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Jan

Facts About Ancient Egypt mummies

January 6, 2021cleopatra egypt toursAncient Egypt History

Ancient Egypt Mummies About Ancient Egypt Mummies Ancient Egypt Mummies: Do you know how mummification was done in ancient Egypt?...

Apr

Sharm El Sheikh

April 22, 2020Hassan BahnasySinai and Red Sea Attractions

Apr

Anubis The Egyptian god

April 18, 2020cleopatra egypt toursAncient Egypt History, Travel Guide

Anubis, The Egyptian god of death with dog head Anubis is the Latin name given to the Egyptian god of...

Apr

Hathor, the Egyptian goddess

April 13, 2020cleopatra egypt toursAncient Egypt History, Travel Guide

Who is Hathor? Who is Hathor? Hathor the Egyptian goddess, belonging to the Egyptian culture, who was in charge of...

Apr

The Eye of Ra

April 12, 2020cleopatra egypt toursAncient Egypt History, Travel Guide

The Eye of Ra, a powerful symbol of ancient Egypt with a profound meaning The Eye of Ra: When we...

Apr

Egyptian Canopic Jars

April 11, 2020cleopatra egypt toursAncient Egypt History, Travel Guide

what were Canopic Jars used for? The ancient Egyptians believed that a dead person would need their organs in the...

Apr

The Egyptian Ankh Symbol Meaning

April 8, 2020cleopatra egypt toursAncient Egypt History, Travel Guide

The meaning of ankh and What Does It Symbolize? The Egyptian cross, also known as Ankh, was originally an Egyptian...

Mar

Mausoleum of Aga Khan

March 26, 2020cleopatra egypt toursAswan Attractions, Travel Guide

Mausoleum of Aga Khan, Aswan Mausoleum of Aga Khan: In the city of Aswan Egypt, while sailing up the Nile,...

Mar

Temple of Edfu

March 21, 2020cleopatra egypt toursLuxor Attractions, Travel Guide

Temple of Edfu facts Temple of Edfu. Dedicated to the falcon god Horus [ Read more about Eye of Horus],...

Mar

Luxor Egypt

March 19, 2020cleopatra egypt toursLuxor Attractions, Travel Guide

Luxor the ancient Egyptian city Luxor is a City of Egypt built on the ruins of the city of Waset,...

Mar

Kom Ombo Temple

March 18, 2020cleopatra egypt toursLuxor Attractions

Kom Ombo Temple, Luxor About forty kilometers north of Aswan and a few meters from the bank of the Nile...

Mar

The unification battle to unified upper and lower Egypt

March 5, 2020cleopatra egypt toursAncient Egypt Battles

Palette of Narmer and unified upper and lower Egypt: Palette of Narmer is one of the oldest and most important...

Mar

Battle of Pelusium

March 3, 2020cleopatra egypt toursAncient Egypt Battles

The Battle of Pelusium ” Cats “: Battle of Pelusium: Pelusium was an ancient city of Lower Egypt, located in...

Mar

Battle of Megiddo 15th century BC

March 3, 2020cleopatra egypt toursAncient Egypt Battles

Battle of Megiddo, Ancient Egypt: The battle of Megiddo is the first battle to be recorded in full detail in...

Mar

Battle of the delta 1175 BC

March 2, 2020cleopatra egypt toursAncient Egypt Battles

The Battle of the Delta ( Battle of Djahy) The Battle of Delta is an important land battle between the...

Mar

Battle of Kadesh

March 1, 2020cleopatra egypt toursAncient Egypt Battles

The battle of Kadesh 1274 bc: Battle of Kadesh: a battle between the armies of Ramses II, the young pharaoh...

Hyksos invasion of Ancient Egypt, Hyksos history and Invasion of Egypt

Feb

Hyksos and Invasion of Ancient Egypt

February 28, 2020cleopatra egypt toursAncient Egypt Battles, Travel Guide

Hyksos History and Invasion of Ancient Egypt: Hyksos Invasion Ancient Egypt: From the 13th Dynasty onwards, Egypt experienced a period...

Feb

Grand Egyptian Museum

February 18, 2020cleopatra egypt toursGiza Attractions

Grand Egyptian Museum (GEM) in Giza The Grand Egyptian Museum (GEM), whose construction continues in the Giza area, keeps all...

Feb

The pyramids of Giza- full information and facts

February 12, 2020cleopatra egypt toursGiza Attractions

Pyramids of Giza facts The pyramids of ancient Egypt, built more than 4000 years ago, are the oldest and only...

