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1856 photo of the Island of Philae (now submerged) 1809 map of the Island of Philae (now submerged), from the Description de l'Égypte Philae Island was an island near the expansive First Cataract of the Nile in Upper Egypt. Due to the building of the Aswan Low Dam, the island is today submerged. Due to the submerging, the Philae temple complex which had been built on the island, was moved to Agilkia Island.
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