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Sehel Island in the Nile, below Aswan Low Dam.

Sehel Island (Ancient Greek: Σῆτις)[1] is located in the Nile, about 2 miles (3.2 km) southwest of Aswan in southern Egypt. It is a large island, and is roughly halfway between the city and the upstream Aswan Low Dam.[2]

  1. ^ "TM Places". www.trismegistos.org. Retrieved 2020-06-22.
  2. ^ Aswan area map, Planetware.com, web JPEG image: PW: (map shows major islands near Aswan Dam and Aswan High Dam).

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