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Shopping in Egypt

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Egypt is a wonderland of shopping opportunities. Of course, there are the famous bazaars such as the Khan el-Khalili, but then there are also thousands of unusual stores scattered about the country, and especially in Cairo, though some products are better purchased perhaps from the locale from which they are produced, such as alabaster in Luxor. However, Cairo provides a huge variety of everything from antiques to fine clothing and especially jewelry.

In some shops, you must haggle while in others the price will be set. Which type of store provides the best possible deals depends both on the shop itself and the haggling ability of the buyer an seller. Frequently though some of the best deals at the best consistent quality is found in stores with fixed prices. For example, one might haggle over a mother-of-pearl box in the Khan el-Khalili and wind up paying a fairly low price but for an inferior products, while in a fixed price shop, one might end up paying more, but for a far superior mother-of-pearl box.

The purpose for this section is to provide Tour Egypt readers with information both on how to shop in Egypt, as well as to enlighten them on how to tell what makes various products better or worse from the standpoint of quality. Of course, for those not traveling to Egypt, our Virtual Khan el-Khalili, Tour Egypt's online shop provides many quality products found in Egypt at reasonable prices.

Medical tourism

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Although much attention has been given to the growing trend of uninsured Americans traveling to foreign countries, a McKinsey and Co. report from 2008 found that a plurality of an estimated 60,000 to 85,000 medical tourists were traveling to the United States for the purpose of receiving in-patient medical care;[66] the same McKinsey study estimated that 750,000 American medical tourists traveled from the United States to other countries in 2007 (up from 500,000 in 2006).[67] The availability of advanced medical technology and sophisticated training of physicians are cited as driving motivators for growth in foreigners traveling to the U.S. for medical care,[66] whereas the low costs for hospital stays and major/complex procedures at Western-accredited medical facilities abroad are cited as major motivators for American travelers.[67] Also, it has been noted that the decline in value of the U.S. dollar is offering additional incentive for foreign travel to the U.S., although, costs differences between the US and many locations in Asia far outweigh any currency fluctuations.

Several major medical centers and teaching hospitals offer international patient centers that cater to patients from foreign countries who seek medical treatment in the U.S.[68] Many of these organizations offer service coordinators to assist international patients with arrangements for medical care, accommodations, finances and transportation including air ambulance services.

It should be noted that many locations in the US that offer medical care comparable in price to foreign medical facilities are not Joint Commission Accredited.

Medical tourism

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Medical Tourism in Egypt

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Egypt has been a tourist magnet for many years, owing to its monuments from ancient civilizations and its exotic aura. It is also one of the newer, emerging destinations in medical tourism. With high standards in cosmetic surgery, combined with low prices, Egypt has become a very affordable medical destination, and the ideal place to combine medical treatment with a cultural experience or a seaside vacation.

Egypt boasts a climate and natural environment considered to be quite therapeutic; from its dry, warm weather to mineral and sulfur rich springs and the healing black sands found at Safga. The country is also rich in its range of treatment resorts and spas on offer. Clinics, hospitals and staff offer world-class services which are on a par with those offered in the UK, Europe and North America. Many of the doctors receive their training and specialist credentials abroad.

A number of specialized tour operators offer medical tourism packages that include a choice of doctors and hospitals, consultation, treatment, recovery plan and tours. Personal helpers for those needing assistance can be also arranged and you’ll find that there are few, if any, language barriers, as tour and medical personnel speak English. In addition to essential medical procedures, many who visit Egypt take advantage of the excellent services in cosmetic treatments and dental work.

Egypt and the global financial crisis

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Egypt and the global financial crisis

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The origins of the global financial crisis could be traced back to August 2007, when people with mortgage debts, in the US, could not make their payments. Consequently, banks faulted on their payments to investment institutions, to which those debts were sold.

Major US banks such as Lehman Brothers and Merrill Lynch and insurance companies such as The American Insurance Group have suffered.

With the teeth of the global financial squeeze sinking deep, Egypt had to adopt urgent measures to head off the crisis. President Hosni Mubarak held a number of meetings at which he discussed the measures to be adopted and the effects on Egypt's financial sector to be expected.

On their part, cabinet officials said that Egypt's banking system is capable of absorbing the crisis. The only sector likely to be affected, however, is the stock exchange.

Egyptian banks are no longer burdened with bad debts. The debt problem has been solved over the past 4 years. 50 per cent of those debts were repaid. The remainder is rescheduled.

Moreover, mortgage lending accounts for no more than 3 per cent of the credit lines offered by Egyptian banks.

The Central Bank of Egypt ( CBE )

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The CBE

Established in 1960, the CBE is an autonomous public legal person, assuming the authorities and powers vested therein by Law No. 88 for 2003, and the Presidential Decree No. 64 for 2001961.4, Issuing the Statute of the Central Bank .

The Paid-up Capital is 1000 million Egyptian pounds ( LE). The funds of the Central Bank are considered private funds.

CENTRAL BANK OF EGYPT

The CBE is committed to achieving, over the medium term, low rates of inflation which it believes are essential for maintaining confidence and for sustaining high rates of investment and economic with price stability being the primary and growth. The Government's endorsement of the objective of price stability and its commitment to fiscal consolidation is quite important for achieving this objective.

Enviormental tourism

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Many people with little knowledge of Egypt and less interest in exploring this ancient land visualize it to be a desert. It is the vision portrayed in their minds if they casually run across a photo of the great pyramids in a magazine. However, most people with only a casual interest in Egypt at least recognize the duality of the land, a prospective that was not lost on the ancient Egyptians.

To these people, the landscape is a contrast between the lush Nile Valley and the harsh sand of the desert to either side of the Valley. Still others, including Egyptians themselves, become aware that Egypt is much more diverse than deserts surrounding the fertile Nile Valley, though few of us have actually had the opportunity to seek out these various habitats where one may very well freeze to death under a blanket of snow in the high Sinai mountains, view tropical birds and a marshy lake district, or explore the rich pristine coral reefs and marine life of Egypt's coastal waters.

Yet many of these areas are but a stone's throw away from the ancient monuments and the sandy beaches that are so popular among tourists. Perhaps this is why, since the early 1980's that the Egyptian government has been so intent on establishing Nature Reserves. or as they are often referred to in Egypt. Protected Areas.

Today, there are some 21 national parks in Egypt, of which perhaps the best known and one of the oldest is at Ras Mohamed on the tip of the Sinai Peninsula. Only established in 1983, this is actually a marine reserve that is, to the outside world, most familiar to scuba divers.
Here, one finds mangrove trees, along with some 200 species of coral, around 1,000 species of fish, along with various birds such as Osprey and White-eyed gulls, but also endangered turtle populations and even threatened mammals such as the Dorcas Gazelle. And while many thousands of people bake on the beaches of Sharm el-Sheikh, famous as a city of peace, only a few people visit Ras Mohamed, which is only a short drive south.

Other more recently established reserves may, however, be more interesting to the land lovers among us, as well as being very convenient to our sightseeing intenerates. For example, many excursions into the Sinai visit the world famous St. Catherine's Monastery and Mount Sinai, but few realize that they are amidst one of Egypt's most recently established nationalparks, covering some 5750 square kilometers. Established in 1996, this park covers much of the central part of South Sinai where rugged mountains surge above an alien landscape and were 80% of the rocks are over 600 million years old. Besides visiting the Christian monuments, tourists also have the opportunity to explore this rich habitat on nature treks where one may venture upon the Innes Cobra which is considered to be very vulnerable to extinction, Geckos, Agamids, Skinks, Rodents, Hedgehogs, Hares, Red foxes, Wild cat, the Sinai Leopard, Rock hyrax, the Nubian ibex and Dorcas gazelles.

The St. Catherine's reserve abuts several others, including the Nabg Protected Area which is very diverse, including excellent reefs but also considerable flora along with a rich bird population and many types of land mammals. Another nearby park is at Ras Abu Galum which covers some 500 square kilometers and is among the most picturesque protected areas in Egypt. It encompasses high deserts with a climate not unlike that of the Mediterranean providing a varied ecosystem where exists some 44 species of plants that are completely unique to this area.
There are actually several other Protected Areas in the Sinai, including one at Taba which includes mountain passes, caves and a network of valleys, and those in the Northern Sinai that have been known to some birding enthusiasts for many years, including Zaranik on the eastern shores of Lake Bardawil abutting the Mediterranean Sea where millions of birds settle for rest along their migratory routes and at Ahrash near El Arish which is densely covered with numerous acacia and camphor trees.

MAP OF EGYPT

Other parks, along the Mediterranean Sea heading west onto mainland Egypt include the Petrified Forest Protected Area, with its unique dunes, the Ashtum El Gamil Protected Area on the eastern edge of the Delta where a typical Mediterranean climate allows a variety of plants together with another rich population of birds and freshwater fish.
Alexandria, the ancient city which is growing in popularity for tourists due to the ancient discoveries in its bays and the new library that also houses a museum, sits between a two nature reserves at Lake Burullus to the east and one of Egypt's oldest reserves, Omayed, established in 1981. Both of these coastal regions include considerable bird life, along with various mammals and interesting geological features.

Heading south out of the Egyptian Nile Delta, and only eight kilometers form the great pyramid, one encounters the El Hassana Dome where rare plants unique to this area may be discovered, along with geological features that appear as an open museum, displaying the record of ancient life, its environment and climate during the late cretaceous age.
Further south, in the Fayoum just south ofCairo we find the Lake Qarun ProtectedArea, which are wetlands of international importance. This amazing area must surely attack future tourists, as it has in the past, for here one finds all manner of plants, but also a huge diversity of birds, fresh water fish and one of the most extensive and notable fossil fields in the world, along with a number of ancient Egyptian monuments.

Just below (south) of Lake Qarun is the Wadi EI Rayan Protected Area. It consists of an Upper Lake and a Lower Lake, separated by a water fall, and includes sulfur springs and extensive dune formations. Here we find the 11 species of reptiles, 9 species of mammals, including the endangered Slender homed Gazella, 13 species of resident birds and 26 varieties of migratory birds.
On the Eastern side of the Nile across from the Lake Qarun and Wadi El Rayan protected areas, and just below the Petrified forest is Wadi Digla, This valley starts as small tributaries where rainfall pours on the hills surrounding the valley. This habitat supports along with birds, 20 different types of reptiles and perhaps even a few deer, together with 64 kinds of plants.
South of Wadi Digla is the Sannur Cave Protected Area. where ongoing alabaster drilling operations created 54 big cavities leading to a cave at the bottom that extends 700 meters with a width of 15 meters. Here, just southeast of the city of Beni-Suef,
several of the quarries are of very ancient origin.

The next National Park south is the Wadi El Assuti protected area which functions as a gene reserve for the breeding of animals and wild plants that are endangered. This is the last of the southern parks for some distance, other than the Nile Islands.
However, there are three others that either abut, or are near the southern border of Egypt. Clustered fairly close together mostly on the east side of Lake Nasser, they include the Saluga and Ghazal, Wadi Alagi and Elba Protected Areas. Saluga and Ghazal are two islands situated about three kilometers north of the AswanDam. This area provides wildlife that once inhabited the land now under water from several projects a chance of survival along with a habitat for about 60 kinds of rare birds that are in universal danger of extinction. Wadi Alaqi is formed by a dry river bed running some 275 kilometers in length where a number of rare species of mammals, bird and reptiles, together with invertebrates may be found.

The Elba Protected Area, established in 1985, borders the Red Sea and includes a complex ecosystem consisting of 22 islands, coral reefs, coastal sand dunes, wetlands, desert plains and coastal mountains rising to some 1437 meters. At the top of Jabal (mount) Elba, a "mist oasis" exists where precipitation creates a unique and rare ecosystem not found elsewhere in Egypt. Here, an almost limitless expanse of flora and fauna includes forty species of birds as well as the endangered Dugong.
Finally, there are the Nile Islands, which are considered nature reserves. There are about 144 of these that exist from Aswan up into the Delta region and provide shelter to all manner of birds, fish and reptiles.

It can be expected that more Protected Areas will be established in Egypt, but the current variety of these parks may provide interesting side trips to the causal tourists, and will be of extreme interest to nature lovers of all ages. They actually do not constitute a new type of tourism, for there have been a few visitors exploring these regions for many years, particularly the birding enthusiasts. What they provide to others, is a bit more variety in a land that invites the world to see its antiquities and culture of all periods, and visit its wonderful sea resorts along the mainland coast and in the Sinai.

Hurghada

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Hurghada has a large number of hotels and tourist resorts of different categories, as well as well -equipped diving centers offering facilities for aquatic sports,in addition to restaurants and bazaars.

There is also the Aquarium which houses the most wonderful marine species especially the mermaid. National and international fishing contests are held in Hurghada.It is connected with Luxor by paved road across Safaga / Qena / Luxor.Daily sightseeing tours to Luxor can be arranged.A cruise service connects Hurghada with Sharm Al-Sheikh,the cruise takes 90 minutes by ferry.

The Red Sea region abounds in monuments of the various historical eras.

Pharaonic and Roman antiquities
There is a collection of Pharaonic inscriptions in Um AL-Fawageer in Wadi El-Hamamat 235km south Hurghada, in addition to Roman ruins(71 km south of Hurghada),and the remains of Roman temples in Gabal EI-Dokhan (65km north of Hurghada).

Christian Monuments
St. Antonius's Monastery: on Za'afarana / Koreimat road, 50km north of Za'farana. It lies at the foot of the mountain below a high hillock overlooking the sea.

This monastery is considered one of the largest and oldest Christian monasteries as its construction dates back to the 4th century.
St. Paula's Monastery: On the Ra'as Ghareb / Za'afarana road. Its construction dates back to the end of the 4th century.
lslamic Monuments
One of the most important Islamic monuments in the east desert is the shrine of Sheikh Abuel Hassan AL-Shazli,150km from Marsa Alam City. It dates back to 656 Higri.
The tower of Sultan Selim in Al Qusseir,140km south of Hurghada.

The Red Sea Isles
There are about 24 isles possessing a plant and ecological environment on the surface.
Most important of them are:
- Al-Zabargad isle in front of Bernese coast.
- Al-Geftone isle in front of Hurghada coast.
- Abu Menkar isle in front of Hurghada Sheraton.

Diving sites
The Red Sea was created by the movement of plates on the Earth's surface about 30 million years ago.At that time, the Arabian Peninsula started to part from Africa along a thin break line which was filled by the ocean's water. However, "Mother Nature" did not stop there.

Hurghada

Twenty million years ago another geological movement started. The Arabian Peninsula which parted from Africa started to move to the North.That movement struck resistance in Turkey and swung to the East, and another break line was formed.

This one stretching all the way from the Northern part of Israel, through the Jordan Valley to the Dead Sea, and finally through the Gulf of Aqaba to Ras Mohamad at the Southern point of the Sinai. The young age of the Gulf of Aqaba is what makes it so deep,100 meters in Dahab and 1800 meters North of the Straits of Tiran.
On the other hand,the old Gulf of Suez is relatively shallow, with 85 meters maximum depth. The Red Sea is still widening at about one half inch per year, the rift is the youngest region of continental breakup on the planet, allowing geologists to learn about processes that occurred in the Atlantic and Pacific oceans hundreds of millions of years earlier.
Diving locations, south of Hurghada

- Al-Gona.
- East of blenda coral reef.
- Abu –Ramada Grana coral reef .
- Abu Hasish Island coral reef.
- West of blenda coral reef.
- South west Abu-Ramada coral reef .
- Megawish Island coral reef .

