Traditional Nile sailboats near the banks of Aswan, Egypt.
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Luxor, Egypt: A felucca is a traditional wooden sailing boat used in the eastern Mediterranean. Its rig consists of one or two lateen sails. They are usually able to board ten passengers and the crew consists of two or three people. Despite the availability of motorboats and ferries, feluccas are still in active use as a means of transport in Nile-adjacent cities like Aswan and Luxor. They are especially popular among tourists who can enjoy a quieter and calmer mood than motorboats have to offer.
"Felucca boats take sail on the River Nile at Aswan, EgyptThe riverscape of Aswan is dominated by the sand-covered hills of the West Bank which is strewn with rock-cut tombs of high-status officials of the Old and Middle Kingdom. At the crest of the hill is the domed tomb of a Muslim prophet which gives the hill its local name, Qubbet el-Hawa or aEDome of the Windsaa."