Egypt: attractions and places of interest

The Suez Canal is a man-made navigable space connecting the Mediterranean Sea with the Red Sea and separating Africa from the Asian part of the Eurasian continent. It was founded in 1869, although the ideas to connect the above seas belonged to the pharaohs. Since 2015, navigation has been carried o...

Mount Sinai is also called the Mount of Moses, because according to biblical legends, the Tablets of the Covenant were handed over to the prophet at its location. Therefore, from year to year, hundreds of believers make a pilgrimage to it every day, climbing to the very top, but even more it attract...

Heraclion is an ancient city in Egypt that was flooded by the Nile. It was founded in the 7th century BC and was one of the most important cities in ancient Egypt. Heraklion was a center of trade and culture and has a history of over 2000 years. The city is also called Tonis, Fonida. History of Hera...

Elephantine Island belongs to Egypt and is located by the Nile River. It stretches close to 1.4 km. The closest settlement to the lake is Aswan. Once, in antiquity, the island was the sanctuary of the patroness of the Nile - the goddess Satis. Nowadays, this temple complex can only be imagined, bec...

Siwa – is a big oasis that is located far from Cairo, almost on the border with Libya. Siva's remarkable oasis is that it is he, among all the oases of the vast Egyptian desert, that is the most colorful, lively and saturated. This area is of interest to many tourists, because it is a real paradise ...

Among the Sinai Peninsula, which connects Africa with Asia, there is an interesting tourist site, which is known as the Monastery of St. Catherine. It was erected during the reign of Emperor Justinian somewhere in the period from 537 to 565. In order to protect the territory from the constant raids ...

Qaitbay – is the famous fortress of Alexandria, which became famous, first of all, due to its location. It was erected back in 1480 by Sultan Katbey at the place where the Alexandria Lighthouse was previously located, which was included in the list of Seven Wonders of the World. It is from this poin...

Deir el-Medina is a necropolis in the western part of the banks of the Nile River. Translated from Arabic means "City Monastery". This necropolis stands out among many other Taiwanese burials in that people who belong to the same social society rest in this place. This archaeological and spring coas...

The queen's valley is located on the west bank of the Nile, just a kilometer and a half from « Valley of the Kings ». This area of ancient burials is known as the « valley of the children of the pharaoh », and today has another name - Biban al-Harim. Here were buried wives, children of Pharaoh, as w...

The island of Philae, which is located in the middle of the Nile River in Egypt, is a historical find of scientists. Even before its flooding, it occupied an area of 380 m long, and its width was set to 120 m. In ancient times, this territory was known as the islands at the threshold of the river an...