At the ancient Egyptian city of Syene, the Sun was directly overhead only at summer solstice. Thus, Syene must have been very close to:

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The fact that the Sun was directly overhead at Syene only at summer solstice indicates that Syene is located near the Tropic of Cancer (23.5 degrees north latitude), where the Sun is directly overhead at solar noon on the summer solstice.

At the Ancient Egyptian City of Syene, the Sun Was