Diving locations North of Hurghada

- Abu-Monkar coral reef .
- Abu katra coral reef .
- Abu Nahass coral reef.
- Um –Kamar coral reef .
- Al-oroof coral reef
- Al-Fanadeer coral reef .
- Abu-Monkar coral reef .
- Abu-Nekad coral reef .
- Tall coral reef.
- North of Al-Geftoon coral reef.
- Major Seol coral reef.
- Minor Seol cora reef.

Therapeutic Tourism

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Therapeutic tourism
Egypt is considered one of the richest environments of therapeutic value by virtue of its natural resources and dry warm weather, Egypt is home to several unique sulphurous and mineral springs:in addition to the miraculously healing ability of the black sand found in the city of Safga .

Egypt is rich in its world class treatment resorts due to its genuine natural resources such as its,dry and warm climate,and lots of mineral and sulfuric streams,black curative sands.

Egypt has gained a valuable position on the tourist map; not only due to the fact that it contains a vast amount of historical monuments,but also because of the variety of options it presents to tourists .

Due to Egypt's magnificent resources it has become one of the world's most famous destinations that offer natural medical treatment under the supervision of specialized doctors and their dedicated staff.

Helwan
The Helwan suburb is located about thirty kilometers away from Cairo,and to the east of the River Nile,Helwan is about forty meters above the sea level . Therapeutic tourism

Helwan climate is dry and moderate,humidity percentage is about 58%there are several sulphurous and mineral Springs,and a health center was founded there for the treatment of rheumatism and rheumatic pains .

Treatment in Helwan dated back to 1899,then the baths were renewed in 1955, Helwan Center for the treatment of rheumatism and physical treatment was built on the Islamic style of architecture, the center includes 38 rooms for the treatment,rest rooms and places for patients to reside .

The whole place is surrounded by fantastic gardens.

Baharia Oasis
Baharia oasis contains about four hundred warm and cold springs.
Scientific research conducted at the Egyptian and foreign universities as well proved that the water from the Baharia Oasis is useful in the treatment of rheumatism, reheumatoid and various skin diseases .

Baharia Oasis is famous among European tourists;they come especially to have their treatment in the springs of Halfa and its warm water.(30 degrees Celsius,which sometimes rises to 40degrees Celsius)

Beshmo is one of the famous archeological sites at the Baharia oasis due to the fact that it contains two water sources,one of which is hot and the other is cold,both run down the same deep stony stream .

Siwa
Siwa is considered as being the most wonderful Oasis in the western desert. It is considered as the Oasis of beauty, poetry and the paradise of artists. Sand dunes and palm and olive Siwa is one of the most fascinating oases climb through the ruins of the old city for magnificent views of the whole oasis trees are scattered in the Oasis in addition to a number of clear wells and springs.

Siwa Oasis is located about 300 kilometers to the west of Mersa Matrouh.It is the best place for environmental treatment in Egypt. Siwa is famous for its moderate climate, pure air and blue clear sky.

El Dakrror Mountain
It is located to the south west of Siwa Oasis.The people of Siwa believe that the mountain is sacred.

There is a celebration that is held on a yearly basis in October after the Harvest Season ( The Valley Season ).

The festival lasts for three days , all the inhabitants of the valley must participate in the festival .
The mountain area is most famous for its treatment facilities that aid in curing rheumatism, joint pain and weakness.

It is most famous for a treatment that involves the burial of the diseased body parts in hot sand for a certain period of time during the day. This particular treatment procedure gained a lot of popularity among Arabs and recently foreigners .

Hot Springs
Siwa Oasis has got many springs which are being used for therapeutic treatment purposes . Therapeutic tourismThe water of the hot springs is capable of curing a number of diseases such as psoriasis , rheumatism and some digestive system diseases .

The most famous springs is the Kegar well , the temperature of its water is 67 degree Celisus .

Scientific research proved that the water contains amounts of minerals similar to that found in the water of the springs of Carlo Vefari ( Czech ) the famous Health Center where tourists visit to have their treatment .

The New Valley
The New Valley Governorate is one of the biggest governorates in Egypt. Its area is about 37.6% of the whole area of Egypt .

The Egyptian history is engraved in the New Valley .There are many monuments from the Ancient Egyptian civilization, Ptolomy era, the Roman era, the Coptic period and the Islamic period.

People who live in the New Valley are very keen on maintaining their old traditions and customs, they are skilled at different domestic industries and handcrafts.

The New Valley climate is dry,moderate and the sun is always shinning and the area is free from air pollution.

The sandy area includes some of the most rare kinds of plants that are used as medicinal ingredients.

There are also springs and natural water wells,their temperature is about 34 degree Celsius containing some useful minerals .

El Kharga
The Beaulac wells
The Beaulac wells are located at about 1000 meters beneath the ground surface, with temperature about 28 degrees celsius.

Scientific research proved that the water contains many useful minerals of great medical importance. Sand dunes scattered in the desert with soft sand can be used in the treatment of some diseases such as rheumatism,rheumatoid,joint pains,some sorts of inner bone inflammations;by using the method of burying the diseased parts in the sand for specific period of time .

There is a rest house for the tourists visiting the area , an international health resort is currently under construction. The Beaulac wells are near the main road connecting El Kharga with Paris Village and Luxor.

Nasser Wells
The Nasser wells are comprised of three wells emerging from three different depths; their waters are collected in a swimming pool. The temperature of water is 28 degrees celsius all the year round.
The swimming pool is used for the treatment of rheumatism, joint pains, skin inflammation diseases, kidney stones, renal calic and some digestive complications .

The wells are surrounded by a vast amount of beautiful gardens. A huge tent and a restaurant were set up to cater to the various tourists needs .

El Dakhla Oasis
Mut 3 wells
Mut is the capital of the oasis. The wells are about 3 kilometers away from the town. The wells of self flow from a depth of 1224 meters under the ground surface.

The temperature of the water is 43 degrees celsius.

Scientific research proved that the water contains many dissolved minerals useful in the treatment of some diseases such as rheumatism,psoriasis and joint pains.

In conjunction with the wells two swimming pools and a restaurant were built in order to cater to the needs of both adults and children.The area is also accessible by car.

Ein El Gabel well
Ein El Gabel well is situated about 52 kilometers away from the town of Mut. The well has been recently discovered. There are no treatment facilities there yet, The water temperature is 54 degrees celisus.

El Farafra
Well 6
The well is situated about six kilometers to the west of Al Farafra. The water temperature is about 24 degrees celsius all the year round.

A tourist village has been set up in the area.The village offers a variety of facilities including a swimming pool and a restaurant .

The area is surrounded by white sand desert; tourists from all over the world are keen to visit the area.Farafra oasis is connected to the other oases by the main road .

Herbal medicine
The New Valley oasis contains a collection of plants and herbs that can be used in the treament of disiseases such as Catnip,dammsesa,Al Ashaar karkadeh.

These herbs are used in the treatment of rheumatism.

Catnip is mainly used to cure the digestive system diseases particularly stomache aches.
The Egleeg herb (sugar palm ) is used in the treatment of diabetes patients.Handal is bitter in taste but it greatly aids in the relief of joint pains.

This is achieved by heating the fruit and cutting it into two halves and placing it on the source of pain.

Elephantine Island
Sand from Elephantine Island is used for the burial treatment which involves burying the diseased body parts in the sand for a period of time to help in curing rheumatism and other related diseases.The treatment period starts from March till October every year.

The environmental treatment center in Oberoi Hotel offers a variety of services.The Hotel employs a group of specialists that offer a variety of treatments and facilities such as Saunas and Turkish baths.

Isis Island Resort
Tourists come to Aswan islands to be treated from rheumatoid for about three weeks; the results were successful despite the primitive way of treatment.

The Egyptian National Research Center made many scientific analysis and research with astonishing results that the black sand contain many minerals and some radioactive materials which have a great effect in treating rheumatoid.

The therapeutic method used to treat rheumatoid consists of sand and water. It is particularly successful due to of salt in sea water and the ultraviolet rays besides the usage of natural black sand.

Abu Simbel
The area is famous for the density of ultraviolet rays in its climate and the low humidity levels which make it possible for the treatment of chronic rheumatic pains, respiratory inflammation and several other diseases.

Natural and environmental therapy
Aswan is one of the most wonderful winter resorts in the world. The climate is moderate and dry suitable for the treatment method of burying the diseased parts in hot sand for a period of time.

There are two treatment centers that use the method of burying the diseased parts of the body as a primary method of treatment .

The body is buried into a mixture of sand and water to cure rheumatic pains. Some international health centers showed interest in studying the climate of Aswan.

The scientific studies proved that Aswan has got a high density of ultraviolet rays and a remarkable humidity proportion that help in curing different diseases.

Herbal Treatment
Nubians still believe in herbal medicine. Scientific studies proved the great effect of herbs in curing different diseases.

Some of these herbs were mentioned in Dawood el Antaky's prescription (medical journal), The medical materials book by Ahmed Ibn Rasheed and the Law in medicine by Ibn Sina.
Some of the herbs are still used in Nubia such as: Halfa Burr: Is used to treat common cold and renal calic.
Dammsesa: Used in curing kidney ailments.
Hargal: Used for treating digestion troubles.

The Nubian environmental treatment( therapy )
Nubians used the method of burying the diseased parts in hot sand to enhance the blood circulation facilitating a speed recovery of joints pains.

The treatment includes a variety of celebration songs and dances by the relatives of the patients to relieve their pains and entertain them.

The patients then are wrapped in cloth to protect them from catching cold and hot drinks are served.Old people who are responsible for the treatment are experts in their field,they also use (Domera) which is similar to the new treatment known as pleoma to treat headache, tooth pain and muscles fraction.

Scientific research has concluded that the success behind the treatments due to the hot sand that affects the nerve ends and the blood circulation .

This treatment is similar to the newly invented therapy known as pilotherapy which depends on the hot mud or the hot sand with some radioactive materials in safe amounts to be absorbed through the skin because of its anti-inflammatory nature.

The Domera is similar to the method known as pleoma which is used in international health centers by mixing the mud with natural and mineral water depending on the property of humid heat.

The scientific research proved that the surface sand in Abu Simble contains useful radio – active elements that can help in curing some diseases.

Scientific research centers proved the density of ultraviolet rays helps in curing some chronic rheumatic pains.

Abu Simbel International Hospital
It is an international specialized hospital equipped with the latest and modern equipment in different branches of medicine. The hospital presents services to a vast area from Abu Simble to the newly established Toushki area.

The Red Sea
Hurghada
Hurghada is the capital city of the Red Sea Governorate, it is situated 295 kilometers to the south of Suez. It has a moderate climate in winter and summer. The sea water is clear, the coral reefs and its marine life make it a center of attraction to fans of diving and marine sport.

Hurghada combines between using the sea water and the mud extracted from the coral reefs treatment. The sun is always shinning and the sand is full of useful minerals besides the mud from the mines.

There is a variety of hotels and tourist resorts.

Safaga
Safaga is the best place in the world for the treatment and therapy of psoriasis, it is surrounded by high mountains working as a natural fence against wind and sand storms.
The climate is moderate and the concentration of the sun rays and the ultraviolet rays help in the treatment and therapy of psoriasis.

The sea water is 35%saline,anyone swimming in the area will find himself floating easily on water surface. The gravity is low which helps in treating some diseases such as the vesicular deficiency and a high flow of the blood to the limbs.

Black Sand
Scientific research results proved that40% of the sand in Safaga contains three radioactive minerals :Uranium,Thorium and Potassium which aid in the treatment of psoriasis,joint pains, and skin inflammation.

The humidity is low and the ultraviolet rays help in curing different diseases.

Why Safaga?

The dry, moderate climate and the sun shinning all the year round make Safaga the best place in the world for the complete therapy of some incurable diseases.

• Patients with history of heart, kidney and liver diseases are advised never to go places which are under the sea level for harmful effects on their health.

• Safaga climate is suitable for these patients and causing no harm to their health.

Mina Ville Tourist Village
The Village is located in a fantastic place.The climate is dry,moderate which make the Village suitable place for therapy and entertainment.

A branch of the Termal Health Center in Carlo Vefari in Czechoslovakia (one of the most famous health centers in the world ) a health center was opened inside the Village in 1999.
The area of the center is 800 square meters and is surrounded by green land .

The center includes medical clinics, ajacuzzi,sauna and rooms for electro therapy. There are massage roomsand a fully equipped gymnasium .

The center is run by a group of specialists in all medical branches.
The health centre offers a variety of therapy options such as electro therapy, mineral water therapy, wax therapy, paraffin therapy and natural treatment by inhaling pure oxygen.

The Village presents different services to satisfy the visitors.Sports fans can enjoy the international diving center with the latest and modern diving devices, a center for sailing boats marine trips to the nearby islands could be arranged,and there is a glass boat trip which facilitates enjoying the carol reefs without having to dive.

Sports activities in the Village:

* A swimming pool, jacuzzi, tennis courts, speed ball, safari,gymnazium, children garden with giant chess pieces.

* A shopping mall, a communication center (international telephone and fax), a conference hall, exchange services, restaurants bars and discotheque .

* The services offered at Mina Ville tourist village are of high standards equal to many services offered in similar places in the world.

Sinai
The Sinai peninsula is situated to the north of the great crack. It is the geophysical crack between Asia and Africa.Taking the shape of an inverted triangle based on two angles on Suez bay and el-Akabaa bay,based on Rafaah,Port Said in the north and Ras Mohammed in the south .

Sinai is the land of civilizations,the land of religions, the eastern gate to Egypt through which passed Prophets, saints travelers and invaders.

Sinai is a unique place combining all kinds of tourism: religious, cultural, history, sports, treatment and entertainment .

Sinai offers its visitor a variety of options to enjoy Egypt's tourism diversity.

There are many natural wells and hot springs such as the Pharoah bath and Moses bath .

These baths have great effect in the treatment of some incurable diseases, besides the dry , moderate climate of the area.

Southern Sinai
Sharm El Sheikh

It is about 336 kilometers from Suez and 53 kilometers away from Ras Mohammad and is situated on the Akabba bay. It is a summer resort as well as being a winter resort .

The Pharoah bath
The Pharoah bath is located on the Suez bay about 250 kilometers away from Cairo .

It consists of a group of natural hot springs, the water temperature is 27 degrees celsius , the water flows directly from the mountain forming a natural lake with 100 meters length along the sea shore.

The mountain above contains a stone tunnel used a natural hot sauna because of the hot water springs from inside the mountain.Scientific research proved the importance of the water in treating some diseases such as rheumatism and rheumatoid,kidney diseases,lung inflammation,skin diseases .

The climate is moderate and dry, there are vast areas of hot sand which can be used for the treatment of different diseases.

There is a health resort being constructed in the area .It is the first of its kind in Egypt and the Middle East for environmental and natural treatment.

The resort is in Ras Mallab area on the Suez bay about 70 kilometers away from Abu Redees airport. The location is centered among Ancient Egyptian monuments.

Moses bath
A wonderful oasis covered in palm trees around a natural hot spring, its water has ability of healing wounds especially of diabetic patients,it affects the body weakness and regulates the high blood presure.Moses bath is 100 kilometers away from Sharm el Sheikh.

The Market Size Of Medical Tourism In Egypt

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Egypt has long been a magnet for tourists because of its monuments from ancient civilizations and the exotic and exciting aura. Of late, Egypt has emerged as a destination for medical tourism, especially for cosmetic surgery.

Egypt offers high standards in cosmetic surgery and couple with low prices has made it a preferred medical tourism destination where people can combine medical treatment along with a cultural or seaside vacation.