Feb

Eye of Horus Meaning

February 2, 2020cleopatra egypt toursAncient Egypt History

Eye of Horus The eye of Horus, simply the eye, is a symbol and protective amulet originating from the ancient...

Jan

Ancient Egyptian pharaohs

January 14, 2020cleopatra egypt toursAncient Egypt History

List of Ancient Egyptian Pharaohs: Mina Tutankhamun Ramses II Tuthmosis the Third Hatshepsut Akhenaten Djoser Khufu Snefru Khafre Nefertari Pepi...

Dec

Ancient Egyptian Gods and Goddesses

December 15, 2019cleopatra egypt toursAncient Egypt History

Top 15 Gods and Goddesses of Ancient Egypt Ancient Egyptian gods: Over the course of thousands of years, the Pharaonic...

Dec

Tipping in Egypt ” baksheesh In Egypt”

December 12, 2019cleopatra egypt toursEgyptian Culture

All information about tipping “Baksheesh” in Egypt Because of the economic situation of the country with an ever-expanding population and...

Oct

Important ancient Egyptian symbols and its meanings

October 10, 2019cleopatra egypt toursAncient Egypt History, Travel Guide

Ancient Egyptian symbols The Ankh Djed Eye of Horus Eye Of Ra Was The Scarab beetle Cartouche The Lotus Uraeus...

Oct

King Narmer – The palette of king Narmer

October 10, 2019cleopatra egypt toursAncient Egypt History, Travel Guide

Who is King Narmer, Menes? Narmer (c. 3150 – 2613 BCE)He came into power after King Scorpion, The first king of...

Jun

All you need to know about Egypt Visa Requirements

June 13, 2019cleopatra egypt toursGeneral Travel Info about Egypt

Egypt Visa Requirements for all nationalities: Various visitors or travelers to Egypt can obtain a visa from any port of...

Mar

Cleopatra Facts

March 6, 2019cleopatra egypt toursAncient Egypt History

All facts about queen Cleopatra Cleopatra VII Philosopher (69 BC – 12 August 30 BC) was an Egyptian queen and...

Feb

Church of St Mark

February 17, 2019cleopatra egypt toursAlexandria Attractions

Coptic Orthodox Cathedral of St. Mark (Alexandria) The Coptic Orthodox Cathedral of San Marcos is a Coptic church in Alexandria,...

Feb

Bubastis – Tell Basta

February 17, 2019cleopatra egypt toursAround Cairo Attractions

Bubastis or Tell Basta ( in Arabic ) is the famous modern name for the site of Per Bastet the...

Feb

Ain El Muftells Temple

February 17, 2019cleopatra egypt toursWestern Desert & Oasis

The temple of Ain El Muftella is located in the central part of the Bahariya oasis at the exit of...

Feb

Mountain of the Dead Tombs | All Facts

February 17, 2019cleopatra egypt toursWestern Desert & Oasis

The Facts of the Mountain of the Dead Tombs The Mountain of the Dead , or Gebel al-Mawta, looks great...

Feb

Nile River – facts, location, map, animals and cities

February 17, 2019cleopatra egypt toursAround Cairo Attractions

Nile River Facts: The Egyptian civilization was born and flourished along the Nile Valley, For Herodotus, he said Egypt is...

Feb

Nile Valley

February 17, 2019cleopatra egypt toursAround Cairo Attractions

The Nile Valley and the Delta The Nile Valley and the Delta, the largest oasis on the face of the...

Feb

Dush Temple

February 13, 2019cleopatra egypt toursWestern Desert & Oasis

The Duch Temple Facts The Roman Duch Temple was built by Emperor Domitian and enlarged by Hadrian and Trajan, who...

Feb

Amenhotep III

February 13, 2019cleopatra egypt toursAncient Egypt History

Who is Amenhotep III? Amenhotep III is Son of Thutmose IV and his little wife Mutemwia, Amenhotep became king at...

Feb

Alexander Temple

February 13, 2019cleopatra egypt toursWestern Desert & Oasis

-Alexander the Great Temple the Temple located in the Bahariya Oasis in the Western Desert, Egypt. In fact, Alexander Temple...

Aug

Siwa Oasis

August 13, 2018cleopatra egypt toursWestern Desert & Oasis

Siwa Oasis Facts: Siwa Oasis seems to spring out of nowhere, its lush, green orchards glistening like a mirage in...

Aug

Bahariya Oasis

August 13, 2018cleopatra egypt toursWestern Desert & Oasis

Bahariya Oasis Features: Bahariya oasis was a key agricultural center in Pharaonic times, exporting large quantities of wine to the...

Aug

Farafra Oasis

August 13, 2018cleopatra egypt toursWestern Desert & Oasis

The Farafra Oasis : The most isolated and least populous of the New Valley oases, Farafra is an extremely peaceful...

