Philae
| Greek: Φίλαι; Arabic: فيله | |
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 Shown within Egypt
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| Location | Aswan, Aswan Governorate, Egypt |
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| Region | Nubia |
| Coordinates | 24°1′15″N 32°53′22″E / 24.02083°N 32.88944°ECoordinates: 24°1′15″N 32°53′22″E / 24.02083°N 32.88944°E |
| Type | Sanctuary |
| History | |
| Builder | Nectanebo I |
| Founded | 380–362 BC |
| Abandoned | 6th century AD |
| Periods | Late Period to Byzantine Empire |
| Official name | Nubian Monuments from Abu Simbel to Philae |
| Type | Cultural |
| Criteria | i, iii, vi |
| Designated | 1979 (3rd session) |
| Reference no. | 88 |
| Region | Arab States |
 The remnants of the flooded Philae Island seen from the island of Agilkia (large image with watermarks) |
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Another view of the remnants
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Philae (/ˈfaɪli/; Greek: Φιλαί, Arabic: فيله Egyptian Arabic: [fiːlæ], Egyptian pꜣ ı͗w q) is currently an island in the reservoir of the Aswan Low Dam downstream of the Aswan Dam and Lake Nasser, Egypt. Philae was originally located near the expansive First Cataract of the Nile in Upper Egypt and was the site of an Egyptian temple complex. These rapids and the surrounding area have been variously flooded since the initial construction of the Aswan Low Dam in 1902. The temple complex was later dismantled and relocated to nearby Agilkia Island as part of the UNESCO Nubia Campaign project, protecting this and other complexes before the 1970 completion of the Aswan High Dam.
Philae is mentioned by numerous ancient writers, including Strabo,Diodorus Siculus,Ptolemy,Seneca,Pliny the Elder. It was, as the plural name indicates, the appellation of two small islands situated in latitude 24° north, just above the First Cataract near Aswan (Egyptian Swenet "Trade;" Ancient Greek: Συήνη). Groskurd computes the distance between these islands and Aswan at about 100 km (62 mi).
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