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title: "Obelisk Bookstore"
description: "A very small bookshop beside the Unfinished Obelisk in Aswan, occupying a corridor of wall between other shops and stocking Egyptian history, Nubian culture, travel, and…"
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# Obelisk Bookstore

Canonical URL: https://www.hellobooknerd.com/obelisk-bookstore/

Last modified: 2026-09-26

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A quick bookish stop to remember your trip to Aswan.

A very small bookshop beside the Unfinished Obelisk in Aswan, occupying a
corridor of wall between other shops and stocking Egyptian history, Nubian
culture, travel, and illustrated books on pharaonic art, along with vintage
photographs. The only location in the record outside the United States.

At a glance: Quick browse · No café.

## Place details

- **Where:** [Dr Abd Al Rady Hanafe', Sheyakhah Oula, Aswan, Aswan Governorate 1241771, Egypt](https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query=Obelisk+Bookstore%2C+Dr+Abd+Al+Rady+Hanafe%27%2C+Sheyakhah+Oula%2C+Aswan%2C+Aswan+Governorate+1241771%2C+Egypt)
- **Neighbourhood:** Sheyakhah Oula, Aswan
- **What it is:** Bookstall

## Latest BookScore

**66.0 out of 100. Good.**

**Go if** you are visiting the Unfinished Obelisk or Philae Temple and want your souvenir to be a good one.

**Go elsewhere if** you are looking for a destination bookshop, because this is a stop, and a very good one.

[Read the full review from 8 July 2026](https://www.hellobooknerd.com/obelisk-bookstore/2026-07-08/).

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