It was originally a major city perched on a cliff above the Nile, but the flooding of Lake Nasser after the construction of the Aswan High Dam transformed it into an island and flooded its outskirts.
Nonetheless, Turanshah conquered the Nubian town of Ibrim and began to conduct a series of raids against the Nubians.
Qasr-e Shirin | Qasr el-'Aguz | Qasr al-Nil Bridge | Qasr Mshatta | Qasr Ibrim | Qasr Hur | Qasr Amra | An original ''caliga'' found at Qasr Ibrim |