Fatimid Cemetery
Aswan, EGplace
About
Among the modern graves are some ruined mud-brick domed tombs, some of which go back to the Fatimid period (9th century). The domes are built on a drum with corners sticking out like horns, a feature unique to southern Egypt. Tombs decorated with flags belong to local saints; you may see Aswanis circumambulating a tomb, praying for the saint’s intercession.
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Station: 239n328e · 14 km away · 173m
Aswan
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