The market size of medical tourism in Egypt is still small but the government has launched plans and actions that will boost the size of medical tourism by 2011. According to the Tourism Minister Zuheir Garana, by 2011 Egypt will welcome 14 million tourists out of which many will come for medical tourism and thus increasing the medical tourism earnings substantially.

Egypt is trying to attract private investors to fund medical tourism and wants the government to be just in planning and supervision roles. This might seem ambitious but it is quite possible as medical tourism globally is a $20 billion industry and is estimated to rise still further.

In the US, there are a number of specialized tour operators that offer medical tourism packages for Egypt. You can choose the doctor, hospital, treatment, recovery plan, consultation and club with a tour. If you need personal assistance, even that can be arranged and language poses no barriers as medical personnel speak excellent English. Medical tourism in Egypt is not just confined to invasive medical procedures. You can also go for therapeutic medical tourism and come back rejuvenated from the mineral and sulfur rich springs and healing black sands found in Safga. Besides, the wide array of clinics, hospitals offering world-class medical services, you can also seek treatment in resorts and spas.

A tour of the Egyptian Museum

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Video mummy of Pharaoh

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A tour of the bazaars of Khan el-Khalili in Cairo in January 2010

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A tour of the bazaars of Khan el-Khalili in Cairo in January 2010

Feature of Egypt Khan Al Khalili

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Feature of Egypt
Khan Al Khalili

EGYPTE - DIVING TO THE RED SEA

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The remix video movie of under water to the red sea. ]

underwater video of marine life from the red sea egypt

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Cairo Tower

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Its nice to be up high in Cairo. It gives one a prospective view of this great city, with it's very modern and very ancient districts. Anyone who has stood atop the Citadel or from the upper floors of some of the taller hotels is aware of the grand views that Cairo offers.
One of the best views is from the Cairo Tower, located on Gezira Island (Zemalak) just north of the Museum of Modern Art (which is also very much worth a visit), which provides a panoramic vision of Cairo. This 187 meter tall tower, in the form of a latticework tube that fans out slightly at the top, is said to imitate a lotus plant, and ranks only fourth among the worlds highest towers. It is made of granite, the same material often used by the ancient Egyptians, and is about 45 meters taller than the Great Pyramid at Giza.

Cairo Tower is the tallest all-concrete structure in the world (i.e. no steel frames or columns).
- The design is inspired by the lotus flower, which along with papyrus is the most revered plant in Egyptian history.
- The capsule at the top of the tower contains a revolving restaurant, cafeteria and outdoor public viewing deck.
- Made up of 8 million small mosaic lozenges.
- 14 meters in diameter, the tower rests on a steel-reinforced concrete slab.
- 500 workers were needed to construct the tower

Desert Safari Oasis Egypt

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Bagawat Elkharga desert, Egypt

Egypt Sinai desert safari with camels

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pyralida — June 27, 2009 — Did you ever see sunrise and sunset in the desert and eat fresh made bread baked on the fire
Did you ever sleep on the warm sand under a blanket of millions of stars and experience the deep silence and listen to the stories of the wind?
Did you ever walked in the footsteps of Mosis?
We laughed and cried, sang our songs, enjoying the lovely company and danced in the night by the fire.
Thanks to the Bedouins for their hospitality who let us in their magic land and gave their camels, thanks to our lovely guides Mena and Adel from Embah Safari in Dahab who protected and cared about us so well. Thanks Ahmed for your lovely pancakes and great meals and your dance info:http:// www.cantocanto.nl music Mohamed Gamih Nei flute and Atif Mersal drums

Desert Safari and excursions

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Desert Safari and excursions

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Desert Safari 2008. Egypt

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Desert Safari, Bahariyya Oasis, Egypt. 2008 - Cyster Mountain, Agabat, White Desert

The Ancient Egyptians

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Take a journey back in time to the days when ancient Egypt ruled the known world. Did the Pharohs hold a key to immortality? What do we know of their practices and rituals? Is the biblical story of Moses true? Was Ramses II the Pharoh of the Exodus? What was so special about King Tut? All these questions and more are answered in this great, history channel quality documentary from the award winning series

Egypt Tours and Nile Cruise

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Travel to Egypt and enjoy the glory of Pharaohs. Discover "The Secret" inside the great Pyramids of Giza. The best tailored travel package by www.champion-tours.net, class "A" tour operator.

Egypt vacation 2004

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Visit to Cairo, Giza, Alexandria, Sahara desert & oasis, Luxor, Aswan and Red Sea riviera in april/may 2004

Types of Egyptian Vacations and Tours

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Types of Egyptian Vacations and Tours

We receive any number of emails from individuals who wish to travel to Egypt, but have no idea what sort of tours or holidays are available. Actually, people go to Egypt for many different reasons and for many different types of vacations. And vacations to Egypt do not have to fall under a specific type of travel, as many visitors mix and match various types of travel.

Classical Holidays to Egypt

The classic tour of Egypt is mostly Pharaonic (Ancient Egypt), though most of the time this will also include some religious and Islamic sightseeing. The most common classic tour is usually 10 to 14 days, and generally includes Cairo, Luxor and Aswan, though not particularly in that order. Classical tours are often arranged with, or without a Nile Cruise. Typically, such a tour will begin in Cairo, as that is the major airport where most tourists enter Egypt. However, tours of the Cairo area are frequently split between the beginning and end of the trip. For example, a tour might cover the Giza Pyramids (Great Pyramid), as well as Saqqara (Step Pyramid) and even the Egyptian Antiquities museum on the first day of the tour.

Then, after traveling to Luxor and Aswan and returning to Cairo, tours will often visit the Citadel and Khan el-Khalili market in Islamic Cairo and the churches and Coptic museum in Old Cairo. Of course, the tours may not be in this specific order. After the first day or two in Cairo, such tours usually move on to either Luxor or Aswan, usually by air but possibly by train. However, other forms of travel are often arranged, including bus travel. If this is the case, the bus may stop at antiquity sites along the way, such as some of the antiquities near the Fayoum. The next leg of the tour usually begins in either Luxor or Aswan. Luxor is often arranged as either a one or two day tour. In the morning, or one day of a two-day stay, the tour visits the West Bank where many monuments and tombs are to be found, including some of the finest in Egypt. This usually takes place in the morning in order to avoid the heat of the afternoon.

Then, one afternoon or one day will be reserved for the east bank, where the Luxor and Karnak temples are located, as well as the excellent Luxor museum. Other activities might include a visit to the local bazaar. For Aswan further south in Egypt, a day tour is usually sufficient for many, and may include visits to Elephantine Island, St. Simeon's Monastery, the unfinished Obelisk, the Nubian Museum, the High Dam and Philae Island, though time may not permit most standard tours to visit all of these sites. However, a frequent addition to the standard classical tour is the temples at Abu Simbel. This will usually add a day to the Aswan tour. Most tours fly to Abu Simbel and back in one day, leaving some of that time open to expand on the visits to Aswan sites. Other less common tours may bus to Abu Simbel, possibly with a stay in a local hotel there.

If, after Cairo, a tour first ends up in Luxor, the next destination will usually be Aswan, or if Aswan is the first stop, the next destination will usually be Luxor. The most common forms of transport between these two destinations are tour bus or Nile Cruise boat. While one may take a train or even fly between the two destinations, this is usually not done due to the antiquity sites such as the temples of Kom Ombo and Edfu, which are located between the two cities.

Religious Tours

One might say that there are four different types of Religious Tours. The first type might be considered Islamic tours, but this is outside of the scope of most westernized tours. While westerners frequently visit a few ancient mosques, they usually do not plan an entire tour around Islamic monuments. The other three types of Religious tours include the Holy Family Route, the Exodus Route and unstructured religious tours. Unstructured religious tours simply have no grand plan, such as following the Holy Family or Exodus Route. On the other hand, they may present a more balanced survey of all religious sites in Egypt, including those of both the Holy Family and Exodus Routes. Simply put, the Holy Family and Exodus tours attempt to follow the routes of these holy journeys, while unstructured religious tours may cover a spectrum of religious sites including those on both the Holy Family Route and Exodus Route. In any event, many such religious tours can and often do include visits to the most important pharaonic sites such as the Pyramids and the Egyptian Antiquity museum. Furthermore, unstructured religious tours and the Exodus tours will often include the Sinai, so even a short beach stay might be included.

Adventure and Specialty Tours

Adventure and specialty tours are very often combined with a classical pharaonic tour, though they need not be, and in some specific cases, rarely are. However, some specialty tours are in fact classical tours with a twist. These types of tours very considerably and we cannot probably name every variety possible. However, they include:

Golfing Tours

Golfing tours almost always include a classical element. This is not a traditional tour at all, so it is difficult to say what the normal tour will include.

However, most usually they include one or two courses in Cairo, then perhaps Luxor and possibly the Red Sea coast or the Sinai. Many such tours are set up for a morning or afternoon of Golf, with the remainder of the day spend sightseeing. However, getting in a round of golf in Egypt does not necessitate taking a golfing tour. A round of golf may be arranged at several locations on a classical tour, or for that matter most any other type of tour, as there are now a variety of courses spread out over Egypt.

Fishing Expeditions

One may, of course, fish most anywhere along the Nile, and visitors will see Egyptians doing so even on the bridges and banks in Cairo. However, of growing popularity, as well as being unique, is Lake Nasser fishing. Here, one may find some of the largest fresh water fish in the world, and there are regular fishing expeditions. Because Lake Nasser is just south of Aswan, fishing expeditions to the area may include some classical sightseeing, though often they will not. While somewhat rare, there are also deep sea fishing opportunities in the Red Sea, though one must look around to find them. Specifically, we know of deep-sea fishing boats in Hurghada on the Red Sea Coast and Nuweiba in the Sinai.

Birding Tours

Bird watching has been more and more popular in Egypt, as Egypt is on the migratory path of many species of birds. While birds may be found throughout the Nile Valley and the Sinai, the most popular areas appear to be near Aswan, and the Northern Sinai. Bird watching around Aswan is almost always accompanied with a classical tour, and may simply be an addition to a standard classical tour. However, there are few ancient monuments in the Northern Sinai, so these tours rarely involve a classical component.

Nature Tours

Most commonly, nature treks occur in the Sinai, and specifically in the mountainous region of middle southern Sinai. Actually, such treks in the Sinai mountains are as much spiritually oriented as nature oriented.

Simple Holidays

Simple holidays in Egypt are a European tradition dating back over 100 years, when people would visit Aswan and Luxor not for the antiquities, but simply to relax around a pool in a nice hotel and watch the traffic slip down the Nile. Obviously, it would be simple to include a classical element to such holidays, but many people who come to Egypt for this purpose have seen the sights before. They usually come for the warm, dry climate and they include mostly mature adults and families. A good example of a hotel that caters to these vacationers is the Movenpick Jolie Ville in Luxor, which is a complete resort including a golf course.

Beach Vacations

We currently believe that more people come to Egypt for beach vacations then for any other reason. This might be a surprise to many who would believe that classical tours would lead the pack. But for many Europeans, Egyptian beaches offer the least expensive means of a sand and sea holiday.

Traditionally, the Sinai and Sharm el-Sheikh specifically was for wealthier vacationers, while the Red Sea Coast and Hurghada provided the low-end resorts. However, El-Gouna, just north of Hurghada, has provided the Red Sea Coast with a high-end draw. While these locations are packed with vacationers, a less frantic upper crust vacation can be had in locations such as Soma Bay on the Red Sea, or Taba on the Sinai. Less crowed budget areas include Safaga on the Red Sea and Nuweiba and Dahab on the Sinai. It is not uncommon for beach vacations to include some classical or religious sightseeing. Many beach goers in the Sinai will take some time to visit St. Catherine's Monastery, as well as some of the other religious monuments located on the peninsula. And from either the Sinai or the Red Sea coast, visitors often arrange day or two-day tours to Cairo, Luxor and/or Aswan.

Scuba Diving Vacations

Egypt's Red Sea has some of the best scuba diving in the world, and people come from everywhere to explore the underwater wonders, including pristine reefs and many shipwrecks. Most destinations for scuba diving are the same as for beach vacations. In Sharm el-Sheik, Taba, Dahab and Nuweiba on the Sinai and El Gouna, Hurghada, Soma Bay and Safaga on the Red Sea coast, one will always find dive shops as well as great places to dive. We have also found that many, many people come to Egypt to receive either initial or advanced diving training. Obviously, scuba diving holidays can and usually do involve an element of a standard beach vacation, and most everything pointed out above about beach vacations can be applicable to a scuba diving vacation. The Importance of Add On Tours What makes Egypt really special is the ability to mix and match add-on tours. One may come to Egypt for a classical pharaonic tour, but add a wonderful beach vacation to the itinerary, or come for scuba diving and add a Kenya Safari. Many tour operators are set up to provide almost an endless variety of add-ons to their standard tours. Add-on tours are most common for either classical or religious tours. However, most any tour or vacation to Egypt may have an add-on, and some add on tours end up being complete tours for some people. Add on tours usually involve a specific destination. They include:

Western or Eastern Deser

t The Western desert is becoming more and more popular with tourists. The current rage is the Bahariya oasis, where the valley of the golden Mummies was discovered not too long ago, and where new discoveries seem to be cropping up almost continuously. However, the Siwa Oasis where Alexander the Great visited the Oracle of Amun in 331 BC has been for many years a consistent favorite among the oasis. While the Western desert is sometimes the primary destination for tours, it is more often an add-on for the more common classical tours. The Eastern desert is virtually never a primary destination for tours.

The Sinai

The Sinai is often a primary destination for beach vacations and even occasionally for complete religious and trekking tours. However, it is also often an add-on, particularly for religious tours, to various other tours for the same reasons.

Jordan (Petra)

Add-on tours to Petra in Jordan are common, and usually involve only a day or short tour from Egypt. Jordan is very hospitable to tourists. Tours to Petra are most often an extension of a classical tour.

Alternative Thought On Ancient Egypt

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(Alternative Thought)

This advanced protractor, similar to the cross and plumb line, is an advanced mathematical device, capable of astronomy, navigation and surveying. It is proposed, that the ancient Egyptian architects and astronomers used this hybrid Celtic cross, for the purposes of stellar alignment and timekeeping. Crichton assembles a tool that might well have been used to help build the great pyramids of Egypt.

Is it a Plane by Dr. Maged El-Baily

The story began when the model was discovered in 1898 in a tomb near Sakkara. The model was then categorized as that of a bird and placed in the Egyptian museum in its designated section, with all the other bird models. In 1969 Dr. Khalil Messiha noticed the difference between this model and the rest of the birds. The typical models of the ancient Egyptian birds have legs but this one did not. Other bird models had painted feathers but not this one. The model has a 7-inch wingspan and a vertical tail, not a horizontal one like typical ancient Egyptian bird models. Messiha's brother, a flight engineer, reproduced it in balsa wood and launched it and it flew.

The Pyramid Inch and Charles Piazzi Smyth in Egypt by Jimmy Dunn

Charles Piazzi Smyth (1819-1900) was a notable scholar during his time, holding the title Astronomer Royal of Scotland and Professor of Astronomy at Edinburgh University. He surveyed Khufu's Great Pyramid located at Giza in Egypt in 1865, armed with the theories of John Taylor, author of The Great Pyramid: Why Was It Built? & Who Built It?, published in 1859. It was Taylor who, based on the records of travelers, took a number of mathematical coincidences and declared that the Great Pyramid was built "to make a record of the measure of the Earth".

