The Aga Khan Mausoleum is located 2.5 miles from the Aswan train station. It was built by Muhammad Shah, known as the Aga Khan III, and was the spiritual leader of the Ismaili Shiite sect in India, and imam number 48 in 1885, and was one of the richest men in the world.

The Aga Khan was suffering from rheumatism and bone pain, and his friend advised him to travel to Aswan in the hope of recovery; Due to the fame of medical tourism in Aswan for its healthy atmosphere and healing sands, he traveled to Aswan in 1954 with his wife and followers, and buried his feet in the sands of Aswan daily, and after a week fully recovered from his illness, and decided to visit Aswan every winter, then built him a villa and also a cemetery to perpetuate the memory He recovered in this place and was buried there after his death.

The mausoleum is built of pink granite, and is similar to the Fatimid tombs in Cairo. It is located near the monastery of Saint Simeon on the west bank in Aswan. The mausoleum is built on a hill that allows visitors to have a panoramic view of the area.

The wife of the Aga Khan continued to visit the mausoleum after her husband’s death and recommended that flowers be placed on the grave every day, and when she died she was buried with her husband, and the mausoleum became attracting many pilgrims of the Ismaili community, and visitors from all over the world, and is a prominent landmark within the tourist attractions in Aswan.