For centuries Qasr Ibrim stood proudly at the top of a cliff overlooking the Nile and it was only in the 20th century when the Aswan High Dam was built and Lake Nasser formed that the surrounding land was flooded by water and turning this old clifftop fortress into an island of rocks
Its history stretches from the days of the pharaohs all the way to the 19th century although it is a place where you can trace the changes in politics culture and religion across Nubia