thumb|View on El Nabatat Island of the Aswan Botanical Garden and west bank of the [[Nile.]]
thumb|right|200px|Palm tree [[Avenue (landscape)|allée (landscape avenue), in the Aswan Botanical Garden.]]
El Nabatat Island or Kitchener's Island ( Geziret En Nabatat (Plant Island) or the Botanical Island) is a small, oval-shaped island in the Nile at Aswan, Egypt. It is less than a kilometer long and its width is less than ½ a kilometer. The Aswan Botanical Garden is located on the island.
History
The island was previously known as Kitchener's Island, named after Lord Kitchener who owned it.
He was gifted the island when he served as Consul-General in Egypt
With the aid of the Ministry of Irrigation, Kitchener rapidly transformed the small long island into a paradise of exotic trees, many from India, It later passed into the property of the Egyptian government and was used as a research station called the Botanical Research Institute, Aswân Botanic Island.
Aswan Botanical Garden
The island, as a whole, constitutes the Aswan Botanical Garden. One can view the many types of subtropical, exotic, and rare plantings and trees such as the royal palm tree and the sabal palm tree. The collection was begun by Lord Kitchener and has been cared for since.
Gallery
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Image:Aswan, Kitchener's Island, east bank, Egypt, Oct 2004.jpg|A view to the inbound felucca wharf on El Nabatat Island
Image:Aswan, Kitchener's Island, palm trees, Egypt, Oct 2004.jpg|Palm trees at Aswan Botanical Garden
Image:Aswan, Kitchener's Island, felucca wharf, Egypt, Oct 2004.jpg|An outbound felucca wharf on El Nabatat Island
Image:P1010131-2.jpg|A view to the Nile's west bank from El Nabatat Island
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