Tempest & Exodus: The Biblical Exodus Inscribed on an Ancient Egyptian Stele by Ralph Ellis

The Tempest Stele was erected by the pharaoh Ahmose I at the beginning of the eighteenth dynasty of Egypt, which equates to about 1550 BC. The stele derives its dramatic title from the great storms that it details, which evidently struck Egypt during the reign of Ahmose I. Climatically speaking, southern, or Upper Egypt can be thought of as being in the midst of the Sahara desert, and although the occasional desert thunderstorm will create a flash flood every decade or so, the area is otherwise bone dry. Ahmose¹s account of a raging nationwide tempest of rain continuing without cessation and being louder than a waterfall at Aswan, can therefore be considered to be highly unusual in this region.

Theories, Crackpots, Pyramidiots and Alternative Thought on Ancient Egypt by Jimmy Dunn

Every year we receive from various readers hundreds of strange theories about almost every aspect of ancient Egypt. Sometimes they have some merit, but unfortunately that is not very common. Sometimes they are honest research projects by enlightened lay Egyptologists, while at the other end of the spectrum are theories presented to us obviously by confused minds, and even outright charlatans apparently seeking a little attention (usually for some book or documentary film they are publishing). We do not mind receiving these, though admittedly those that show little or no real understanding of the monuments and ancient culture of Egypt do not hold our attention for long. The majority of these theories involve the pyramids, specifically the Great Pyramids at Giza, which are much like celebrities, becoming the focus of all manner of rumors and even outright lies.

Tunnel Vision By Ralph Ellis & Mark Foster

(Alternative Thought) The classical story of the discovery of the upper chambers inside the Great pyramid at Giza is well known. In the ninth century an Arab governor of Cairo, known as the Caliph al Ma’mun, decided to see for himself what lay inside the Great Pyramid (Khufu pyramid) and began to bodily excavate a tunnel through the casing and core blocks with hammers and chisels. Fortuitously for the Caliph, the workers who were busy tunneling shook the structure so much that the capstone fell off the end of the ascending passage. But now, Ralph Ellis and Mark Foster take an alternative view of just what actually happened.

Types of Egyptian Vacations and Tours

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We receive any number of emails from individuals who wish to travel to Egypt, but have no idea what sort of tours or holidays are available. Actually, people go to Egypt for many different reasons and for many different types of vacations. And vacations to Egypt do not have to fall under a specific type of travel, as many visitors mix and match various types of travel.

The classic tour of Egypt is mostly Pharaonic (Ancient Egypt), though most of the time this will also include some religious and Islamic sightseeing. The most common classic tour is usually 10 to 14 days, and generally includes Cairo, Luxor and Aswan, though not particularly in that order. Classical tours are often arranged with, or without a Nile Cruise. Typically, such a tour will begin in Cairo, as that is the major airport where most tourists enter Egypt. However, tours of the Cairo area are frequently split between the beginning and end of the trip. For example, a tour might cover the Giza Pyramids (Great Pyramid), as well as Saqqara (Step Pyramid) and even the Egyptian Antiquities museum on the first day of the tour.

Then, after traveling to Luxor and Aswan and returning to Cairo, tours will often visit the Citadel and Khan el-Khalili market in Islamic Cairo and the churches and Coptic museum in Old Cairo. Of course, the tours may not be in this specific order. After the first day or two in Cairo, such tours usually move on to either Luxor or Aswan, usually by air but possibly by train. However, other forms of travel are often arranged, including bus travel. If this is the case, the bus may stop at antiquity sites along the way, such as some of the antiquities near the Fayoum. The next leg of the tour usually begins in either Luxor or Aswan. Luxor is often arranged as either a one or two day tour. In the morning, or one day of a two-day stay, the tour visits the West Bank where many monuments and tombs are to be found, including some of the finest in Egypt. This usually takes place in the morning in order to avoid the heat of the afternoon.

Then, one afternoon or one day will be reserved for the east bank, where the Luxor and Karnak temples are located, as well as the excellent Luxor museum. Other activities might include a visit to the local bazaar. For Aswan further south in Egypt, a day tour is usually sufficient for many, and may include visits to Elephantine Island, St. Simeon's Monastery, the unfinished Obelisk, the Nubian Museum, the High Dam and Philae Island, though time may not permit most standard tours to visit all of these sites. However, a frequent addition to the standard classical tour is the temples at Abu Simbel. This will usually add a day to the Aswan tour. Most tours fly to Abu Simbel and back in one day, leaving some of that time open to expand on the visits to Aswan sites. Other less common tours may bus to Abu Simbel, possibly with a stay in a local hotel there.

The classic tour of Egypt is mostly Pharaonic (Ancient Egypt), though most of the time this will also include some religious and Islamic sightseeing. The most common classic tour is usually 10 to 14 days, and generally includes Cairo, Luxor and Aswan, though not particularly in that order. Classical tours are often arranged with, or without a Nile Cruise. Typically, such a tour will begin in Cairo, as that is the major airport where most tourists enter Egypt. However, tours of the Cairo area are frequently split between the beginning and end of the trip. For example, a tour might cover the Giza Pyramids (Great Pyramid), as well as Saqqara (Step Pyramid) and even the Egyptian Antiquities museum on the first day of the tour.

Then, after traveling to Luxor and Aswan and returning to Cairo, tours will often visit the Citadel and Khan el-Khalili market in Islamic Cairo and the churches and Coptic museum in Old Cairo. Of course, the tours may not be in this specific order. After the first day or two in Cairo, such tours usually move on to either Luxor or Aswan, usually by air but possibly by train. However, other forms of travel are often arranged, including bus travel. If this is the case, the bus may stop at antiquity sites along the way, such as some of the antiquities near the Fayoum. The next leg of the tour usually begins in either Luxor or Aswan. Luxor is often arranged as either a one or two day tour. In the morning, or one day of a two-day stay, the tour visits the West Bank where many monuments and tombs are to be found, including some of the finest in Egypt. This usually takes place in the morning in order to avoid the heat of the afternoon.

Then, one afternoon or one day will be reserved for the east bank, where the Luxor and Karnak temples are located, as well as the excellent Luxor museum. Other activities might include a visit to the local bazaar. For Aswan further south in Egypt, a day tour is usually sufficient for many, and may include visits to Elephantine Island, St. Simeon's Monastery, the unfinished Obelisk, the Nubian Museum, the High Dam and Philae Island, though time may not permit most standard tours to visit all of these sites. However, a frequent addition to the standard classical tour is the temples at Abu Simbel. This will usually add a day to the Aswan tour. Most tours fly to Abu Simbel and back in one day, leaving some of that time open to expand on the visits to Aswan sites. Other less common tours may bus to Abu Simbel, possibly with a stay in a local hotel there.

Religious Tours

Birding in Egypt

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Major Birding Areas in Egypt

Historical travel represents a very old tradition in Egypt. People have been "touring" Egypt's historical sites actually since ancient times. However, there is another very traditional type of travel to Egypt. For certainly the past 150 years, people have been visiting Egypt to bird watch, and with Egypt's expanding national park system, it is likely that this activity will become even more popular. Today, a number of well known tour companies, such as Travel Egypt offer specific birding tours to Egypt. Birds have played an important role in Egypt history, especially their ancient religion where some of the earliest and most important gods, such as Horus, were thought to manifest themselves in various birds. Even the earliest creation myths evolved around certain birds such as the Benu, which may have originally been fashioned from the yellow wagtail (Motacilla flava), but which later was depicted as a gray heron (ardea cinera). A primeval goose known as Gengen-Wer (the Great Honker) represented several gods in their creative aspects. Horus, of course, was manifested in the form of a hawk, while gods such as Thoth could be represented as an Ibis. Re, one of Egypt's most important gods throughout its ancient history, was often represented with a falcon head

as was Nemty, Montu, Sokar, and Sopdu. There was also Nekhbet, a goddess represented in the form of a vulture. Many of these birds were, in fact, kept in sacred flocks by the ancient Egyptians and some individual birds were even elevated to temple animals. Even the souls (ba) of the ancient Egyptians were frequently depicted with the body a bird. Furthermore, the ancient Egyptians were superb natural historians and on the walls of their temples and tombs, over 76 different species of birds can be identified. Many of these depictions present hunts, which were sometimes symbolic. For example, scenes portraying the pharaoh netting wild fowl are said to symbolically represent the king taming the inimical spirits. A number of habitats in Egypt are especially suitable for bird populations including, of course, the lush Nile River Valley, but others as well. There are about 150 resident breeding bird in Egypt. These resident birds of Egypt belong mainly to two zoogeographical regions consisting of Palaearctic and Ethiopian. They are mostly song and water birds confined to the Nile Valley, the Delta and to some of the western Oases.

However, more importantly, Egypt is a migration corridor which attracts some 280 additional species of birds. Egypt occupies a unique geographical location as a bridge between the continents of Europe, Asia and Africa and therefore millions of birds pass through the country on their way from Scandinavia, Eastern Europe, the Balkens, Siberia and Central Asia to eastern and southern Africa each autumn, and on their way back each spring. Migration begins in the Winter months, when from about mid February, the first wave of storks and raptors can be seen. Summer migration begins in early August when water bird migration begins at Zaranik in North Sinai and White Stork migration begins in the southern Gulf of Suez. Traditionally, there are a number of areas that are well suited for bird spotting in Egypt. Some more exotic locations, such as Lake Burullus, may however require special permits to visit. Lake Burullus is located in the Nile Delta and is surrounded by marshes making it an important winter area for Wigeons, Shovellers, Pochards, Boots and Whiskered Terns. The good news is that, though it may be more difficult to visit, for this reason it is also very rewarding to do so. Lake Manzala is being reclaimed for agricultural land, but it continues to offer opportunities for spotting Shelducks, Shovellers and Coots during the winter. There are also a number of shorebirds such as the Avocets.

Lake Bardawil on the northern coast of the Sinai has traditionally been one of Egypt's most famous bird watching regions. Located near Al-Arish, the lake is on a very important migration route, particularly for water birds. Visiting this site during the fall migration season may yield very interesting results. Here one finds herons and ducks (particularly Garganeys) as they pass through by the thousands, as do shorebirds such as Sanderlings, Little Stints, Dunlins and Avocets. Flamingos are relatively common on both Lake Bardawil and Lake Malaha. Wadi Natrun, during ancient times, was a source of salt for Egypt's inhabitants but beginning with the Christian period, it was populated with some of the most famous of Egypt's Christian monasteries, which remain there to this day. Located along the desert road that connects Cairo with Alexandria, there are a number of lakes and marshes that team with bird life.

a growing tourist community where Raptors can be seen migrating along the Galala Plateau. Passerines and near passerines occur in the coastal gardens and scrubs, while seabirds can also be seen, including Red Sea specialties, White-eyed Gulls and Swift Terns. The Fayoum was once well known for bird hunting, but that this is apparently now rare. This large Oasis which includes Lake Qarun is excellent for bird watching and is important as a wintering ground for Grebes, ducks, coots and shorebirds. Ras Muhammed, located at the southern tip of the Sinai just south of Sharm el-Sheikh, is both one of Egypt's best known and oldest protected areas, better known for its coral reefs than for its birds. However, this is a nesting ground for Osprey and Sooty Falcons, while White Storks pass overhead by the thousands during the fall. Herons and shorebirds are abundant here, and the nearby Isle ofTiran is an important breeding ground for Osprey, gulls and terns.

All along the Red Sea mainland coast of Egypt are islands that are inhabited by seabirds indigenous to the area such as White-eyed Gulls and White-cheeked Terns. Many can be seen from the coast. Luxor (ancient Thebes) is a primary tourist attraction for its great temples and tombs, but it is also an excellent location to view typical birds found in the Nile Valley. Here, one finds Purple Gallinule, Senegal Thick-knee, Nile Valley Sunbirds and even the rare Painted Snipe. Aswan, another common tourist destination, offers exceptional bird spotting. A small sailboat ride (on a felucca) is often part of tour itineraries at Aswan, and may very well provide the opportunity to spot a Green Heron in addition to other breeding and migratory water birds such

as the Egyptian Goose. Black Kite circle the western bank of the Nile, and amongst them one may also spot a Lappet-faced or an Egyptian Vulture. (See also our feature story on the Bird Man of Aswan.) Abu Simbel is the location of one of Egypt's icon temples built by Ramesses the Great (along with the smaller temple of his Great Queen Nefertari). Many African bird species may be found here along the shores of Lake Nasser, including Pink-backed Pelicans, Yellow-billed Storks, African Skimmers, Pink-headed Doves and African Pied Wagtails. Gebel Elba is situated at the extreme southeastern corner of Egypt and offers a unique landscape differing from the remainder of the country. It provides a taste of subsaharan African birds including Ostriches, Verreaux's Eagles, Pink-headed Doves and Rosypatched Shrikes. This area has traditionally been difficult to reach, but with its elevation to a national protected area, and the Egyptian Government desires to promote these parks, since it is becoming more accessible. We must note that there are a few individuals who have been instrumental in promoting Egyptian birding. Much of the research for this article comes from the book, Common Birds of Egypt by Bertel Bruun and Sherif Baha el Din. We note that this book is apparently not readily available, at least outside Egypt, at this time, though it can be reasonably attained from various used book dealers through Amazon.com

Alexandria Library

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Alexandria Library
Is a Documentary Film about the story of the old and new library
The great project for rebuild the library in the same location of the ancient
One, Directed by Wael Sharcas Produced by Nile TV

Bibliotheca Alexandrina

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Bibliotheca Alexandrina video

One city, two cultures the magnificent Alexandria. Homeland of great Greeks and Egyptians. Brother Nation

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One city, two cultures the magnificent Alexandria. Homeland of great Greeks and Egyptians. Brother Nation

Reading Room at the Library of Alexandria

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Reading Room at the Library of Alexandria

Egyptian sarcophagi and mummies

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Look at the way ancient Egyptians depicted themselves. Look at their mummies, their faces and hair. Their well-preserved faces always remind one of the people one meets in the streets of Cairo. Racist comments and insults will be deleted.

ANCIENT EGYPTIAN PORTRAITS

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Ancient Egyptians were a mixed and varied race. Anthropology has given us the right answers. But racial supremacists, black or white, still continue to use ancient egypt as a pretext to vomit their racist hate. Their comments will be immediately deleted. Km.t means black land and not land of the blacks. This word is associated with the determinative of geographical places. The Egyptian for land of the blacks would be t3 ny rmt.w km.w, which was never used.

