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Elephantine Island in Aswan, Egypt | Places to Visit in Aswan Facts about the most beautiful islands in Aswan "Siou and Koti" and the history of the most important Egyptian Temples and Pharaonic Egyptian Monuments on the island, the museum, visiting hours and more. The Nubian villages of Siu and Koti, or what is called Elephantine Island, are the Nile islands located in Aswan. They are considered one of the islands that contain a large group of Pharaonic Egyptian Antiquities and Mortuary Temples in addition to museums that show us the Ancient Egypt civilization that passed through Egypt to discover the Ancient Egypt History. Learn more about these villages below.. Elephantine Island Facts How big is Siu and Koti? Elephantine Island is 1500 meters long and 500 meters wide.. How many people live on the island? The population of the island is 5,800 people, most of whom are Nubia, and are concentrated in two villages in the middle of the island, namely Siu and Koti.. The reason for naming Elephantine Island In ancient times, this island of Elephantine was known in the Ancient Egyptian Language and Pharaonic texts as Abu, which means elephant.. The reason for naming the island with this name is the presence of a port on the island that receives African ivory, which is extracted from elephant tusks.. The name was translated into Greek as Elephantine, which refers to the ivory of an elephant's tusk.. This island was one of the main trade routes in Egypt, and the island was also the main headquarters for many missions, including governmental, military and commercial missions, to discover the extent of the development of Trade in Ancient Egypt.. Another reason for this name is the resemblance between the shape of the island and an elephant's tusk.. Elephantine Island Museum It is also