Therapeutic Tourism

The Kalabsha Temple is the biggest temple in Nubia.The sandstone edifice was built by the Roman Emperor Octavius Augustus and dedicated to the fertility god Mandulis.

Kalabsha Temple was moved to its present location after building of the High Dam about 750 meters south of the High Dam.

It is an architecture feat that man has made to change the stream in the south, to protect Egypt from the flood.

The High Dam is located 20 kilometers to the south of Aswan, Its length is 36000 meters, tourists can see the largest artificial lake in the world (Lake Nasser) that extends 500 kilometers south of the High Dam, its depth is 80 meters. Its width is 10 kilometers.

Tourists can enjoy a Nile cruise on one of the ships to see the new Nubia and its temples which were moved to their present location (Kabsha, Beit el-Wali and Kortas throne.)

Electricity is generated from the High Dam and it covers the use of people in Egypt.