Egypt Tourist Attractions
Quote: Our first stop of the day was Museum Imhotep, the architect of the earliest Step Pyramid. He was also a writer and scientist, a true Rennaisance Man, but well before the Rennaisance! Then it was on to the First…
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Quote: Predating Thebes / Luxor, Memphis was capital of Lower Egypt, and once was situated at the very apex of the Nile delta. Yet Memphis is no Luxor. Nothing remains of this, the world’s first imperial city. Its…
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Quote: This building is the best place for seeing objects of cultures from all over the world, and it includes more than what you think. You can also visit a great planetarium and many museums, too. Every time I visit…
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Quote: The Citadel really is the crown of Old Cairo. Fortified in the twelfth-century by Salah al-Din (known in the west as Saladin, of Crusades fame), the walled compound perches atop a rocky outcrop just off the…
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Quote: The Temple of Philae.The temple of Philae is perhaps one of the most picturesque temples on the Nile. Prior to the building of the dam it was situated on another small island but because of the building of the…
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Quote: Temple of Kom Ombo.The second temple on our tour was at Kom Ombo previously known in ancient times as Nubt or city of gold. It was also known as Thebaid. It is situated on the East bank of the River Nile on a…
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Quote: The Catacombs of Kom el-Shugafa date back to the early 2nd century BC during the time the Romans occupied Egypt. Before entering the catacombs, be sure to check out the many statues that are on the grounds of…
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Quote: Heading north up the Sharia al-Muizz from Bab Zwayla, you eventually emerge by the Ghuriya complex (where there are often free exhibitions of Sufi dancing on a Saturday evening). Ahead the Sharia al-Azhar surges…
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Quote: The Temple of Philae was started by Ptolemy II, a Roman who took the throne after Alexander's death. The temple, along with many that sat on the banks of the river Nile, was almost lost when the damming project…
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