The archaeological complex of Abu Simbel comprises two massive rock temples in southern Egypt, on the western bank of Lake Nasser, some 290 km southwest of Aswan. It is part of the Nubian Monuments UNESCO World Heritage Site. MORE...
Located on the Mediterranean Sea coast, Alexandria (in Arabic, transliterated al-'Iskandariyyah) is the chief seaport in Egypt, and that country's second largest city, and the capital of the Al Iskandariyah governate.. MORE...
Aswan is a city in the south of Egypt, the capital of the governorate of the same name. It stands on the east bank of the Nile at the first cataract and is a busy market and tourist center. It is one of the driest inhabited places in the world. MORE...
Bedouin, derived from the Arabic “badawi”, a generic name for a desert-dweller, is a term generally applied to Arab nomadic groups, who are found throughout most of the desert belt extending from the Atlantic coast of the Sahara via the Western Desert. MORE...
Cairo (Arabic: al-Qahirah) is the capital city of Egypt (and previously the United Arab Republic) and has a metropolitan area population of approximately 15.2 million people. Cairo is the thirteenth most populous city area in the world.. MORE...
It is best known for the major Ptolemaic temple, built between 237 BC to 57 BC, which is one of the best preserved major temples in Egypt. It is dedicated to the falcon-headed god Horus. Apollonos superioris is the Roman name for Edfu. MORE...
Egypt is the second most populous country in Africa, and the vast majority of its 77 million population (2005) lives less than a kilometer away from the banks of the River Nile (about 40,000 km²), where the only agricultural land is found.It is mostly Arab. MORE...
It consists of a ramp up to a flattened terrace, which had a 'structure' on it (this may have been a pyramid or a simple mound). This structure was surrounded been a pillared hall. Behind this structure was an open court, & a hypostyle hall. MORE...
Its main rise to prominence came with the erection of the temple in the 2nd century BC. Today, irrigated sugar cane and corn account for most of the agricultural industry. Most of its 60,000 villagers are native Egyptians.
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Luxor Temple is a large Ancient Egyptian temple complex located on the east bank of the River Nile in the city today known as Luxor (ancient Thebes). Known in the Egyptian language as ipet resyt, or "the southern harem". MORE..
Designed Yussuf Bushnaq, a Greek architect, the Mohammad Ali Mosque (also known as the Alabaster Mosque because of the extensive use of this fine material from Beni Suef) is a fantastic place of worship that is also a Citadel.. MORE...
The pyramids of Egypt, some of which are among the largest man-made constructions ever conceived, constitute one of the most potent and enduring symbols of Ancient Egyptian civilization.. MORE...
The Red Sea is a gulf or basin of the Indian Ocean between Africa and Asia. The connection to the ocean is in the south through the Bab el Mandeb sound and the Gulf of Aden. In the north is the Sinai Peninsula, the Gulf of Aqaba and the Gulf of Suez. MORE... Saqqara is a vast, ancient burial ground in Egypt, featuring the world's oldest standing step pyramid. It is located some 30 km south of modern-day Cairo and covers an area of around 7 km by 1.5 km.MORE...
The Great Sphinx of Giza is an ancient iconic mythical creature usually comprised of a recumbent lion, an animal with sacred solar associations – with a human head, usually that of a pharaoh.. MORE...
The Valley of the Kings, or Wadi el-Muluk in Arabic, is a valley in Egypt where tombs were built for the Pharaohs and powerful nobles of the New Kingdom, the Eighteenth through Twentieth Dynasties.. MORE...
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