island.

Adapted from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA). Photography via Wikimedia Commons.

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