In ancient times, the island of Elephantine was a place of worship Khnum, the creator of humanity and the patron of the Nile spills. The ruins of the Temple of Khnum, built in the IV century BC On the west side of the house you can admire the magnificent gates depicting Ptolemy XI, praying the god Khnum. Nearby is another temple - a temple Satet built by Queen Hatshepsut and the necropolis of sacred sheep.

On the island of Elephantine Aswan is a museum, whose collection is stored objects found during excavations in Aswan and the surrounding area. Museum exhibits - from prehistoric primitive weapons to the Greco-Roman mummies - arranged in chronological order.

South of Aswan Museum is nilometr. A narrow hallway with a staircase inside straight down into the waters of the Nile. On the walls are carved four scales, which determine the level of water in the river during the floods, according to predict the future harvest.