Aug

Dakhla Oasis

August 13, 2018cleopatra egypt toursWestern Desert & Oasis

Dakhla Oasis Features: With hundreds of springs set in a lush, verdant landscape, Dakhla is regarded as the prettiest of...

Aug

Kharga Oasis

August 13, 2018cleopatra egypt toursWestern Desert & Oasis

The largest of the oases ” Kharga Oasis “ Kharga, the largest of the oases, rose to prominence as the penultimate...

Aug

Western Desert

August 13, 2018cleopatra egypt toursWestern Desert & Oasis

The Western Desert Features: The Western Desert of Egypt offers visitors the chance to escape the crowded sites of Cairo...

Aug

Montazah Palace

August 13, 2018cleopatra egypt toursAlexandria Attractions

Montazah Palace Gardens History Montazah Palace is set in extensive gardens and overlooks a truly beautiful stretch of coast. Built...

Aug

Catacombs of Kom El Shoqafa

August 13, 2018cleopatra egypt toursAlexandria Attractions

Catacombs of Kom El Shoqafa In Alexandria Dating from the 2nd century AD, the catacomb complex of Kom ash-Shuqqafa just...

Aug

Pompey’s Pillar

August 13, 2018cleopatra egypt toursAlexandria Attractions

Pompey’s Pillar column In Alexandria Facts: To the southwest of the city, in the impoverished district of Karmous, Pompey’s Pillar...

Aug

Fort Qaitbey

August 13, 2018cleopatra egypt toursAlexandria Attractions

Citadel of Qaitbay Citadel of Qaitbay: Although the turreted Fort Qaitbey situated on the tip of the Eastern Harbour looks...

Aug

Graeco-Roman Museum

August 13, 2018cleopatra egypt toursAlexandria Attractions

Situated in the heart of modern Alexandria, the Graeco-Roman Museum contains around 40,000 artifacts, mostly covering around 1,000 years of...

Aug

Roman Amphitheatre

August 13, 2018cleopatra egypt toursAlexandria Attractions

The Roman Amphitheatre Facts In 1965, a semi-circular Roman amphitheater was discovered under what was known as Kom al-Dikka (Mound of...

Aug

Bibliotheca Alexandrina

August 13, 2018cleopatra egypt toursAlexandria Attractions

The Library Of Alexandria Founded in the 3rd century BC, the Bibliotheca Alexandrina was the greatest library in the ancient world,...

Aug

Rosetta – Rashid Egypt

August 13, 2018cleopatra egypt toursAlexandria Attractions

Rosetta ( Rashid ) Alexandria Founded in the 9th century by Ibn Tulun, the Muslim governor of Egypt, Rosetta (also...

Aug

Alexandria Egypt

August 13, 2018cleopatra egypt toursAlexandria Attractions

Alexandria Egypt, the pride of the Mediterranean Sea Stretching 20 km (12 miles) along the coast, Alexandria is Egypt’s second-largest...

Aug

Hurghada Red Sea

August 13, 2018cleopatra egypt toursSinai and Red Sea Attractions

Hurghada red sea is one of the most important cities in Egypt, Located on the shores of the Red Sea,...

Aug

Monastery of St Paul

August 13, 2018cleopatra egypt toursSinai and Red Sea Attractions

Monastery of Saint Paul A winding road leads to the Monastery of St Paul, hidden behind lofty walls. St Paul...

Aug

Monastery of Saint Anthony

August 13, 2018cleopatra egypt toursSinai and Red Sea Attractions

Monastery of St Anthony Isolated in the Red Sea Mountains, St Anthony’s Monastery (AD 361-3), marked the beginning of the...

Aug

Taba

August 13, 2018cleopatra egypt toursSinai and Red Sea Attractions

Taba Sinai On the border with Israel, Taba was only returned to Egypt in 1989 after international intervention. Egypt was...

Aug

Pharaoh’s Island

August 13, 2018cleopatra egypt toursSinai and Red Sea Attractions

Pharaoh’s Island in Egypt. Pharaoh’s Island is the name of an islet located north of the Gulf of Aqaba, on...

Aug

Nuweiba

August 13, 2018cleopatra egypt toursSinai and Red Sea Attractions

All you need to know about Nuweiba Nuweiba located midway along the Gulf of Aqaba coast, it is divided into...

Aug

Dahab Egypt

August 13, 2018cleopatra egypt toursSinai and Red Sea Attractions

Dahab in Egypt Dahab Egypt is a magical little town on the red sea. Dahab is an Egyptian city belonging...

