Aswan
Anba Hadra Monastery
The monastery known as Anba Hadra, often called St Simeon’s Monastery, stands on Aswan’s western bank between river and desert. The approach helps explain the geographical isolation and organisation of early Christian monastic life.
The monastery known as Anba Hadra, often called St Simeon’s Monastery, stands on Aswan’s western bank between river and desert. The approach helps explain the geographical isolation and organisation of early Christian monastic life.
The monastery known as Anba Hadra, often called St Simeon’s Monastery, stands on Aswan’s western bank between river and desert. The approach helps explain the geographical isolation and organisation of early Christian monastic life.
A closer look
Three details that change the way you see it.
The desert approach and the monastery’s controlled isolation.
Church, cells and service areas as parts of a working community.
Christian heritage within Aswan’s wider historical landscape.
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Across the Desert to Anba Hadra Monastery
Cross the Nile to Aswan’s western bank and approach Anba Hadra Monastery through the desert landscape. The monastery and its…
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