Elephantine

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Elephantine is an island situated in the Nile River, near Aswan in Upper Egypt. It holds significant historical and archaeological importance, being one of the oldest parts of ancient Egypt with evidence of human settlement dating back to pre-dynastic times. The island was a crucial trading hub and military garrison due to its strategic location near the southern border of ancient Egypt. Among its notable sites are the Temple of Khnum, dedicated to the ram-headed god of the Nile's inundation, and the ancient Nilometer, used to measure the river's water levels.

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