Country:Egypt City: Sharm El Sheikh Time zone: EET (UTC+2) Currency: EGP Language: Arabic General Information About Sharm El Sheikh El Sokhna on the Red Sea is only 120 km east from Cairo is a recently developed international tourism zone. If you want to relax on a quiet beach resort on the Red Sea, and visit the capital of [...]
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Country:Egypt City: Ain El Sokhna Time zone: EET (UTC+2) Currency: EGP Language: Arabic General Information About Ain El Sokhna El Sokhna on the Red Sea is only 120 km east from Cairo is a recently developed international tourism zone. If you want to relax on a quiet beach resort on the Red Sea, and visit the capital of Egypt [...]
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Unfinished Obelisk is situated at north of Aswan, about 4 km from the train station. It was constructed by Queen Hatshepsut, who ruled Egypt during the 18th dynasty. She also constructed the temple in Deir El Bahari on the west bank of Thebes. Name obelisk is Greek origin. It is piece of monolith, with four sides a small pyramid at the top called pyramidion. Its function seems [...]
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Country:Egypt City: Alexandria Area: 2,679 km² Time zone: EET (UTC+2) Currency: EGP Language: Arabic Population: 4,546,231 General Information About Alexandria The second largest city in Egypt, Alexandria, known as "the Pearl of the Mediterranean", has an atmosphere that is more Mediterranean than Middle Eastern. Its ambience and cultural heritage is different from the rest of the country. Founded by Alexander the Great in [...]
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Country: Egypt City: Aswan Time zone: EET (UTC+2) Currency: EGP Language: Arabic Population: 290,327 General Information About Aswan Located about 900 km south of Cairo, Aswan is a quiet destination on the Nile valley, where the river is more majestic than anywhere else and flows between granite rocks covered with palm trees and tropical plants. It is one of the favorite winter destinations. [...]
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Country: Egypt City: Hurghada Time zone: EET (UTC+2) Currency: EGP Language: Arabic Population: 261,714 General Information About Hurghada Hurghada, has incredible coral reefs and dozens of attractions in a relaxed and quiet atmosphere. Although this destination is known as one of the top three destinations for diving in the world, it has something for everyone, even for those who do not practice diving: [...]
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Country: Egypt City: Cairo Area: 1,010,407.87 km² Time zone: EET (UTC+2) Currency: EGP Language: Arabic Population: 10,230,350 General Information About Cairo Cairo is Egypt's capital and its largest city, located on the banks of the Nile River. With a population of nearly 20 million people, Cairo is also the largest city in Egypt and also in Africa. [...]
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Country: Egypt City: Luxor Area: 416 km² Time zone: EET (UTC+2) Currency: EGP Language: Arabic Population: 506,588 General Information About Luxor Luxor is located on the banks of river Nile, 700 kilometers south of Cairo. The city, with 500,000 inhabitants, is living mainly on tourism and agriculture. The weather is warm and dry and temperatures can exceed 40 degrees in summer. In Luxor [...]
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Edfu Temple, is located between Aswan and Luxor, about 100 km north of Aswan and 85 km south of Luxor. It is ancient Egyptian temple. It was discovered by Auguste Mariette and one of the best preserved temples in Egypt. Temple at Edfu is the largest temple dedicated to god Horus and the goddess Hathor. There are [...]
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The Valley of the Kings is located on the West bank of the river Nile in Luxor, 25 km from the train station. It is classified by UNESCO as World Heritage in 1979. together with the ancient city of Thebes . It is a necropolis of ancient Egypt, located near Luxor, where most of the pharaohs of [...]
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