Queen hatshepsut

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karnak temple

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karnak temple

louxor temple at night

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louxor temple at night

Islamic Cairo and the Citadel

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Historic mosques, outside and inside, a clip from "King Tut, Ramses and Me", a free Intrepid Berkeley Explorer video of time travel in Egypt; featuring the Pyramids of Giza, a talking Sphinx, King Tut, the temples of Luxor (Thebes), Ramses II's Abu Simbel Temple, sailing on the Nile, Cairo mosques, and much more. To enjoy all of this film, plus over 30 more free, non-commercial, streaming travel videos from every continent, and still pictures

Pyramids of Giza Sound and Light Show, Egypt

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Pyramids of Giza Sound and Light Show, Egypt

The Sphinx narrates, a clip from "King Tut, Ramses and Me", a free Intrepid Berkeley Explorer video of time travel in Egypt; featuring the Pyramids of Giza, a talking Sphinx, King Tut, the temples of Luxor (Thebes), Ramses II's Abu Simbel Temple, sailing on the Nile, Cairo mosques, and much more. To enjoy all of this film, plus over 30 more free, non-commercial, streaming travel videos from every continent, and still pictures, please ask a search engine for:

Sound and light in louxor

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Sound and light in louxor
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Sound and light at the Pyramids of Giza

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Sound and light at the Pyramids of Giza

Egyptian life in Sharm

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Video of the island of Tiran in Sharm El-Sheikh

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Video of the island of Tiran in Sharm El-Sheikh

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Video of the island of Tiran in Sharm El-Sheikh

See Sharm el-Sheikh photographed from the plane

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See Sharm el-Sheikh photographed from the plane

A trip to Sharm El-Sheikh

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A trip to Sharm El-Sheikh

Watch a video of diving in Sharm el-Shaikh

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Watch a video of diving in Sharm el-Shaikh

Golfing in Egypt

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Golfing in Egypt

Golf on the Red Sea

One often here's of the scenic views surrounding golf courses around the world. Walk into any real golf enthusiasts home or office and one is likely to see beautiful landscapes in Scotland or England, or even the US. But no where else in the world can one play golf in the shadows of the Great Pyramids, or play 18 holes in the morning, and then visit the mountain where Moses passed down the ten commandments in the afternoon. And there are few rain checks. In Egypt, the weather is almost certain to accommodate ones desire to play golf (and perhaps, sight seeing, shopping and other activities might accommodate a bored spouse at the same time). And for the sporting man or woman, there are many other activities such as scuba diving in some of the best spots in the world. Egypt has some very wonderful courses including the Gary Player course at Soma Bay on the Red Sea. And most courses either adjoin, or are a part of fabulous hotels, such as the one at the Mena House in Cairo.

Lake Nasser Fishing

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Lake Nasser Fishing

As the worlds largest man-made lake, Lake Nasser is approximately 310 miles in length (1550 square miles) and, in places, can reach a depth of 600 feet. The lake was created in the 1960s when the world famous High Dam was built. Together with the old Aswan Dam (built by the British between 1898 and 1902) it provides irrigation and electricity for the whole of Egypt. It is named for Gamal Abdel Nasser, president of Egypt from 1956-1970. The southern third of the lake is in Sudan and is called Lake Nubia. The lake is 312 miles (480 meters) long and covers an area of 2026 square miles (5,248 km2). It has a maximum depth of 426.5 ft (130 m) but its mean depth is 82.6 ft (25.2 m). The Egyptian portion is 202 miles (324 km) long and has a shoreline of 4,875 miles (7,844 km). Part of the area Lake Nasser covers today was once the site of the temples of Abu Simbel, built by Ramses II around 1200 B.C. The temple was moved but other sites of historical significance was submerged. Thirty-two species of fish, as well as Nile River crocodiles, are found in the lake. 80,000 tons of fish a year are caught.
The shoreline is a variety of desert landscapes, hilly and rugged, or flat and sandy with clean freshwater beaches.
The lake is remote and thinly populated by peasant fishermen, the local residents are Bedouin camel and sheep herdsmen who are occasionally seen grazing their flocks on the sparse vegetation at the edge of the lake.
There are an impressive variety of birds, mammals, and reptiles. More than 100 species of birds have been recorded: Wild duck, Egyptian geese, pelicans, herons, egrets and various species of hawks, kites, falcons and eagles will be among the birds seen. In most areas there are crocodile and monitor lizards, other types of wildlife include Dorcas gazelle, jackals, desert fox, and various smaller desert mammals.Lake Nasser is a place where a small group of anglers have literally hundreds of square miles to themselves.Lake Nasser has arguably the best freshwater fishing in the world for both Nile perch and Tiger Fish. There are also several species of catfish; the legendary giant Vundu being the biggest. Two species of Tilapia also inhabit the lake and give a good account of themselves on a fly rod. All told there are some thirty two species of fish in the lake.

Egypt Climate and Weather

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Throughout Egypt, days are commonly warm or hot, and nights are cool. Egypt has only two seasons: a mild winter from November to April and a hot summer from May to October. The only differences between the seasons are variations in daytime temperatures and changes in prevailing winds. In the coastal regions, temperatures range between an average minimum of 14° C in winter and an average maximum of 30° C in summer.

Temperatures vary widely in the inland desert areas, especially in summer, when they may range from 7° C at night to 43° C during the day. During winter, temperatures in the desert fluctuate less dramatically, but they can be as low as 0° C at night and as high as 18° C during the day.

The average annual temperature increases moving southward from the Delta to the Sudanese border, where temperatures are similar to those of the open deserts to the east and west. In the north, the cooler temperatures of Alexandria during the summer have made the city a popular resort. Throughout the Delta and the northern Nile Valley, there are occasional winter cold spells accompanied by light frost and even snow. At Aswan, in the south, June temperatures can be as low as 10° C at night and as high as 41° C during the day when the sky is clear.

Egypt receives fewer than eighty millimeters of precipitation annually in most areas. Most rain falls along the coast, but even the wettest area, around Alexandria, receives only about 200 millimeters of precipitation per year. Alexandria has relatively high humidity, but sea breezes help keep the moisture down to a comfortable level. Moving southward, the amount of precipitation decreases suddenly. Cairo receives a little more than one centimeter of precipitation each year. The city, however, reports humidity as high as 77 percent during the summer. But during the rest of the year, humidity is low. The areas south of Cairo receive only traces of rainfall. Some areas will go years without rain and then experience sudden downpours that result in flash floods. Sinai receives somewhat more rainfall (about twelve centimeters annually in the north) than the other desert areas, and the region is dotted by numerous wells and oases, which support small population centers that formerly were focal points on trade routes. Water drainage toward the Mediterranean Sea from the main plateau supplies sufficient moisture to permit some agriculture in the coastal area, particularly near Al Arish.

A phenomenon of Egypt's climate is the hot spring wind that blows across the country. The winds, known to Europeans as the sirocco and to Egyptians as the khamsin, usually arrive in April but occasionally occur in March and May. The winds form in small but vigorous low-pressure areas in the Isthmus of Suez and sweep across the northern coast of Africa. Unobstructed by geographical features, the winds reach high velocities and carry great quantities of sand and dust from the deserts. These sandstorms, often accompanied by winds of up to 140 kilometers per hour, can cause temperatures to rise as much as 20° C in two hours. The winds blow intermittently and may continue for days, cause illness in people and animals, harm crops, and occasionally damage houses and infrastructure.

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Type
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LuxorMin/Max
AswanMin/Max
HurghadaAir/WaterAverage
SharmAir/WaterAverage
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Forecast
Forecast
Forecast
Forecast
Forecast
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CF
8.6/19.147/66
9.3/18.349/65
5.4/2342/74
8/23.846/75
24/1875/64
24/1875/64
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CF
9.3/2148/69
9.7/19.249/67
6.8/25.444/78
9.4/26.149/79
25/1877/64
25/1877/64
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CF
11.2/23.752/75
11.3/2152/70
10.7/2951/84
12.6/30.454/86
26/2079/68
26/2079/68
April
CF
13.9/28.256/83
14.5/23.658/75
15.7/3560/95
17.5/3663/97
31/2588/77
31/2588/77
May
CF
17.4/32.463/90
16.7/26.562/80
20.7/39.369/103
21.1/38.571/101
35/2695/79
35/2695/79
June
CF
19.9/34.568/95
20.4/28.269/83
22.6/4172/107
24.2/42.176/108
37/2899/82
37/2899/82
July
CF
21.5/35.471/96
22.7/29.673/86
23.6/40.874/106
24.5/4276/108
40/28107/82
40/28107/82
Aug
CF
21.6/34.871/95
22.9/30.473/87
23.5/4174/107
24.7/41.376/107
42/29108/84
42/29108/84
Sept
CF
19.9/23.368/89
21.3/29.471/85
21.5/38.571/101
22.2/39.672/103
38/27100/81
38/27100/81
Oct
CF
17.8/29.864/86
17.9/27.764/82
17.8/35.164/95
19.3/36.666/99
32/2590/77
32/2590/77
Nov
CF
12.1/24.154/75
14.8/24.459/76
12.3/29.654/85
14.5/30.258/86
26/2379/73
26/2379/73
Dec
CF
10.4/20.751/69
11.2/20.452/69
7.7/24.845/76
9.9/20.550/69
26/1979/66
26/1979/66
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Egypt Feature Story The Kings (Pharaohs) of Ancient Egypt

2010-05-05T12:51:00.000-07:00

Egypt Feature Story The Kings (Pharaohs) of Ancient Egypt by Jimmy Dunn

The title of "Pharaoh" actually comes to us from the Greek language and its use in the Old Testament. It originates in the Egyptian Per-aa, meaning "Great House", a designation of the palace, which first came to be used as a label for the king around 1450 BC, though it only became common usage some centuries later. For most of the time, the usual word for the king of ancient Egypt was nesu, but a whole range of titles were applicable to any full statement of a king's names and titulary. According to Egyptian legend, the first kings of Egypt were later some of Egypt's most famous gods. We really do not know whether some of these individuals actually existed in human form or what regions of Egypt they may have ruled over. Only at the end of the Predynastic period, prior to the unification of Egypt, can we recognize specific kings who most likely ruled over either northern or southern Egypt. According to many sources, the first real king of Egypt, therefore ruling over the unified land, was Menes, who would have ruled Egypt around 3100 BC, but we have little if any archaeological basis for this name. Most scholars today believe that he may have been a king named Narmer, or more likely still, Aha, two figures that are better attested in the archaeological record.

However, Menes might have also been a legendary composition of several rulers. After these first rulers of a unified Egypt, the Egyptian monarchy lasted in a recognizable form for over three thousand years, basically ending with Cleopatra, though even Roman emperors attempted to style themselves as Egyptian pharaohs. We know of 170 or more specific pharaohs during this period of time. Although many changes occurred during that time, almost all of the fundamentals remained the same. Kings were not only males, and unlike in modern monarchies, the ruler of ancient Egypt, whether male or female, was always called a king. In fact, Egypt had some very noteworthy female rulers such as Hatshepsut and others. In ancient (Pharaonic) Egypt, the pinnacle of Egyptian society, and indeed of religion, was the king. Below him were the layers of the educated bureaucracy which consisted of nobles, priests and civil servants, and under them were the great mass of common people, usually living very poor, agricultural based lives. Except during the earliest of themes, when the highest official was apparently a Chancellor, for

most of Egyptian history, the man or men just under the king were Viziers, (tjaty), a position that was roughly similar to a modern Prime Minister. In many if not most accounts, the king is viewed as an incarnation of Horus, a falcon god, and the posthumous son of Osiris, who himself was a divine king slain by his brother, Seth. Horus fought his uncle for the return of the throne, and part of the accession process of the king was the proper burial of his predecessor, as Horus carrying out the last rites of Osiris. In fact, there are a number of cases where such an act may have been the legal basis for a non-royal figure's ascent of the throne. However, more usual was the succession of the eldest son, whose status as heir was frequently, if not always, proclaimed during his father's lifetime. Furthermore, there were a number of instances where this was taken a step further by the heir's coronation as a co-regent prior to the father's death. This has actually led to much confusion among scholars,

because in some cases, the young heir began to count his regnal years only after the death of his father, while in other instances, he started to do so from the moment of his coronation. The ancient Egyptians did not use era dating as we do today (BC or AD), but rather relied on regnal dating of the king's rule, and therefore potential difficulties for modern, if not ancient, historians can easily be imagined. The king himself (or herself) was the figure upon whom the whole administrative structure of the state rested. These god-kings usually commanded tremendous resources. The Pharaoh was the head of the civil administration, the supreme warlord and the chief priest of every god in the kingdom. All offerings were made in his name and the entire priesthood acted in his stead. In fact, he was himself a divine being, considered the physical offspring of a god. The myth of the ruler's divine birth centered on the god assuming the form of (or becoming incarnate in) the king's father, who then impregnated his wife, who accordingly bore the divine ruler. Of course, the king was also subject to some rather grave responsibilities. Through his dealings with the gods, he was tasked with keeping the order, or ma'at of the land, and therefore keeping out chaos, often in the form of the enemies of Egypt from foreign lands. But he was

also responsible for making sufficient offerings and otherwise satisfying the gods so that they would bless Egypt with a bountiful Nile flood, and therefore a good enough harvest to feed his people. When he failed at these tasks, he could bear not only blame, but a weakening of the state and thus his power. In drastic cases, such as at the end of the Old Kingdom, this could actually lead to a complete collapse of the Egyptian state. Even today, many questions remain about the kings of ancient Egypt. We have a fairly good idea of their order through time, though often scholars disagree about specific dates related to our current form of the calendar. Our evidence of their order comes mostly from various "kings' lists, that almost exclusively were made during the New Kingdom. Another source is the Egyptian history written by Manetho, an Egyptian priest, but over the years, there have been modifications to both the kings' lists and Manetho's history made through archaeological discovery. Nevertheless, there are periods of Egyptian history, particularly those known as intermediate periods, where very little information exits on who ruled (usually only a part of)

Egypt. Basically, Manetho divided up ancient Egyptian history into thirty dynasties, though this division is a bit difficult, and modern scholarship has proven it to be not completely (and sometimes not at all) accurate. Most of the time, a dynasty consisted of a related family of rulers, though sometimes dynasties seem to have been broken up due to the establishment of a new capital. In a number of instances, modern Egyptologists believe that he may have been incorrect about the end of a family line. Even today, the power that an ancient Egyptian pharaoh commanded in ancient Egypt and the resources under his control can seem staggering. One need only think in terms of the Great Pyramids, the wealth of gold and the grand temples to gain some understanding of their power. They commanded resources that many modern day states would be hard pressed to emulate, and they did so at a time when much of the remainder of the ancient world were struggling for a foothold in history.

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Egypt Feature Story An Overview of the Ancient Egyptian Religion by John Watson

2010-05-05T12:43:00.000-07:00

Without the ancient Egyptian Religion, there would probably be little reason for one to visit Egypt today. The great Pyramids would not exist, nor of course, would there be the fabulous temples, the tombs on the West Bank of Thebes (modern Luxor) and their mummies, or the colorful decorations that adorn these structures that have lured travelers to Egypt over the past three thousand or so years. Behind every aspect of Egyptian life, including the art, the political structure and the cultural achievements one must see the religious forces that shaped the fabric of ancient Egypt. The spiritual world that was created by the ancient Egyptians was a richly fascinating one which remains unique in the history of human religion, but at the same time, somehow familiar in many ways. The character of that spiritual world was both mysterious and manifest, at once accessible and hidden, for although Egyptian religion was often shrouded in layers of myth and ritual, it nevertheless permeated the ancient civilization of the Nile and ultimately shaped, sustained and directed Egyptian culture in almost every way. One thing that does seem familiar about their ancient religion was that people were very concerned about the afterlife. Furthermore, in order to avoid being counted among the damned of the afterlife, one had to not only venerate the Egyptian gods, but also live by a code of standards that would be judged after death.