Aug

Coral Reefs of the Red Sea

August 13, 2018cleopatra egypt toursSinai and Red Sea Attractions

Coral Reefs of the Red Sea Coral reefs of the Red Sea are one of the richest ecosystems on earth. Coral...

Aug

Ras Mohammed National Park

August 13, 2018cleopatra egypt toursSinai and Red Sea Attractions

Covering the southernmost tip of the Sinai peninsula, Ras Mohammed became Egypt’s first Marine National Park in 1989. The wealth...

Aug

Saint Catherine’s Monastery

August 13, 2018cleopatra egypt toursSinai and Red Sea Attractions

Nestling at the foot of Mount Sinai, the Greek Orthodox monastery of St Catherine is thought to be the oldest...

Aug

Wadi Feiran

August 13, 2018cleopatra egypt toursSinai and Red Sea Attractions

Lying halfway between St Catherine’s Monastery and the Red Sea coast, at the foot of the 2,000-m (6,560-ft) high Mount...

Aug

Ain Musa – Springs of Moses

August 13, 2018cleopatra egypt toursSinai and Red Sea Attractions

Ain Musa – Springs of Moses in Sinai Also known as the Springs of Moses, Ain Musa lies to the...

Aug

Temple of Hathor

August 12, 2018cleopatra egypt toursAswan Attractions

The magnificent Temple of Hathor Dedicated to the goddess Hathor, the smaller temple at Abu Simbel was built by Ramses...

Aug

Abu Simbel

August 12, 2018cleopatra egypt toursAswan Attractions

Abu Simbel Temples, Aswan Abu Simbel Temples is a complex formed by two temples excavated in the rock during the reign...

Aug

Qasr Ibrim

August 12, 2018cleopatra egypt toursAswan Attractions

Qasr Ibrim Facts & Features The ruined fortress of Qasr Ibrim is on its original site, although the flooding of...

Aug

Temple of Amada

August 12, 2018cleopatra egypt toursAswan Attractions

Amada Egypt Temple Features Dedicated to Amun-Ra and Ra-Harakhty, the Temple of Amada in Egypt was constructed by Tuthmosis III and...

Aug

Temple of Wadi es-Sebua

August 12, 2018cleopatra egypt toursAswan Attractions

Temple of Wadi es-Sebua Features Approached by the remains of an avenue of sphinxes, this temple was built by Ramses...

Aug

Temple of Kalabsha

August 12, 2018cleopatra egypt toursAswan Attractions

Temple of Kalabsha Features: The imposing temple of Kalabsha was built under Emperor Augustus in the 1st century AD on the...

Aug

Temple of Philae

August 12, 2018cleopatra egypt toursAswan Attractions

Temple of Philae Features As the center of the cult of Isis, the island of Philae was an important place...

Aug

High Dam

August 12, 2018cleopatra egypt toursAswan Attractions

The High Dam Features Aswan High Dam built between I960 and 1971, the immense High Dam is 3,830 m (12,562...

Aug

Tombs of the Nobles

August 12, 2018cleopatra egypt toursAswan Attractions

Tombs Of The Nobles Facts: The hills on the west bank of the Nile, north of Kitchener’s Island, are pock-marked...

Aug

Monastery of St Simeon

August 12, 2018cleopatra egypt toursAswan Attractions

Monastery of St Simeon Features: The desert Monastery of St Simeon, on the west bank of the Nile, was built...

Aug

Lake Nasser

August 12, 2018cleopatra egypt toursAswan Attractions

Lake Nasser Facts in Egypt Stretching south more than 500 km (310 miles) from the High Dam and reaching depths...

Aug

Kitchener’s Island

August 12, 2018cleopatra egypt toursAswan Attractions

The Kitchener’s Island in Aswan Situated in the Nile, west of Elephantine Island, the smaller Kitchener’s Island (also known as...

Aug

Elephantine Island

August 12, 2018cleopatra egypt toursAswan Attractions

The Elephantine Island In Aswan: The origins of Elephantine Island date back to the pre-dynastic years, as evidenced by numerous...

Aug

Unfinished Obelisk

August 12, 2018cleopatra egypt toursAswan Attractions

Unfinished Obelisk In Aswan A gigantic obelisk, dating from the New Kingdom, lies semi-finished in an ancient granite quarry just...

Aug

Nubian Museum

August 12, 2018cleopatra egypt toursAswan Attractions

The Nubian Museum & Nubia in Aswan, Egypt If you are going to travel to Egypt you will already know...

Aug

Aswan the ancient city of Swenett

August 12, 2018cleopatra egypt toursAswan Attractions

City of Aswan in Egypt Aswan is the main city in southern Egypt and the third-largest in Egypt. It is...

