Elephantine Island
Elephantine, Elephantine Island, Geziret Aswan Island
Egypt, Aswan
Elephantine Island is now the western part of Aswan. He received his ancient Greek name from the literal translation from the Egyptian "Abu" - "elephant, ivory." Previously, there was a city on this site, which in the time of Ancient Egypt was the border with Nubia and was a major trading center. In the 20th century, archaeologists discovered many buildings and artifacts from the Middle Kingdom.