So important was the king to ancient Egyptian religion that he was theoretically required to be the head of all ceremonies and rites throughout the country at the same time. The practical answer to this was for the king to elevate members of the royal family, during the Old Kingdom, and nobles of his court later, so that they could represent him. This became the Egyptian priesthood, which eventually developed its own independence and titles during the New Kingdom. It is not unreasonable that our concept of how the Egyptians worshiped their many gods might change extensively as we find more and more new information. Indeed, there have, over the years, been shifts in how Egyptology views the religion. One might consider the amount of material available on our modern religions, and how little we have on the Egyptian religion, to have an understanding of just how little we actually know about this complex and ancient belief system. See also our Old Mythology Section
Gods
Individual Ancient Egyptian Gods
General Religion
Ancient Egyptian Cults, An Overview
Animal Cults of Ancient Egypt
Ankh Signs, the symbol of Life
Animals and the Gods of Ancient Egypt
The Anceint Egyptian Concept of the Soul
Birth of Gods
Creation
Death of Gods
Divine Cults of the Sacred Bulls
Ethics in Ancient Egyptians
Fate, the Ancient Egyptian Concept of
God's Wife of Amun
Grand Festivals in Ancient Egypt
Headdresses of the Ancient Egyptian Deities
Me and My Shadow (The Shadow as part of the Human Being)
Mixed Representations of Ancient Egyptian Gods
Moon in Ancient Egypt, The
On the Politics of Ancient and Modern Religion
The Oracle in Ancient Egypt
Perchance to Dream: Dreams and Their Meaning in Ancient Egypt
The Roll of the Pharaoh in Religion
Piety of the Common Ancient Egyptians
Priests in Ancient Egypt
The Ram in Ancient Egypt
Royal Cults of the Kings of Ancient Egypt
The Sphinx and the Prince
Strange (Fantastic) Animals of Ancient Egypt
The Sun Boat
Syncretism of the Ancient Egyptian Gods, The
Tree Goddesses
Votive Objects and Offerings
Was the Pharaoh Divine?
Women in Ancient Egyptian Religion in Old-New Kingdoms, Part I
Women in Ancient Egyptian Religion, Part II - The Divine Adoratrice and God's Wife of Amun in the Third Intermediate Period
Ye Gods
Funerary and Burial (Other than Mummification)
The Amduat
The Book of Caverns
The Book of the Celestial Cow
The Book of the Dead
Book of the Earth
The Book of Gates
The Books of the Sky (Heavens)
Burying the Pharaoh in the Valley of the Kings
Canopic Chests and Jars
Coffin Text
Coffins of Ancient Egypt, The
Egyptian Funerary Art
The Enigmatic Book of the Netherworld
Evil in Ancient Egypt (Related to Judgment of the Dead)
False Doors
Funerary Cones (Funerary Stamps)
Funerary Figurines including Shabti, Shawabti and Ushabti
Funerary and other Masks of Ancient Egypt
Judgment of the Dead
The Litany of Re
The Major Egyptian Books of the Underworld
Minor Deities of the Netherworld
Offering Formula and Ritual
Opening of the Mouth Ritual
Pyramid Text, The
What Egyptians Took to the Afterlife
Why the Ancient Egyptians Built Pyramids
Mummification
Mummification in Egypt
Mummies of Ancient Egypt: The Process and Beyond

PICTURES FROM EGYPT - LUXOR

2010-05-05T12:36:00.000-07:00

PICTURES FROM EGYPT - LUXOR

صور الاقصر See Video

PICTURES FROM EGYPT - ALEXANDRIA AND HURGHADA

2010-05-05T12:33:00.000-07:00

PICTURES FROM EGYPT - ALEXANDRIA AND HURGHADA

PICTURES FROM EGYPT CAIRO

2010-05-05T12:30:00.000-07:00

Cairo International Stadium

2010-05-05T12:26:00.000-07:00

Cairo International Stadium

Cairo International Stadium أستاد القاهرة الدولي see video
-Ahli and Zamalek Club, founded in 1958 and renewed in 2004 has seen this stadium for the African Nations Cup in 2006 and won by Egypt and expands to more than 74100 spectators. The Cairo International Stadium was the largest of its kind with the Olympic standards in the Middle East and Africa region, located in Nasr City, north-east of Cairo was built in 1960 was completed and opened by late President Gamal Abdel Nasser's revolution of July celebrations in the same year. On stage in 2005 the Cairo Stadium to fit the criteria Olympic standard in the new century atheist century, where the company has seen the African Nations Cup 2006. The stadium is located at a distance of 10 kilometers from Cairo International Airport, 30 kilometres from downtown Cairo.

EGYPTIAN MUSEUM

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EGYPTIAN MUSEUM
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The museum Established interest in Egyptian antiquities 15/8/1835 and held the first museum of Egyptian antiquities conservation in Cairo in a small building in the garden Alazbugeh then moved to the citadel of Saladin, then calmed down cheeks Abbas to the Crown Prince of Austria in 1855.It established in 1858 "Mareb" The director of the interests of another small museum on the beach of the Nile in Boulaq then moved again to the Giza in 1891. Work began in the current museum was inaugurated in 1897 in 15/11/1902 in the cheek "Abbas Hilmi II," was designed museum building engineer Frenchman Marcel role of N-style classic updated and reinforced concrete used for the first time in construction in Egypt. The composition of the museum: Two-storey main contact and takes into account the halls easy passage, there is currently approximately Museum: 160 thousand impact of various ages. Presents in the basement where there are large stone order, starting with a historic entrance and left as clockwise, we find there are some of the effects before the era of dynasties and the early dynasties and the effects of old age of State and the State Central and modern state and then the late era Greco-Roman era. The upper floor offers which sets the quality of manuscripts and statues of gods and Anwar ownership and wooden coffins, jewellery and packages from one cemetery such as the effects of Tutankhamen and the effects Thuita Bossuyt, and the effects of Tanis and the effects of the Valley of the Kings and the effects and consequences of sexually cemetery cemetery Amager Prix .. There are great museum library includes literature, history and the civilizations and religions, different languages and there is also a section for photography and some maps it easy for the visitor to follow the figures and rooms in the museum maps annexed to the top role.
Address: CAIRO - Tahrir Square - Salim Hassan Street Phone 5794596 -5796948 - 5796974
Prices of entry: The Egyptians have two pounds - for students and one Egyptian pounds and foreign students and residents of 10 pounds - for Egyptians in the holidays 1 pounds - 20 pounds for foreigners. Hall Anwar Egyptian Museum for foreign students and residents of 30 pounds Hall Anwar Egyptian Museum for foreigners 40 pounds.

Pharaonic Village

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Pharaonic Village to open at 1 p.m. and go where the best time of 7 hours, Morocco .. The tour which usually takes 4 hours, I wanted to enlarge the whole village is when you enter think you back thousands of years .. Community-that I live in. From the moment he begins the tour boat through the channels that penetrate the village beads spent entirely in Pharaonic Egypt, where they were your sight will receive more and more scenes and the echoes of ancient Egypt .. Until you are satisfied in the end you really have travelled during the past decade ago and started this village wonderful dream .. Imagine Dr. Hassan Ragab possibility of establishing a museum neighborhood dressed people achieve what had existed since seven thousand years and this was in 1974 and began Dr. tree planting of 5000 trees that were characteristic of Pharaonic Egypt .. Then brought seeds to plant papyrus .. As well as birds that were almost extinct in the world .. All this so close to the image of life in Pharaonic Egypt thousands of years ago and slowly began to dream realized .. Even now open to the Pharaonic Village visits since in 1984, and made some additions and amendments in 1992 Now moving in the village Pharaonic find a group of ships manufactured the same way as the Pharaohs .. Wheat and others dead .. And others make pottery .. And others make honey .. Etc. There is also the yacht Nfrtari by patrolling the Nile, you can lunch on his back and there are large interior gardens for children .. And shops to buy souvenirs .. And restaurants .. The Museum of Islamic .. The museum Barada and you can take a tour boat and sees the village and there is a full presentation shows you how the difference between the homes of the Pharaohs rich and poor, the title of the Pharaonic Village in there ..: 3 Street Sea bulk - Giza

Citadel of Salah Ed-Din

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Qal'at Salah al-Din in Cairo, Egypt. Built in the period 1176 to 1183, using prisoners of Norman. Added to the Muhammad Ali mosque. The headquarters for the rule of Egypt since the days of Salah al-Din (1183) until the transfer of Khedive Ismail government headquarters to Abdeen Palace, which was built for this purpose in the 1860 contract. Qal'at Salah al-Din is located in the neighborhood "fortress" - the successor - has been erected on one of the hills separate from Mount Mukattam on the outskirts of the city of Cairo. Muhammad Ali mosque inside the castle The citadel of Saladin Ayyoubi Cairo grander castles constructed hostilities in the Middle Ages strategic site in the first degree is provided by this site, including the importance of defense because it controls the cities of Cairo and Fustat, as it constitutes a natural barrier between the two cities as high as that this site can provide communication between The castle town in the state of siege as it will become the last stronghold of the sit-in the case if the city fell, however, the enemy. We have passed this castle many faces and many historic events witnessed historic events city walls during different eras Ayyubid and Mamluk era and the French campaign on Egypt in 1798, and even took the Muhammad Ali Pasha of Egypt, where he sentenced them prosperity and greatness. The Sultan Nasser Salah al-Din Yusuf ibn Ayub first thought of building the fortress on asthma Signpost in 572 e / in 1176, where he and Secretary of Bahaa Eddin Al Assadi, demolished mosques DICTATOR The graves that were located on the Signpost to build upon the castle where the workers sculpted rock and a trench artificially separated from Mount Mukattam Signpost increase in vulnerability and strength

National Cultural Center - Egyptian Opera House

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National Cultural Center - Egyptian Opera House Was opened by Mr. Mohamed Hosni Mubarak, President of the Republic of Egyptian Opera House in the new Congress of October 1988, after an absence of seventeen years, since the combustion of the Old Opera House in 1971. The Egyptian Opera House new "National Cultural Center" is one of the symbols of Egyptian-Japanese cooperation, which reflect the depth of the ties of friendship between the Egyptian and Japanese peoples. The body of Japanese global cooperation (JICA) in coordination with the Egyptian Ministry of Culture has been agreed to design compatible with the surrounding buildings of the house and design characterized the modern Islamic architectural character. The construction area of 22772 square metres while the building itself is located on an area of 13855 square metres including 42 metres at a maximum allowed distinguish this site which is located in the southern part of the island and the abundance of Nile water in this region and the large trees in the garden surrounding the venue for this to be a natural content Excellent new Opera House Qal'at Salah al-Din in Cairo, Egypt. Built in the period 1176 to 1183, using prisoners of Norman. Added to the Muhammad Ali mosque. The headquarters for the rule of Egypt since the days of Salah al-Din (1183) until the transfer of Khedive Ismail government headquarters to Abdeen Palace, which was built for this purpose in the 1860 contract. Qal'at Salah al-Din is located in the neighborhood "fortress" - the successor - has been erected on one of the hills separate from Mount Mukattam on the outskirts of the city of Cairo.

Bibliotheca Alexandrina

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مكتبة الاسكندرية see video
The new library design includes four levels below ground and six upper floors from the highest point of the steep roof ring (see Figure 1, "a") and this figure represents an unusual creations submitted by Snohetta. In spite that the building was designed to live for more than 200 years but there are some fears and doubts non possibility of achieving that period of time owing to the library near the site of the Mediterranean coast, which is away from Suu only 40 meters only. The absolute necessity to allow the entry rate of less direct sunlight may impose certain restrictions on the direction of the library addition, the building itself is supported on the basis of concrete stakes concrete. The new Alexandria Library, which occupies approximately the same archaeological site of the ancient library of Alexandria characterized italics circular roof to reduce the entry of direct sunshine of the building to a minimum in the right corner of the lower part of the picture there Planetarium in diameter and 18 meters The size of these projects are along the 24 × 24 meters contemptible We have established a nearby celestial dome and the Museum of scientific Hassira only concrete without the need for any stakes. The ten-story library al-Tuffah area is covered with oval cover of a major axis measured 60 metres. It is all levels lower underwater internists. As for the engineering design of the building has to take into account the order in the career of shelves and offices devoted to reading in areas similar size 14.4 × 9.6 m.
These are spaces under the roof slope by 16 meters in a series of floors with a height of 4.2 metres. In any case, newspapers and terrestrial surface circuits are genuine in the horizontal surface and are given the tendency of cylindrical form an angle of 8 degrees helicopter. As is the case with the British Library in London, the body of the building dive down the ground to protect the precious contents of factors external environment. The reading rooms are open several salient feature of the Bibliotheca Alexandrina, with the reading of Section 2500 lead to seven balconies. We have been stockpiling books bottom of this balconies to facilitate access

Cairo tower

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One of the curiosities of Cairo to visit: you will not regret it! ! This tower 185 meters high built on the island of Gezira Was completed in 1961. It is supposed to represent a braiding in osier.La panoramic view can be appreciated without moving Through the revolving dining room, which makes 360 ° in 20 minutes, Although sometimes capricious mechanical… On the flat roof of the cafeteria, the long-views await you.

DIVING IN EGYPT

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DIVING IN EGYPT

Contrary to what everyone thinks, this is not cultural tourism which is the most profitable for Egypt, the opposite is scuba diving, which is the goose that laid the golden egg. According to the latest statistics from the Ministry of Tourism, the income from diving tourism as well as water sports has exceeded $ 3.5 billion out of a total of $ 9 billion, which means one third of tourist income. "It's not too much, if one takes into account that 60% of tourists who visit Egypt come specifically for enjoying the Red Sea. And more than 80% are diving with all activities that are related, as the snorkling, sea safari and skiing, "says Hilal Karim, president of the Chamber of diving, which was newly created under the aegis of the Union of Chambers of Tourism. According to figures from the ministry, more than three million tourists come to the Red Sea, known as "the paradise for divers." This number is expected to double, especially after the choice of Sharm Al-Sheikh as the best diving destination in the world by the United Nations World Travel Awards, considered the Oscar of the tourism industry internationally. Although this international award is given this year to Sharm Al-Sheikh, this does not deny that the number of tourists who go diving in Egypt is still considered low compared with other countries, like the Australian coast or islands Maldives for instance, and many other beach resorts. This shortage is in fact due to the various problems facing those miles and some diving centers across the country, of which 300 are found only at Sharm Al-Sheikh. This award has been very well invested in the exhibition dive, which was held last month in Dusseldorf, Germany. "This is the first time that the diving industry in Egypt is represented in the largest exhibition specializing in diving tourism to the world. This will be very fruitful for the whole sector, "says Hilal Karim.

