The Aswan Botanical Island is divided into 27 squares with vertical and horizontal paths cutting each other which make it like look like a chess board. The Egyptian government later reclaimed the island and it has been maintained as the Aswan Botanical Gardens. With a deep passion for palm trees and plants, Kitchener transformed the entire Kitchener’s Island into a stunning botanic garden. Lord Kitchener was a commander of the Egyptian Army. In the year of 1899, Lord Horatio Kitchener took the island to be a place where his campaign can rest and call it the lord's house. It’s one of two islands in the Nile immediately adjacent to the city-center of Aswan Egypt.Īswan Botanical Garden was used by the Nubians to settle in it they called it Jet Narty.

It’s located on Kitchener’s Island, to the west of Elephantine Island. Where is the Aswan Botanical Garden located? The entirety of the island is landscaped with rare and exotic plants that were planted there by order of Lord Horatio Kitchener, who has gifted the island in gratitude for his service as consul general of Egypt Army under British control. A true jam of Egyptian treasures, strolling through the garden will take you into a dream state of scenery. The Aswan Botanical Garden offers a beautiful and unique escape from the city. Covering 6.8 hectares, the Aswan Botanical Garden is home to thousands of birds and many exotic plants imported from many parts of the world like Far East India and Africa.

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