Abu Simbel temple is the largest temple carved in rocks in the world. It was carved in a rock piece on the west bank of the Nile in a place of great beauty, to worship the sun. The phenomenon of solar alignment on the Holy of Holies in the Temple of Ramses II in Abu […]
Egyptian Pyramids Built during a time when Egypt was one of the richest and most powerful civilizations in the world, the pyramids—especially the Great Pyramids of Giza—are some of the most magnificent man-made structures in history. Their massive scale reflects the unique role that the pharaoh, or king, played in ancient Egyptian society. Though pyramids […]
History of Egypt For almost 30 centuries—from its unification around 3100 B.C. to its conquest by Alexander the Great in 332 B.C.—ancient Egypt was the preeminent civilization in the Mediterranean world. From the great pyramids of the Old Kingdom through the military conquests of the New Kingdom, Egypt’s majesty has long entranced archaeologists and historians […]
The Valley of The Kings The ” Valley of the Kings ” (Arabic: Wadi Biban el-Muluk , Valley of the Gates of the Kings) is home to the most magnificent and mysterious cemetery in the world. In this dry river valley, Egyptian workers under the scorching desert sun in the second millennium BC. Graves of fascinating beauty and awe-inspiring size carved […]
The Luxor Temple In the ancient city of Thebes lies the purest vision of elegance and wonder and one of the largest open-air museums in the world – the Luxor Temple (ancient Egypt . Ipet resyet – “the southern sanctuary”). The temple was built in 1400 BC. BC during the New Kingdom of Egypt under the rule of Amenhotep […]
The Luxor Temple In the ancient city of Thebes lies the purest vision of elegance and wonder and one of the largest open-air museums in the world – the Luxor Temple (ancient Egypt . Ipet resyet – “the southern sanctuary”). The temple was built in 1400 BC. BC during the New Kingdom of Egypt under the rule of Amenhotep […]
The Karnak Temple Where is the Karnak Temple located? The el-Karnak district is located 3 kilometers north of Luxor in the Luxor Governorate. With the temple of Karnak, it is the most important and largest temple complex in Egypt. The Karnak temple complex is one of Egypt’s Unesco World Heritage Sites. The district, located three kilometers […]
Overview of Luxor The city of Luxor is located in the south of Upper Egypt on the east bank of the Nile and is 712 kilometers south of Cairo and about 61 kilometers south of Qina. The city has a population of 480,000 people and is connected to the international airport and a port that […]
Did you know? The ancient Egyptians called their country Kemet , “The Black Land” (or the Black Fruit Land) because of the dark color of the mud washed up by the Nile. The current name Egypt comes from the Greek Aigyptos. Discover more interesting information here about the land of the pharaohs, which is one of the oldest travel […]
The Tomb of Seti I The tomb of Seti I (KV17) is also known as Belzoni’s tomb, the tomb of Apis and the tomb of Psammis. Seti I (Seti I) ruled during the nineteenth dynasty, the son of Ramses I and father of Ramses II. This tomb is one of the greatest achievements of Egyptian art and the […]