Aswan - Elephantine Island

In ancient times the area on the east bank of the Nile, where Aswan now stands, was known as Syene and was famous for the nearby quarries of pink granite. yet it was always secondary to the main commercial and administrative settlement of Yebu, at the southern end of the Elephantine Island. yebu was egyptian for elephant; while Elephantine was the later Greek name, reflecting its important ivory trade.

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