Goods can only be imported from Egypt by the Assuan and Suakin roads. |
Edfu stands alone on the bank of the Nile between Luxor and Assuan. |
It was characteristic that no fare was charged above Assuan. |
Modern steamers now plied on the Nile between Cairo and Assuan. |
The main quarry in Assuan, at 200 km from Karnak, permitted to ship the pink granit along the Nile. |
He returned to Italy in 1950 and, in October, he left for Egypt, appointed to Assuan to teach English and for ministry. |