SAFARI IN EGYPT

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What is Safari?
The Safari through the desert in Egypt is the best opportunity to feel the spirit of adventure. When they heard the term Safari, you can inspire scenes from old movies, people leading teams in the desert, this wilderness adventure filled with exotic natural scenes.
Egypt is one of the most famous places in the Safari, where you can enjoy peace and tranquility. During the last quarter of the century 20, it decreased the chance of hunting in the safari to give an opportunity to tourists to admire and take pictures in African national parks and reserves. Recently, the meaning of the word Safari was extended to include tours and excursions away from the wildlife of the desert. For example, the Safari in the desert of Egypt is made for the adventurous experience the tranquility and the natural life of the desert. Memphis Tours can offer several programs covering all lagers safari in Egypt.
The desert oasis in the west contains 5, known for most of the fans by the African safari. The African Safari tours of the range between 5 and 10 days. The best places to Safari in Egypt: The desert of western Egypt is a unique and wonderful place to enjoy the safari in Egypt, due to make existing beach, in addition to the great history of the GM II because he can see the great Sea Arenal where everything was buried by the army of Cambyses the strong sand storm. You can also enjoy the safari in Sinai, where you can visit the Monastery of Santa Catalina by Jeep, climb the Mountain of Moses or do a walk through the camel in the desert.
Hurghada is one of the ideal places for safari because of its proximity to the desert, their colorful mountains and canyons. You can spend many days covering interesting parts of the Western Desert in Egypt, including a few days to discover unknown areas in Gabal Uainat and El Kebir The Gelf. The best time for the Safari in Egypt: To enjoy the Safari tours in Egypt, were advised to avoid hot flashes months (May to September), while the best time is from October to April, far from the summer season. What is needed during the tour of the safari: Light clothing is recommended during the tour in the desert; jersey and jacket for the night of winter. Safari in Egypt a Dream When we talk about Egypt, we believe it to the pyramids, and it is undoubtedly the reason for 80% stays in Egypt. Serving as a bridge between Africa and the Suez Canal, Egypt is one of the most visited countries of North Africa.
Every city in Egypt has its own cultural character. Places to see and visit in Egypt are unavoidable and unlimited. I would recommend the pyramids of Giza, Cairo, museums, palaces and mosques delightful that you will leave indelible memories! The Sinai desert has a unique landscape and nature is fascinating! Finally a trip to Egypt would not be complete without a cruise on the small King rivers. The Nile is localized in the region of Aswan and if you have time, do a tour there. Egyptians are very proud of their country, (and for good reason!) And I advise you to approach you. They will be happy to guide you through the wealth which abounds their country. Museums are the most cultural and I recommend the mummification museum where you learn and see for yourself how the same old pharaohs were mummified.
If you like going out in the evening, you will be served! I advise you concerts or dance Eastern and restaurants offering national dishes in the world! If you'd rather relax, the cafes are the best place where you can smoke a shisha in the comfort of Arab cousins. Please do not deceive you, the shop opening hours vary from one country to another depending on the culture and religion. In Egypt, for example, stores are often closed on Friday and Sunday

NILE CRUISES IN EGYPT

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The Nile is the longest river in Africa and is among the longest in the world. It is divided into two main branches, the White Nile and Blue Nile and ends with his grandfather Delta. These 2 rivers intersect near Khartoum, the capital of Sudan. The Nile was a landmark of the ancient Egyptian civilization and it remains a haven for flora and fauna. It's an ideal destination for an unforgettable vacation and make discoveries
The Nile égrène his gifts in a country where the sun is king. The rhythm of the water, learn the most beautiful treasures of Egyptian Civilization: secular temples and tombs erected to the glory of the pharaohs along the river's banks to Aswan, who lives at the pace of felouques. Here, the famous dam opens on Lake Nasser, the board which trônent the giants of Abu Simbel, saved from the waters. In Cairo, nicknamed "Mother of the World", museums and pyramids eternal testament to the legacy of the Pharaohs kept at the heart of Christian and Muslim civilizations.
Alexandria, the second city of the Roman Empire for five centuries, meets for its relics of ancient glories. Far from the most frequented sites, the green oasis that punctuate the western desert offer the traveler a different image of Egypt: there, the adventure awaits you at the heart of the great outdoors. And if you still thirst for culture, monasteries in the desert and mountains Sinài legendary indulge in history ...
Finally at hand your journey, choose Hurghada, anchored in a wildlife site, or Sharm el Sheikh, which offer the sun throughout the year, beautiful beaches and the sea bed of great wealth

Toursim In Egypt

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Mysterious treasure hidden in a rich cultural and archaeological almost unimaginable, it is difficult to think of Egypt without mentioning the Sphinx, the Pyramids of Giza, Luxor, the Valley of the Kings and the Nile. Besides being the open-air museum world's largest Egypt also offers many luxurious holiday complex in the Red Sea, many of whom put a diving at your fingertips, a spectacular snorkeling and windsurfing.
Cairo:
airo is the capital of Egypt, where millions of people live that make a real metropolitan traffic and movement, is also the largest city in Africa and the Middle East. The city is a magical place that does not cease to amaze visitors with its wonders, with the most impressive monuments and buildings which offers loans as well as areas arquologicas and museums, it is an undisputed destination to visit if you are in Egypt. It is also known as the "City of a Thousand minarets," It originated in the Pharaonic era but recently in the 642 after an invasion, where they erected the camp that would then Cairo.
Luxor:
This wonderful city that has received several names in its history, is divided between the banks of the River Nile, east and west, and being only a few meters from Cairo, also represents another beauty that can not be accessed. With a past rich in architecture and history, can not fail to mention the temples of Luxor and Karnak, sites really formidable. The city is mysteriously beautiful, and the visitor can learn a little more about the secrets of Egypt, a unique destination for concocer and enjoy a unique experience.
Edfu:
Also known as Dyeb by ancient Egyptians, and as Apolinopolis Magna by the Greeks and Romans, the town of Edfu, a destination of astonishing beauty, lies within walking distance of Luxor, and as she is, owner of great mysteries, such as what is your temple of 237 BC, it is the best preserved and most beautiful around the country, and that is undoubtedly one of the strongest attractions of the place.

Kom Ombo:
This temple that was born during the reign, which is located within walking distance of the Nile, is divided into two parts, which are solely dedicated to two gods of triads, so it begins, the wonderful mysteries that embodies the temple. The first part is then devoted to the trio of Sobek (crocodile god), HathorTasenetnofret (the goddess sister) and Panebtawy (the (his mother) and Jonsu (his brother), and the second part of the triad of Horus, Mr of the countries. The place carries an air of mysterious and captivating, making the visitor feel he has traveled through time in the size and space, and that nothing of what separates the secrets of Egypt.
Aswan:
Its origin dates from 2575-2143 a. C., and this is the most important city in Upper Egypt, initially, called Swenet and was the main market of exchange and is the main means of marketing that interacted with Egyptian Nubia. It also was recognized for being the point from which the valuable material was extracted from the granite, which is towards the conocidasestatuas and buildings. The city is a marvel in beauty, that even today we bring the past with magnificent structures such as the Unfinished Obelisk, the Mausoleum of Agha Jan, and even modern High Dam and the Nubian Museum, among many other things. A place full of history and testimony.
Nubia and Lake Nasser:
The original Nubian ceased to exist long ago, since the construction of the Aswan Dam, Lake Nasser as the covered completely, and instead of just the name is primitive. But by the eagerness of trying to salvage a little of their history, have been undertaken since the mid-90 ', and cruise ship visits, which makes several stops to visit the buildings that have been rescued from the water.
Tourism In Egypt

HOTELS IN EGYPT

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HOTELS IN EGYPT

Egypt enjoys a multitude of hotels from all Almistoat Posh and medium-sized enterprises in both cities and luxury hotels Match the greatest hotels in the world so that unions Sports have always been the world championships attribution of the knowledgeable To Egypt and from the international soccer federation FIFA and the setting up of Major conferences in Egypt to the availability of many luxury hotels In every city and Khasta in Cairo, Alexandria, Luxor , Aswan, Hurghada and Sharm el-Sheikh and Taba, Port Said, Ismailia Hotels and place them in different places that see the pyramid , Which built on the Nile, which built next to airports , Which overlooks the Mediterranean and the Red Sea hotels in Egypt.

Central City
Conrad Cairo - Ramses Hilton - Semiramis InterContinental Cairo Shepheard Hotel Atel Concorde - Cosmopolitan - Talisman - Windsor
El Gezira
Sofitel El Gezirah Cairo
Giza
Cataract Pyramids Resort - Four Seasons 1st Residence - Grand Pyramids - InterContinental Pyramids Park Resort - Le Meridien Pyramids - Mena House Oberoi - Mövenpick Resort Cairo Pyramids - Partner Zoser - Pyramisa Suites and Casino - Royal Gardens - Safir Cairo - Sheraton Towers & Casino - Sofitel Le Sphinx Delta Pyramids - Europa - Hormoheb - Husa Dawharet Al Ahram - Husa Pyramids - Husa Tres Pyramides - Maritim Hotel Pyramids - Oasis Hotel - Sheraton Royal Gardens - Siag Pyramids Delta Kaoud Pyramids - Middle East - Pharaoh Egypt
Heliopolis / Cairo Airport
Concorde El Salam - Intercontinental Citystars - Jw Marriott - Le Meridien Heliopolis - Mövenpick Heliopolis - Sheraton Helioplis Hotel Towers & Casino Baron Heliopolis - Novotel Cairo Airport Beirut - Karvin

Maadi
Maadi Hotel - Sofitel Cairo Maadi Towers
Nasr City
Sonesta
Nile Corniche
Four Seasons Cairo at Nile Plaza - Grand Hyatt Cairo - Nile Hilton - Ramses Hilton
Zamalek
Hilton Cairo W T C Residence Hotel
Marriott Cairo
Golden Tulip Flamenco - Om Kolthoom - Safir Suites - Sol Y Mar Paradise
President Hotel
Suburbs 6th October City
Mövenpick Media City
Hilton Pyeramids Golf Resort
Novotel
Mediterranean Alexandria
El Salamlek Palace - Helnan Palestine
Hilton Green Plaza - Mercure Romance - Montazah Sheraton - Porto Marina Resort - Renaissance - Sofitel Cecil
San Giovanni
Borg el Arab
Hilton Borg El Arab
Marsa Matrouh
San Giovanni Cleopatra
Nile Aswan
Elephantine Island Resort - Sofitel Old Cataract
Basma - Kalabsha - Pyramisa Isis Corniche - Pyramisa Isis Island Resort - Sofitel New Cataract
Cleopatra Cairo
Luxor
Hilton Luxor - Le Meridien - Mövenpick Jolie Ville Resort - New Winter Palace - Pyramisa Isis Hotel & Suites - Sheraton Luxor Resort - Sofitel Karnak Luxor - Sofitel New Winter Palace Luxor - Sofitel Old Winter Palace Luxor - Sofitel Pavilion Winter Palace
Gaddis - Iberotel Luxor - Mercure Inn - Mercure Luxor - Sonesta St George Hotel Luxor

Red Sea
El Gouna
Sheraton Miramar Resort
Ali Pasha - Arena Inn - Dawar El Omda - Sultan Bey - The Three Corners Ocean View - The Three Corners Rihana Resort - Turtle Inn
Captain's Inn El Sokhna
Ramada El Sokhna Resort El-Quseir
Mövenpick
Flamenco Beach Resort
Hurghada
Beesh Beesh Village Golden 5 City - Desert Rose Resort - Golden 5 Resort - Grand Seas Resort - Hilton Hurghada Plaza - Hilton Hurghada Resort - Host Mark Grand Seas - Intercontinental Resort Casino - Lti Dana Beach - Marriott Beach Resort - Melia Pharaoh Hotel & Resort - Paradise Golden Five - Reemyvera Beach Resort - Sheraton Soma Bay Resort - Sofitel
Charm Life Paradise - Club Golden Five - Conrad Hurghada Resort - Coral Beach Rotana Resort - Grand Azur Horizon - Hilton Hurghada Long Beach Resort Hotel - Iberotel Arabella - Marriott - Minamark Beach Resort - Palm Beach Resort - Primasol Albatros Beach Resort - Regina Style Resort - Safir - Sea Gull Beach Resort - The Oberoi Sahl Hasheesh
Beirut Hurghada - Clubhotel Aqua Fun - El Samaka Club Hotel - La Perla - Triton Empire Beach Resort
Triton Empire Inn NR Sheraton Miramar - Sofitel Hurghada - St. Maria Hotel Makadi Bay
Iberotel Makadi Beach - Iberotel Makadi Saraya - Jaz Makadi Star Resort & Spa - Le Meridien Makadi Bay - Sol Y Mar Makadi Marine
Iberotel Makadi Oasis - Iberotel Makadi Oasis Family - Sol Y Mar Club Makadi - Sol Y Mar Makadi Sun Marsa Alam NR Amaraya Resort - Brayka Bay Reef Resort - Domina Marsa Alam - Millennium Hotel Coral Beach Soma Bay
Intercontinental Abu Soma
La Résidence des Cascades

Sinai Dahab
Hilton - Iberotel Dahabeya - Swiss Inn Golden Beach Resort
Coralia Club - Happy Life Village Nuweiba
Domina Nuweiba Elaria - Hilton Coral Resort - Swisscare Nuweiba Resort NR Habiba Village Ras Sudr
Ramada Resort Saint Catherine
Morgenland Village
Sharm El Sheikh
Baron Resort - Concorde El Salam - Conrad Resort - Crowne Plaza Resort - Domina Coral Bay Oasis - Domina Oasis Hotel and Resort - Domina Prestige 5 De Luxe - Four Seasons - Grand Rotana Resort and Spa - Hauza Beach Resort - Holiday Inn Resort - Hostmark Oriental Resort - Hyatt Regency - Iberotel Club Fanara - Iberotel Grand - Iberotel Lido - Iberotel Palace - Inter-Continental Garden Reef - Intercontinental Garden Reef Resort - Kiroseiz Three Corners Beach - LTI Grand Azur Resort - Marriott Beach Resort - Maxim Plaza & Garden Resort - Movenpick Golf Hotel - Mövenpick Jolie Ville Resort - Nubian Village - Pyramisa All Inclusive Resort - Radisson SAS Golden Resort - Reef Oasis Blue Bay Resort - Renaissance - Ritz Carlton - Savoy - Sea Club Resort - Sheraton Resort and Villas - Sierra Resort - Sofitel - Sol Y Mar Belvedere Resort - Sonesta - Star Hotel - The Sun Hotel
Albatros Royal Moderna - Beach Albatros - Calimera Royal Beach - Cleopatra Tsokkos - Coral Beach Club Montazah - Coral Beach Rotana Resort - Creative Mexicana Resort - Days Inn - Golf Hotel Sharm Mövenpick - Helnan Marina - Hilton Dahab - Hilton Shark Bay Resort - Hilton Sharm Dreams Resort - Hilton Sharm Fayrouz - Hilton Sharm Waterfalls Resort - Horizon Sharm Resort - Husa Royal Paradise Resort - Iberotel Mirabel Beach Resort - Jolie Mövenpick Golf & Resort - Melia Sinai - Novotel Sharm El Sheikh - Partner Turquoise Beach - Radisson - Royal Plaza - Sea Life Resort - Sharm Holiday Resort - Sol Sharm - Sol Verginia - Sol Y Mar Sharming Inn - St.Georges Three Corners - Tivoli Tropicana - Tropicana Garden Palms Resort - Tropicana Grand Oasis Resort
Amar Sina - Camel Hotel - Creative Badawia Resort - Creative Grand Resort - Domina Coral Bay Aquarmarine Beach - Domina Coral Bay King's Lake - Domina Prestige Hotel and Resort - Domina Sultan Hotel and Resort - Falcon Hills - Falcon Viva - Halomy Sharm Village - Logaina Resort - Mercure Luna - Partner Sunset - Sharm Inn Amarein Hotel - Tropicana Rosetta Taba Heights
Hyatt Regency Taba Heights - Intercontinental Taba Heights - Marriott Taba Heights Beach Resort - Sofitel Taba Heights
The Three Corners El Wekala Taba
otel Sol Y Mar Sea Star - Mövenpick Resort Taba - Radisson SAS Resort Taba - Sonesta Beach Resort Taba
Hilton Taba Resort & Nelson Village - Holiday Inn Resort Taba - Tobya Boutique Hotel
Suez Canal Ismailiya
Mercure Coralia Forsan Ismalia
Port Said Helnan - Sonesta
Holiday - New Concorde - New Regent - Noras Beach Suez
Bonita

egypt maps

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Map of Egypt Practical information about Egypt Capital:
Cairo Type of government:
Parliamentary Republic Duration flight between USA and Cairo: 6 to 12 hours When to go to Egypt? In the Red Sea region, the climate is desert and from February to June period although already hot remains pleasant Summer is suffocating but the proximity to the sea mitigates this impression.
In February temperatures are 25 ° C and above 30 degrees C in summer. The water temperature may be fresh in January and February around 21 ° C and climb to 28 ° C in July and August. For a stay beside the Red Sea, choose the months of June to September: water temperature fluctuates between 24 and 28 ° C when the air between 30 and 40 ° C. To visit the country prefer the winter (November through February).
The weather, pleasant everywhere, is ideal for a cruise on the Nile and Nasser Lake. Vaccines No vaccine is mandatory, however, vaccines against hepatitis A and B are recommended. Follow ant malarial treatment, if you plan to stay in the oases and the Nile delta, where mosquitoes are particularly virulent, from June to October.
Visas If you are a USA citizen, you need an entry visa for Egypt. The arrival must be made no later than three months from the date of issuance of visas. The duration of your stay is taken into account from the date of entry into the country. The period of validity is 1 month (single / multiple entries) for non-nationals from Arab countries. Description of Egypt Egypt is surrounded on the north by the Mediterranean, south by Sudan to the west by Libya and east by the Red Sea and Israel. The Nile divides the country into two unequal parts, while the Suez Canal forms a third separation with the Sinai Peninsula. Beyond the valley and delta of the Nile, lush areas inhabited by over 90% of the population, the landscape consists mainly of a flat desert, devoid of vegetation, apart from a few oases that have persisted in the once fertile depressions Desert West. Narrow bands are inhabited land on the Mediterranean coast and on the African coast of the Red Sea. The coast south of Suez offers beautiful beaches and offshore coral reefs that attract many divers.
Egypt Today Since the late nineteenth century, Egypt has developed very rapidly. Its political, economic and cultural life has undergone considerable changes. Since the inclusion of the first hieroglyph to the construction of the new Village Intelligent high-tech, Egypt has always been a pioneer at the forefront of information technologies emerging in the Arab world. Difficult not to think of Egypt, mysterious treasure filled with cultural and archaeological wealth almost unimaginable without imagining the Sphinx, the Pyramids of Giza, Luxor, the Valley of Kings and the Nile. In addition to being the largest open-air museum, Egypt also offers many luxurious resorts along the Red Sea to reach the most spectacular sites snorkeling, diving and surfing. What you discover by boat, camel or above the Barrier Reef, the landscapes of Egypt are unforgettable.

