Sehel Island

Sehel Island

Sehel
Site of Sehel in Nile outside Aswan Low Dam.


Famine Stela


Sehel Island is located in the Nile, about 2 miles (3 km) southwest of Aswan in Egypt. It is a large island, twice the size of Aswan's Elephantine Island, and is roughly halfway between there and the Aswan Low Dam (south).[1] On Sehel Island, there are many inscriptions in the granite boulders. These inscriptions were usually left by travellers marking either the start or end of their journey to Nubia.


Sehel enscriptions
There are several famous inscriptions that record historical events, such as the Famine Stela, which is of Greco-Roman origin, but claims to record events from the time of Djoser and Imhotep.
Sehel Island, spanning 3/4 the width of the Nile, is the primary large island below the first cataract of the Nile, outside the Aswan Low Dam (begun in 1898-1902). Following downriver, the next major islands, after Sehel, are: Saluga, Ambunarti, Elephantine, and then Kitchener's Island. There are a dozen smaller islands scattered around them.
Coordinates: 24°03′33″N 32°52′16″E


References


Aswan area map, Planetware.com, web JPEG image: PW: (map shows major islands near Aswan Dam and Aswan High Dam).
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