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The single domed construction dominates a hillside on the west
bank opposite to Elephantine
island. It is a modern building but gained a good reputation.
It is built of red granite in the late 1950s as the final resting-place
of Agha Khan, the 48th leader of the Ismaili sect of Islam.
Agha Khan chose this place himself to include his tomb as Aswan
was his favorite winter resort. After his death in 1975, the
Begum, his wife oversaw the construction of his Fatimid-style
mausoleum .
Everyday a rose is placed on his sarcophagus
as he desired.
The landmark is reached by a felucca. |
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