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El Nabatat Island or Kitchener's Island,[1][2] (جزيرة النباتات Geziret En Nabatat (Plant Island) or the Botanical Island)[3][4] is a small, oval-shaped island in the Nile at Aswan, Egypt. It is less than a kilometer long and its width is less than ½ a kilometer. The Aswan Botanical Garden is located on the island.[5]

View on El Nabatat Island of the Aswan Botanical Garden and west bank of Nile.
View on El Nabatat Island of the Aswan Botanical Garden and west bank of Nile.
Palm tree allée (landscape avenue), in the Aswan Botanical Garden.
Palm tree allée (landscape avenue), in the Aswan Botanical Garden.

Geography


El Nabatat Island is one of two major islands on the Nile in vicinity of Aswan, the other one being Elephantine. Elephantine is the larger one, and is located between El Nabatat Island and the city of Aswan (east bank). Therefore, it can be hard to see the smaller El Nabatat Island from Aswan: "Aswan disappears behind Elephantine Island".[6][7][8]


History


The island was previously known as Kitchener's Island, named after Lord Kitchener who owned it.[3] He was gifted the island, when he served as Consul-General in Egypt[6] from 29 September 1911 to June 1914.[9]

With the aid of the Ministry of Irrigation, Kitchener rapidly transformed the small 750 metres (2,460 ft) long island into a paradise of exotic trees, many from India,[3] and plants in gardens with view walkways.[5] It later passed into the property of the Egyptian government and was used as a research station called the Botanical Research Institute, Aswân Botanic Island.[10]


Aswan Botanical Garden


The island, as a whole, constitutes the Aswan Botanical Garden. One can view the many types of subtropical, exotic, and rare plantings and trees such as the Royal Palm tree and the Sabal Palm tree.[11] The collection was begun by Lord Kitchener and cared for since.[3] The gardens are popular among the local people and tourists, as a place to go for a quiet afternoon away from the noise of the city, and for weekend picnics.[5] The island and gardens can be reached by felucca that reach the Southeastern side of the small island.[6]




References


  1. State Information Service of Egypt - Elnabatat's Island Archived 2015-01-23 at the Wayback Machine
  2. aswan.gov.eg - جزيرة النباتات Archived 2015-01-23 at the Wayback Machine
  3. Berrett, LaMar C.; Ogden, D. Kelly (1996). Discovering the World of the Bible (3rd ed.). Grandin Book Company. p. 308. ISBN 0-910523-52-5.
  4. Mann, Joel F. (2005). An International Glossary of Place Name Elements. Scarecrow Press. p. 112. ISBN 9780810850408. Retrieved 18 November 2016.
  5. Cowie, Robert (2014). Journey to a Waterfall A Biologist in Africa. Lulu.com. p. 239. ISBN 9781304669391. Retrieved 18 November 2016.
  6. Haag, Michael (2004). Egypt. New Holland Publishers. p. 334. ISBN 9781860111631. Retrieved 18 November 2016.
  7. Jani, Vibhavari (June 23, 2011). Diversity in Design: Perspectives from the Non-Western World. A&C Black. p. 286. ISBN 9781563677557. Retrieved 18 November 2016.
  8. Ham, Anthony (2009). Middle East. Lonely Plane. p. 168. ISBN 9781742203591. Retrieved 18 November 2016.
  9. Neilson, Keith. "Kitchener, Horatio Herbert biography". ONDB. Retrieved 24 November 2017.
  10. "Botanical Gardens in Egypt" (PDF). Convention on Biological Diversity. Archived (PDF) from the original on 19 November 2016. Retrieved 18 November 2016.
  11. "The botanical garden of Aswan (Kitchener's Island)". Ask-Aladdin. Archived from the original on 18 November 2016. Retrieved 18 November 2016.


На других языках

[de] Kitchener-Insel

Die Kitchener-Insel (englisch Kitchener’s Island; arabisch auch Geziret an-Nabatat, جزيرة النباتات, „Insel der Pflanzen“) ist eine kleine Flussinsel im Nil in Ägypten. Sie erstreckt sich unterhalb des ersten Katarakts auf einer Länge von 650 Metern in Südwest-Nordost-Richtung bei einer Breite bis zu 115 Metern westlich der größeren Nilinsel Elephantine und dem Stadtgebiet von Assuan nahe dem östlichen Nilufer.[1] Auf der 6,5 Hektar großen Kitchener-Insel befindet sich der Botanische Garten der Stadt Assuan.[2]
- [en] El Nabatat Island

[fr] Île Kitchener

L'île Kitchener, en arabe Geziret an-Nabatat (« île aux plantes »), est une île fluviale du sud de l'Égypte intégralement occupée par un jardin botanique.

[it] Isola di Kitchener

L'isola di Kitchener (nota localmente in lingua araba come Geziret an-Nabatat, جزيرة النباتات - translatto in "isola delle piante"), è un'isoletta di forma ovale situata nel fiume Nilo, ad Assuan, in Egitto. L'intera isola forma l'orto botanico di Assuan.


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