Aug

Kom Ombo

August 12, 2018cleopatra egypt toursLuxor Attractions

The Egyptian City ” Kom Ombo “ Surrounded by fields of sugarcane and corn, Kom Ombo is a pleasant agricultural town,...

Aug

Edfu

August 12, 2018cleopatra egypt toursLuxor Attractions

The City of Edfu & The Temple of Horus At Edfu Edfu stands beside the Nile almost exactly halfway between...

Aug

Esna

August 12, 2018cleopatra egypt toursLuxor Attractions

The City of Esna: The sleepy farming town of Esna lies on the western bank of the Nile, just south...

Aug

Temple of Seti I

August 12, 2018cleopatra egypt toursLuxor Attractions

Mortuary Temple of Seti I at Luxor: The Seti Temple at Abydos (300 miles – 480 km south of Cairo)...

Aug

Medinet Habu

August 12, 2018cleopatra egypt toursLuxor Attractions

A Brief History of Medinet Habu Although second only to Karnak in size and detail, the beautiful temple of Medinat...

Aug

Colossi of Memnon

August 9, 2018cleopatra egypt toursLuxor Attractions

The Colossi of Memnon, Luxor: The Colossi of Memnon, located on the western shore of Luxor, are among the most...

Aug

The Ramesseum

August 9, 2018cleopatra egypt toursLuxor Attractions

The Ramesseum Features. Pharaoh Ramses II, ruler of Egypt for 67 years in the 19th Dynasty, built his mortuary temple,...

Aug

Valley of the Queens

August 9, 2018cleopatra egypt toursLuxor Attractions

Valley Of The Queens facts: Named by Champollion, the Valley of the Queens lies to the southwest of the Valley...

Aug

Hatshepsut Temple

August 9, 2018cleopatra egypt toursLuxor Attractions

Mortuary Temple of Hatshepsut Against its stark mountainous backdrop, the partly rock-hewn Mortuary Temple of Hatshepsut at Deir al-Bahri is...

Aug

Valley of the Kings

August 9, 2018cleopatra egypt toursLuxor Attractions

What is the Valley of the Kings? The Valley of the Kings in Egypt is the place where most of...

Aug

Karnak Temple

August 9, 2018cleopatra egypt toursLuxor Attractions

Karnak Temple Facts: The Karnak temple is located in Luxor, the capital of old Egypt for more than 1500 years,...

Aug

Luxor Museum

August 8, 2018cleopatra egypt toursLuxor Attractions

Luxor museum features: Situated on the Corniche halfway between Luxor Temple and Karnak, this well-designed museum has an excellent collection...

Aug

Mummification Museum

August 8, 2018cleopatra egypt toursLuxor Attractions

Mummification Museum Luxor Egypt : Mummification Museum: One of the most surprising things about Egypt is that it has excellent museums...

Aug

Luxor Temple

August 8, 2018cleopatra egypt toursLuxor Attractions

Luxor Temple, Egypt Luxor Temple: Luxor is now a small town of 60,000 inhabitants, located on the right bank of...

Aug

Dendera

August 8, 2018cleopatra egypt toursAround Cairo Attractions

Dendera , where Hathor supposedly gave birth to Horus’s child, the god Ihy, was Hathor’s cult centre from pre-Dynastic times....

Aug

Abydos

August 8, 2018cleopatra egypt toursAround Cairo Attractions

Abydos, the holiest of Egyptian towns: Abydos, the cult center of Osiris, god of the dead, was regarded as the holiest...

Aug

Sohag

August 8, 2018cleopatra egypt toursAround Cairo Attractions

Sohag City: An agricultural town and commercial center, Sohag have a large Coptic Christian community and, like many other cities...

Aug

Assiut City

August 8, 2018cleopatra egypt toursAround Cairo Attractions

Assiut Governorate: In Pharaonic times Assiut was capital of the 13th nome (province) and center of the cult of Wepwawet,...

Aug

Tell El-Amarna – Akhetaten

August 8, 2018cleopatra egypt toursAround Cairo Attractions

The city of Akhetaten: The remains of the city of Akhetaten, built by the rebel pharaoh Akhenaten and his wife...

Aug

Beni Hasan

August 8, 2018cleopatra egypt toursAround Cairo Attractions

The tombs of Beni Hasan: Carved into limestone hills on the east bank of the Nile, the rock tombs of...

Aug

Minya

August 8, 2018cleopatra egypt toursAround Cairo Attractions

Al Minya Egypt Situated on the west bank of the Nile, the regional capital Minya was a wealthy centre of...

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