The Kitchener’s Island in Aswan
Situated in the Nile, west of Elephantine Island, the smaller Kitchener’s Island (also known as the Island of Plants) is one of the most delightful places in Aswan.
The lush botanical gardens that cover the island make it an ideal place to go for a peaceful stroll or simply relax in the shade of the trees.
The British general Horatio Kitchener was presented with the island in the 1890s as a reward for leading the Egyptian army’s successful campaigns in Sudan.
He made the island his home and indulged his passion for beautiful flowers by covering it with exotic plants imported from all around the world.
The huge sycamore trees, coconut palms, and date palms that tower into the sky are filled with colorful birds
and egrets, and as the sun begins to go down the entire island rings out with the sound of their calls.
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