Seheil

Seheil

Seheil is a small island in the Nile in the Aswan nubian region, in Egypt. It was a stone quarry for granite during the Ancient Egypt times.

In the island there is today some archeological remains including sacred places such as the temple of the water-goddess Anuket.


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