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Tourist attractions in Egypt
Ayman Abdelkhalek Central Academy k-12
Ann Arbor, MI
Facts about Egypt Location:- It’s located in
North Africa bordering the Mediterranean Sea. Libya is on the west and the Gaza Strip and the Red Sea make up the eastern border.
Facts about Egypt Area:- It’s just over 1
million square kilometers, about the same size of Texas and New Mexico combined.
Capital City:- Cairo
http://goafrica.about.com/od/egypt/a/egyptfacts.htm
Capital Cairo
Facts about Egypt Population:- Around
85 million people
Language:- Arabic (official), English and
French are widely
understood by educated classes. http://goafrica.about.com/od/egypt/a/egyptfacts.htm
Facts about Egypt Religion:- Muslims
(mostly Sunni) 94%, Coptic
Christian and other 6%.
Climate:- It's hot and
sunny for most of the year in
Egypt. Winters (November to February) are generally mild. http://goafrica.about.com/od/egypt/a/egyptfacts.htm
Facts about Egypt Currency:- Egyptian
Pound.
Climate:- It's hot and
sunny for most of the year in
Egypt. Winters (November to February) are generally mild. http://goafrica.about.com/od/egypt/a/egyptfacts.htm
Facts about Egypt Currency:- Egyptian
Pound.
Geography:- Egypt covers
95,450 sq km , slightly more than three times
the size of New Mexico, US. It has a desert
climate with hot, dry summers and moderate
winters. The country is basically a vast desert
plateau interrupted by the Nile valley and
delta. There is a driving windstorm called
khamsin which occurs in the spring.
Egypt controls the Sinai Peninsula and the
Suez Canal, a sea link between the Red Sea
and Mediterranean Sea. http://goafrica.about.com/library/bl.mapfacts.egypt.htm
Egypt’s Main Attractions The pyramids of Giza:-The Pyramids represent one of
the greatest architectural feats by man. The last surviving
member of the Seven Wonders of the World, the Great
Pyramid is one of the world's oldest tourist attractions and the
reason most people visit Egypt today.
http://goafrica.about.com/od/egypttopattractions/ss/topsightsegypt.htm
Egypt’s Main Attractions Luxor:- Luxor is known as the world's largest open air museum. Luxor and
Karnak Temples are hugely impressive as are the tombs across the Nile in the
Valley of Kings and Queens.
http://goafrica.about.com/od/egypt/a/egyptfacts.htm
Karnak Temple in Luxor
Kebash Road
The Valley of the Kings
Hatshibsut temple
Egyptian Museum in Cairo:- .
With over 120,000 artifacts, the museum houses an
incredible display depicting ancient Egypt's glorious
reign. Mummies, sarcophagi, pottery, jewellery and
of course King Tutankhamen's treasures.
http://goafrica.about.com/od/egypttopattractions/ss/topsightsegypt_10.htm
Egypt’s Main Attractions Abu Simbel:- The two temples built for the pharaoh Ramses
II have been attracting visitors since Victorian times.
http://goafrica.about.com/od/egypttopattractions/ss/topsightsegypt_3.htm
Fayoum ( the harbor of serenity)
Wadi El Rayan
it is considered a unique open air
museum, Wadi El Rayan has been
declared as a natural protected, consists
of upper and lower lakes and waterfalls
area connecting the two lakes
Two lakes have been formed in Wadi El
Rayan as it had been submerged by
agricultural drainage water, these lakes
are rich of different types of unique birds,
in addition the area is perfect for those
who love desert landscape such as sand
dunes and rare formations of the non
populated desert oases, this area also
includes many species of animals, hence
many tourists like to visit Wadi El Rayan
for enjoying swimming & waterfalls in
addition to its natural wealth.
http://www.vantage-travels.com
Fayoum ( the harbor of serenity)
Lake Qaroun:
It is located in the north western part of
El Fayoum, it is the oldest nature lake in
all over the world, it is 40 KM in length,
5.7 KM in width, 4.2 meters in depth.
This Lake is an important archeological
site because it contains a unique
collection of marine creatures, fossil fauna
and flora that dates back to some 40
million years, in addition it also includes a
rare plants, various birds, and the oldest
monkey in the world, In this area you will
also see Roman, Coptic and even
Pharaohs monuments.
http://www.vantage-travels.com
Sinai Peninsula
Saint Catherine's Monastery
The monastery is Orthodox and is a
UNESCO World Heritage Site. This
monastery is one of the oldest working
Christian monasteries in the world together
with the Monastery of Saint Anthony,
situated across the Red Sea in the desert
south of Cairo, which also lays claim to that
title. In the area around the monastery, a
small town has grown, with hotels and
swimming pools, called Saint Katherine
City.
http://www.vantage-travels.com
. Known throughout the world as a full service diver’s destination, the waters surrounding Sharm El Sheikh along the Sinai Peninsula in Egypt continue to be visited by more and more divers on an annual basis. The entire area is now known as the Red Sea Riviera for its many high quality resorts and remarkable natural beauty. http://www.egypttourinfo.com/diving-in-sharm-el-sheikh.html
Sharm El-Sheikh
The Citadel of Qaitbey in Alexandria
Standing on the foundations of one of the famous “Seven Wonders of the World” is the Qaitbey Citadel, Alexandria, Egypt. This fortress is seated upon the exact location of the Lighthouse of Alexandria which was completely eliminated by several earthquakes over the centuries, beginning in the 800s and continuing to the eleventh century. By the fourteenth century the entire site had been destroyed and the Mameluke Sultan Al-Ashraf Qaitbay decided to use the location as a defensive fort.
http://egypttourinfo.com/citadel-of-qaitbey.html
When the world lost the original Library of Alexandria it was truly a tragedy since it housed some of the most well-known and earliest manuscripts in the world, in fact some books and works disappeared forever in the fire. When the new Library of Alexandria, or Bibliotheca Alexandrina, opened its doors in 2002 it was if the world could finally recover from that much earlier loss. The Most Important Collection of Books The goal of the New Alexandria Library is to once again become the most important collection of books and manuscripts in the known world, and to work at recreating what was lost. The designers created enough space to hold more than eight million volumes, as well as a special conference center and distinct individual libraries for the blind and for children’s literature. http://egypttourinfo.com/new-library-of-alexandria.html
The New Library of Alexandria
1 - Farafra Oasis
Al Farafra is a quiet and relaxing place. It has a number of attractions, of which the
fantastic White Desert is one of Egypt's most famous nature sights. The
architecture of Farafra is an old and ingenious one, where mud brick houses stand
close together, with narrow roads with roofs. Many of the houses have painted
exteriors with murals.
Desert Oases
http://www.memphistours.com/about-egypt/Farafra-Oasis.php
2 - Dakhla Oasis It is one of the seven oases of Egypt's Western Desert (part of the Libyan Desert). Dakhla Oasis lies in the New Valley Governorate. It
has an interesting cemetery with unusual mud tombstones which are painted blue or white.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dakhla_Oasis
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Thanks ….. Ayman Abdelkhalek & Eman Mansour TCLP Teachers