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The best view of Aswan is from the Aga Khan's Mausoleum on the west bank. For total relaxation, take a felucca around the islands.
Just south of Aswan is the Old Dam bu... |
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Over time, the Bahariya Oasis has had a number of different names. It has been called the Northern Oasis, the Little Oasis, Zeszes, Oassis Parva and the especially during... |
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| CAIRO |
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Cairo - the Triumphant City - is the glorious capital of Egypt, the cradle of civilization and the beacon of religion. It is the largest city in the Middle East and Afric... |
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Dakhla is the oasis that lies furthest off the main settlements of Egypt. Unlike many other oases, it is situated above sea level, as high as 122 metres. Still it is fed ... |
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EGYPT, THOUSAND-YEAR-OLD LEGACY FOUND |
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Egypt, Thousand-Year-Old Legacy Found... |
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CULTURE, CUSTOMS AND CONDUCT OF EGYPT |
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Egypt is a Middle Eastern country and has Middle Eastern customs. Whether Muslim or Copt, the Egyptians are deeply religious and religious principles ... |
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| AIDA AT GIZA |
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What could be more spectacular than a production of Verdi's Aida staged in front of the Giza Pyramid, just outside Cairo? Sometimes annual (but not in... |
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| EGYPTIAN ART IN ANTIQUITY |
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The Egyptians were one of the first major civilizations to codify design elements in art. The wall paintings done in the service of the Pharaohs follo... |
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About Egypt
Egypt enjoys a distinguished geographical location at the juncture of the ancient world continents of Africa, Asia and Europe. It has always been a place of inter-civilization reactivation between the East and the West as well as the North and the South. Egypt was also the crossing road of the heavenly religions of the world.
Egypt covers an area of approximately 1,001,450 sq km (386,662 sq mi) in northeastern Africa, its northern coastline along the Mediterranean Sea, its eastern coastline along the Red Sea and touching the State of Israel in the Sinai. Libya shares its western border, Sudan its southern border.
Nominally independent from the UK in 1922, Egypt acquired full sovereignty following World Wa...
