Saluga and Ghazal islands

Natural Site

Nature reserve in Egypt

Salouga and Ghazal Protected Area is one of the smallest protectorates in Egypt. It contains two main islands named Salouga and Ghazal managed by the Egyptian Environmental Affairs Authority (EEAA) The name Salouga means waterfall in the ancient Nubian language. The two islands are located in the Nile River south of the city of Aswan but downstream of the Aswan Dam. It was established in 1986 with the purpose of protecting the biological diversity of threatened animals, plants and mammals.

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1
Aswan MuseumMuseum · 990 m
2
Monastery of Saint SimeonLandmark · 1.1 km
3
International Museum of NubiaMuseum · 1.6 km
4Aswan Nile MuseumMuseum · 5.8 km
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Trajan's KioskLandmark · 7.6 km

Saluga and Ghazal islands

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