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Egypt City Guide

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Cairo is the capital of Egypt and the largest city in the Middle East & Africa.It‘s known as “City of the Thousand Minarets” because it is famous for its mosques, some also call it “Land of the Pharaohs” because it houses the Great Pyramids, Sphinx, Step Pyramid of king Zoser, the Egyptian museum, & many other fascinating historical sites like Citadel of Saladin.

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Luxor is a major attraction for tourists in Egypt. It’s considered the world’s largest open-air museum with its various temples since the Pharaonic era till the Greco-Roman era, most famous of which is Karnak & Luxor Temples dedicated for the triad of Thebes. The West Bank of Luxor is known for its famous tombs of Seti I, Tut Ankh Amon, Tuthmosis III in the Valley of the Kings & also Queen Hatchepsut’s Temple, Deir El-Bahari.

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Aswan the best winter resort in Egypt. On its eastern bank are mosques, bazaars, Ferial Gardens, Nubian Museum , Fatimid Cemetery, Unfinished Obelisk of Queen Hatshepsut , Kitchener's Island & Elephantine Island which is the largest in Aswan. As for its western bank there are tombs of local Pharaonic nobles & dignitaries, tomb of Aga Khan, Coptic Monastery of St Simeon & the Old Aswan dam.

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the second largest city in Egypt It was founded by Alexander the Great in 331 B.C. & was the capital of Graeco-Roman Egypt. In the past Alexandria was famous for the lighthouse “Pharos” one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World, now it’s famous for the World War II cemeteries, Alexandria library, Montazah Palace, Pompey’s Pillar & Catacomb cemetery.

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Funerary area in Egypt, 20 km south of Cairo and Giza. The entire area covers 7 km². This was the necropolis for the first pharaohs, at the same time as Memphis was the capital, and has therefore the oldest pyramids of all. The tombs erected for Pharaohs at Saqqara belong to a period stretching from the 27th century to the 24th BCE, but the area was used for graves for millenniums after this time.

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Sun, sea and sand are the perfect words to describe Hurghada one of the best spots in Egypt for swimming, snorkelling, diving, fishing or just relaxing. Hurghada became the first tourist resort in the Red Sea because of its rare fish and coloured coral reefs that amaze divers. Day trips are available from Hurghada to Giftun Island, Eastern desert, Moses Mount & St. Catherine Monastery, Cairo & Luxor.

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one of the most beautiful International centres for aquatic sports in the Sinai Peninsula, where you can go diving, snorkelling, windsurfing, horse & camel riding or just visit Moses Mount & St. Catherine Monastery. Daily day trips are also possible to the Colored Canyon at Nuweiba, Tiran Island, Ras Mohamed & Petra. Also, Na'ama Bay is a famous resort town, known for fancy hotels, private beaches & great night-life activities.

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Egyptian oases correspond fairly with the Hollywood/Disney-like image of an oasis, where sand dunes suddenly turn into lush palm groves with a fresh-water pond in the middle. Some of the oases have blurred borders, where the gardens and settlements in the outskirts are poor and ugly. Other oasis begin almost suddenly after you climb down into the bowl where water is naturally pumped up from the ground, and agriculture is possible

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Dahshur formed part of the extensive necropolis of ancient Memphis during the Old Kingdom - the so-called "Pyramid Age". The pharaoh Sneferu (sometimes spelt Snofru), founder of the 4th Dynasty and the father to Khufu - builder of the Great Pyramid at Giza) - managed to erect two complete pyramids at the location, in addition to completing another pyramid (for his predeccesor Huni) at Meidum. In sheer volume alone, the father definitely out-did his son!

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The isolation of the temple of Abu Simbel is part of the reason for its existence. Here, on the point where Nubia ends and Egypt begins, Pharaoh Ramses 2 decided about 3,300 years ago to erect a temple with a shape and dimensions that should frighten invaders from the south.

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Siwa appears at first as a sweet and innocent place deep in the desert which has just opened its eyes to the modern world and still let's itself be amazed. Which is not wrong, the asphalted road opened first in 1984.

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Safaga is a small, picturesque place 53 km from Hurghada. It has a cloudless sky and sunny weather. It is quiet and peaceful and has lovely reefs. All of this has turned Safaga into an exceptional place, not only for diving lovers.

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Isna/ Esna is a beautiful city in the country of Egypt. Esna is about 485 miles (776Km) south of Cairo and lies on the west bank of the Nile. It was the ancient city of Senat, called Latopolis by the Greeks. The “city of the fish” where the Nile perch was worshipped. Today it is very famous for its river barrage and as a result, it is a stop over for most of the cruise boats. .

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The Port Said port lies to the northern entrance of the Suez Canal. It is considered one of the most important Egyptian ports due to its distinctive location on the entrance of the most significant waterway in the world (The Suez Canal) and in the middle of the biggest merchant shipping line between Europe and the east. It is moreover the biggest transit port in the world.

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Fayoum Oasis is Egypt's largest oasis, populated by more than 2 million. It is not a pure oasis like the other ones of Egypt, as most of its water comes from the Nile.

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Fayoum Oasis is Egypt's largest oasis, populated by more than 2 million. It is not a pure oasis like the other ones of Egypt, as most of its water comes from the Nile.

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Suez (el-Suweis) is located on the Southern tip of the Suez Canal, and has been a commercial port since the 7th century. The spice trade and pilgrimages to Mecca made it prosperous throughout the Middle Ages.

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