Information on ancient Egypt

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ancient Egypt Although one can define temporally the ancient Egypt as the period in the history of Egypt from the invention of the hieroglyphic writing at the end of the ancient concept that refers specifically to the civilization that lived on the banks of the Nile during this period of almost four thousand years of history. The Egyptian collection of tribes who created the first Pharaonic empire until its collapse at the beginning of the Christian era, ancient Egypt has witnessed major events that have profoundly influenced the culture of a large part of peoples the Africa, the Mediterranean and the Middle East.
It is the late Neolithic tribes that are starting to come together in the fertile Nile Valley, leading to the formation of two kingdoms politically distinct but closely linked by a common culture Upper Egypt south, and Lower Egypt to the north (the Nile flows from south to north, from which these names). The tradition attributes to the southern kingdom of the unification of the country (which becomes the first state in the world) and the establishment of the first Pharaonic (by the pharaoh Narmer, many experts believe). Dividing the history of Egypt in large periods and thirty-one dynasties is inherited from the priest-historian THIRD CENTURY BC. AD, although the Egyptians were not earlier this distinction the monarchy for them was continuing.
Pre-dynastic period so-called kings of the North. The stone Palermo mentions ten kings bearing the double crown, a symbol of the Upper and Lower Egypt met, but without their names.
Thinite period the first Pharaonic dynasties (This capital, near 'Abydos)
Former Empire regarded by the ancient Egyptians themselves as the Golden Age of their civilization with, among other things, construction of the largest pyramids.
I RE interim period period of political instability and fragmentation of the country into two rival kingdoms.
Middle Kingdom boom, stable and high artistic activity.
SECOND period period of serious unrest, the country's occupation by the Hyksos, liberation of the country by Ahmose.
New Empire the most prosperous period in the history of Egypt, has a cultural and artistic revival whose peak is reached with the EIGHTEENTH AND nineteenth dynasties, but the era of Thutmose of Amenhotep ( Greek Aménophis) and Ramessides (including Ramesses II).
THIRD period period of civil war, kings priests, Libyan and Ethiopian domination (Kingdom of Kush), Assyrian invasion.
Low era dynasty knows, Persian occupation, recent dynasties and indigenous domination Hellenistic (Alexander, the Ptolemies). The end of ancient Egyptian history varies depending on the viewpoint adopted. It concludes
from an ethnological, the death of Aboriginal last pharaoh, Nectanebo II -343;
a political point of view, the death of the last independent sovereign
a cultural point of view, when converting the last temple Egyptian Coptic church, the temple of Isis at Philae in 535 (closure 551). History summary
The Pharaonic Egypt during its 3000 years of history is not a matter of geographical boundaries. In this respect she experienced many situations with first Nubia then extending to the Mediterranean before being reduced in general during the Late Period. Yet one can not deny that some characters are inseparable from geographical identity of Egypt and the Nile has shaped the way of life and civilization of Egypt.

About Egyptian Pyramids

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There are no more famous ancient sites within Egypt, or for that matter elsewhere in the world, than the Great Pyramids at Giza. They are, without question, the icon most associated with the Egypt. They have been both the main destination for tourists, and a source of imaginative thought to the world for over three thousand years.

However, there are actually over 100 pyramids in Egypt, many of which are relatively unknown to anyone who is not an ancient Egypt enthusiast. All but a very few are grouped around and near the City of Cairo, just south of the Nile Delta. Otherwise, only one royal pyramid is known in southern Egypt (at Abydos), that being the one built by Ahmose, founder of the 18th Dynasty and Egypt's New Kingdom.It may have also been the last royal pyramid built in Egypt.

Hence, major pyramids were not built throughout Egypt's ancient history. The Pyramid Age began with a burst of building, starting with the 3rd Dynasty reign of Djoser. Some of the early kings, most specifically Snefru, built more than one pyramid. Almost all of the kings added to their number through the end of the Middle Kingdom, with the possible exception of the First Intermediate Period between the Old and Middle Kingdoms. After the first Pharaoh of Egypt's New Kingdom, Ahmose, royal pyramid building by Egyptians ceased entirely. Somewhat abruptly the kings of the New Kingdom chose, rather than making their tombs completely obvious, to hide them in the hills of the West Bank of Thebes (modern Luxor).

However, smaller pyramids were constructed, for example in the Deir el-Medina necropolis, by private individuals. The Late Period Nubians who ruled Egypt also built relatively small pyramids with much steeper sides, though these were in fact constructed in Nubia itself. This tradition was carried on in Nubia after these southern rulers lost control of Egypt, and eventually, more pyramids were actually built in Nubia than Egypt, though on a much smaller scale.

Other pyramids in the world certainly exist, but their purpose, for the most part, was different than those of ancient Egypt. The most famous outside Egypt are probably those located in Mexico and to the south of Mexico, but these appear to have been built more as temples. In Egypt, all but a select few of the pyramids were built as tombs, sometimes to hold the physical body of a pharaoh (as well as other individuals), or to hold the soul of the deceased (as in the case of the small cult pyramids built next to the larger ones). Otherwise, the purpose of only a few small, regional stepped pyramids remains elusive.

While pyramids were, for the most part, tombs for the Pharaohs of Egypt, one must nevertheless question the reason that Egyptian rulers chose this particular shape, and for that matter, why they built them so large. Today, we believe that they chose the shape in order to mimic the Benben, a pyramid shaped stone found in the earliest of temples, which itself is thought to symbolize the primeval mound from which the Egyptians believed life emerged. This also connected the pyramid to Re, the Sun God, as it was he, according to some of the ancient Egypt mythology, who rose from the primeval mound to create life.

As far the great size of many of the pyramids in Egypt, we can really only surmise that the Pharaohs were making a statement about their own power and perhaps, about the glory and strength of their country. However, it should also be remembered that many of the latter pyramids were not nearly as large as the Great Pyramids at Giza (and elsewhere).

Pyramids evolved. The first of them was not a perfectly formed pyramid. In fact, the first Pyramid we believe that was built in Egypt, that of Djoser, was not a true pyramid at all with smooth sides and a point at the top. Rather, its sides were stepped, and the top of the pyramid truncated with a flat surface (as best we know). As the Egyptian pyramids evolved, there were failures as well glorious failures until finally, they got it right with what was probably the first smooth sided true pyramid built at Meidum. In fact, pyramids continued to evolve throughout their history, perhaps not always in outward appearances, but in the way that they were built and in the theology surrounding their construction. For example, towards the latter part of Egypt's Pyramid Age, Osirian beliefs seem to have had more and more impact on the arrangement and layout of the subterranean chambers.

However, soon after the first pyramids were built, their form became somewhat standardized. Royal pyramid complexes included the main pyramid, a courtyard surrounding the main pyramid, a much smaller cult pyramid for the king's soul, a mortuary temple situated next to the main pyramid, an enclosure wall and a causeway that led down to a valley temple. Some pyramid complexes included subsidiary, smaller pyramids for family members, and most were surrounded by some sort of tombs for family members.

Our thinking on pyramids has evolved considerably over the years. Many of us who are a bit older were taught that the pyramids were built using Jewish slave labor, which is a fabrication of immense proportions. Most of the pyramids were built long before the Jews made their appearance historically and currently, many if not most scholars believe they were not built using slave labor at all (or perhaps a nominal number of slaves).

Otherwise, we can also dismiss offhand alternative theories related to aliens or some lost culture being responsible for pyramid building. There is just far too much evidence, including tools, drawings, evolutionary changes, and even worker villages that rule these farfetched ideas obsolete.

However, some mysteries remain, even in some of the best well known Pyramids. The most famous of them all, the Great Pyramid of Khufu, continues, year after year, to give up a few more secrets, and there doubtless remains much to learn from these Egyptian treasures. There may even be one or more pyramids yet to be discovered.

Pyramids in General

Pyramid Intro
Pyramid Overview
General Mythology

Major Pyramid Fields

Abusir Abu Rawash
Dahshur
Fayoum Region
Giza
Saqqara Proper
Saqqara South

Abusir Pyramids

Khentkaues
Neferefre
Neferirkare
Niuserre
Sahure
Unattested of Abusir

Abu Rawash Pyramids

Djedefre
Lepsius Pyramid #1

Dahshur Pyramids

Amenemhet II
Amenemhet III
Ameny Kemau
Senusret III
Snefru - Bent
Snefru - Red

Fayoum Region

Amenemhet I - Lisht
Amenemhat III - Labyrinth
Senusret I - Lisht
Senusret II - Lahun
Snofru - Maidum

Giza Pyramids

Cheops (Khufu)
Chephren (Khafre)
Menkaure

Saqqara Proper

Djoser - Step
Idut I & Khuit
Sekhemkhet
Teti Unas
Userkaf

Saqqara South

Anonymous Pryamid Khendjer
Djedkare Merenre Pepi I Pepi I's Queens
Pepi II
Pepi II's Queens
Unknown Queen

Other Locations

Ahmose I - Abydos
Small, Stepped Deir el-Medina
Ibi, Khui & Others
Near Zawiyet el-Aryan
Mazghuna Nubian Pyramids

Pyramid Construction

Construction Overview
Construction materials
Orientation, Layout
Foundation Deposits
Labor Force
Lifting Devices
Giza Worker's Village
Kuhun Worker's Village

Pyramid Religion

Why a Pyramids
Pyramid Text

Alternative Thought

Pyramid Legends
Crackpots and Pyramidiots

Documentation

Flinders Petrie

Other Pyramid Topics

Imhotep, Architect
Pyramid Evolution
Pyramidions
Early Travelers
Great Pyramid Expeditions
Pyramid Tours

Temple Related

Temples Overview
Egyptian Columns
General Construction
Location and Orientation
Offering Rituals Priests
Grand Festivals
Colors in Art

Egypt Travel Destinations

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Egypt Travel Destinations

(More Cities and Destinations listed Below)
Egypt could be said to have six different tourist super-sites. Each has its own flavor, and mostly each serves a different purpose. Surprisingly, or perhaps not, most of these tourist areas do not depend on ancient monuments to sustain them. In fact, only Luxor is completely dependent on this trade. These super-sites consist of:

Alexandria and the immediate area around the City. It could in fact be argued that this area extends to Marsa Matruh to the west on the coast. The area has a Mediterranean feel about it, and the attraction is the Mediterranean Sea, and to the people of Cairo, a somewhat cooler climate.

Cairo and the immediate area around the City. Cairo has everything. Cairo has great hotels, entertainment, restaurants, all manner of monuments from throughout the history of Egypt and it is often the entry point for most people visiting Egypt. It even has bowling allies and several golf courses to chose from.

Luxor, and the surrounding area. Luxor is a living museum with vast numbers of ancient Egyptian monuments. It is also highly oriented to tourists, and might be thought of in the same regard as a theme park, where the attractions just happen to be real monuments.

Aswan and the surrounding area. Aswan is probably the least of the super-site tourist areas, but has great hotels, along with the huge Lake Nasser just to the south.

Hurghada and the surrounding area, particularly El Gouna. Not to far apart are El Gouna, Hurghada and Safaga, and these areas contain just about everything a tourist would like to have, with the exception of ancient monuments. They make up for that with every variety of water sports, several golf courses, casinos and more. The Red Sea area has less of an Egyptian feel, but not as European as the Sinai.

Sharm El Sheikh, and the surrounding area including Sharks Bay. This is the Sinai super-site, again with most everything any tourist might wish. There are even some wonderful Christian monuments nearby, and the water sports, as at Hurghada, are all inclusive.

This is not to say that there are many more tourist destinations, particularly on the Red Sea and in Sinai, and on Egypt's mainland interior, the oases. However, in much of the rest of the mainland interior, travel and destinations are limited. However, the tourist super-sites encompass perhaps ninety-five percent of the ancient monuments, and most else there is to do in Egypt.

Major Destinations

Alexandria and the North Coast
Beautiful beaches and Mediterranean resorts.

The Delta from North of Cairo to the Mediterranean East of Alexandria
With Tanta, Zagazig, Dumyat, Damanhur, El Mansura, Benha

Cairo and the Lower Nile Valley from Cairo to El Tabbin
With Abu Sir, Dhashur, Giza, Meidum, Saqqara

The Lower Nile Valley from El-Minya to El-Minya
With Atfih, Beni Suef, Ihnasya el Madina, El Lahun, El Minya

Upper Nile Valley from South of El-Minya to Qena
With Abu Tig, Akhmim, El Araba el Madfuna, Asyut, El Badari, Dairut, Durunka, Girga,Hiw, Sohag, Qena, El Qusiya

Luxor/Thebes, from South of Qena to North of Idfu
With Luxor and the Surrounding Area

Aswan and Nubia, from Idfu to Abu Simbel
With Elephantine Island, Kitcheners Island, High Dam

Red Sea
With El-Gouna, Hurghada, Suez, Berenice, Ain Sukhna, Al-Quseir

Sinai
With El Arish, Ras Mohamed, Dahab, Taba

Oasis
Fayoum
Siwa Oasis
Bahariya Oasis
Farafra Oasis
Dakhla Oasis
Kharga Oasis

Other
Parks of Egypt
Wadi Natrun

About Travel to Egypt

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Most people who think of Egypt think of antiquities, but Egypt offers

much more. Certainly it is a prime location to see our great heritage from the ancient world, including Pyramids and wonderful temples, but it is also part of the Holy Land, and tours to Christian and other religious monuments are popular. Yet Egypt also offers nature and desert treks, great scuba diving and even golf, fishing and birding expeditions. One may choose to relax on the wondrous Egypt Red Sea or Sinai coasts, take in the high culture of Cairo, or even leisurely float down the Egyptian Nile on a luxurious river boat.