Tourist attractions in Egypt

Ayman Abdelkhalek Central Academy k-12

Ann Arbor, MI

Facts about Egypt Location:- It’s located in

North Africa bordering the Mediterranean Sea. Libya is on the west and the Gaza Strip and the Red Sea make up the eastern border.

Facts about Egypt Area:- It’s just over 1

million square kilometers, about the same size of Texas and New Mexico combined.

Capital City:- Cairo

http://goafrica.about.com/od/egypt/a/egyptfacts.htm

Capital Cairo

Facts about Egypt Population:- Around

85 million people

Language:- Arabic (official), English and

French are widely

understood by educated classes. http://goafrica.about.com/od/egypt/a/egyptfacts.htm

Facts about Egypt Religion:- Muslims

(mostly Sunni) 94%, Coptic

Christian and other 6%.

Climate:- It's hot and

sunny for most of the year in

Egypt. Winters (November to February) are generally mild. http://goafrica.about.com/od/egypt/a/egyptfacts.htm

Facts about Egypt Currency:- Egyptian

Pound.

Climate:- It's hot and

sunny for most of the year in

Egypt. Winters (November to February) are generally mild. http://goafrica.about.com/od/egypt/a/egyptfacts.htm

Facts about Egypt Currency:- Egyptian

Pound.

Geography:- Egypt covers

95,450 sq km , slightly more than three times

the size of New Mexico, US. It has a desert

climate with hot, dry summers and moderate

winters. The country is basically a vast desert

plateau interrupted by the Nile valley and

delta. There is a driving windstorm called

khamsin which occurs in the spring.

Egypt controls the Sinai Peninsula and the

Suez Canal, a sea link between the Red Sea

and Mediterranean Sea. http://goafrica.about.com/library/bl.mapfacts.egypt.htm

Egypt’s Main Attractions The pyramids of Giza:-The Pyramids represent one of

the greatest architectural feats by man. The last surviving

member of the Seven Wonders of the World, the Great

Pyramid is one of the world's oldest tourist attractions and the

reason most people visit Egypt today.

http://goafrica.about.com/od/egypttopattractions/ss/topsightsegypt.htm

Egypt’s Main Attractions Luxor:- Luxor is known as the world's largest open air museum. Luxor and

Karnak Temples are hugely impressive as are the tombs across the Nile in the

Valley of Kings and Queens.

http://goafrica.about.com/od/egypt/a/egyptfacts.htm

Karnak Temple in Luxor

Kebash Road

The Valley of the Kings

Hatshibsut temple

Egyptian Museum in Cairo:- .

With over 120,000 artifacts, the museum houses an

incredible display depicting ancient Egypt's glorious

reign. Mummies, sarcophagi, pottery, jewellery and

of course King Tutankhamen's treasures.

http://goafrica.about.com/od/egypttopattractions/ss/topsightsegypt_10.htm

Egypt’s Main Attractions Abu Simbel:- The two temples built for the pharaoh Ramses

II have been attracting visitors since Victorian times.

http://goafrica.about.com/od/egypttopattractions/ss/topsightsegypt_3.htm

Fayoum ( the harbor of serenity)

Wadi El Rayan

it is considered a unique open air

museum, Wadi El Rayan has been

declared as a natural protected, consists

of upper and lower lakes and waterfalls

area connecting the two lakes

Two lakes have been formed in Wadi El

Rayan as it had been submerged by

agricultural drainage water, these lakes

are rich of different types of unique birds,

in addition the area is perfect for those

who love desert landscape such as sand

dunes and rare formations of the non

populated desert oases, this area also

includes many species of animals, hence

many tourists like to visit Wadi El Rayan

for enjoying swimming & waterfalls in

addition to its natural wealth.

http://www.vantage-travels.com

Fayoum ( the harbor of serenity)

Lake Qaroun:

It is located in the north western part of

El Fayoum, it is the oldest nature lake in

all over the world, it is 40 KM in length,

5.7 KM in width, 4.2 meters in depth.

This Lake is an important archeological

site because it contains a unique

collection of marine creatures, fossil fauna

and flora that dates back to some 40

million years, in addition it also includes a

rare plants, various birds, and the oldest

monkey in the world, In this area you will

also see Roman, Coptic and even

Pharaohs monuments.

http://www.vantage-travels.com

Sinai Peninsula

Saint Catherine's Monastery

The monastery is Orthodox and is a

UNESCO World Heritage Site. This

monastery is one of the oldest working

Christian monasteries in the world together

with the Monastery of Saint Anthony,

situated across the Red Sea in the desert

south of Cairo, which also lays claim to that

title. In the area around the monastery, a

small town has grown, with hotels and

swimming pools, called Saint Katherine

City.

http://www.vantage-travels.com

. Known throughout the world as a full service diver’s destination, the waters surrounding Sharm El Sheikh along the Sinai Peninsula in Egypt continue to be visited by more and more divers on an annual basis. The entire area is now known as the Red Sea Riviera for its many high quality resorts and remarkable natural beauty. http://www.egypttourinfo.com/diving-in-sharm-el-sheikh.html

Sharm El-Sheikh

The Citadel of Qaitbey in Alexandria

Standing on the foundations of one of the famous “Seven Wonders of the World” is the Qaitbey Citadel, Alexandria, Egypt. This fortress is seated upon the exact location of the Lighthouse of Alexandria which was completely eliminated by several earthquakes over the centuries, beginning in the 800s and continuing to the eleventh century. By the fourteenth century the entire site had been destroyed and the Mameluke Sultan Al-Ashraf Qaitbay decided to use the location as a defensive fort.

http://egypttourinfo.com/citadel-of-qaitbey.html

When the world lost the original Library of Alexandria it was truly a tragedy since it housed some of the most well-known and earliest manuscripts in the world, in fact some books and works disappeared forever in the fire. When the new Library of Alexandria, or Bibliotheca Alexandrina, opened its doors in 2002 it was if the world could finally recover from that much earlier loss. The Most Important Collection of Books The goal of the New Alexandria Library is to once again become the most important collection of books and manuscripts in the known world, and to work at recreating what was lost. The designers created enough space to hold more than eight million volumes, as well as a special conference center and distinct individual libraries for the blind and for children’s literature. http://egypttourinfo.com/new-library-of-alexandria.html

The New Library of Alexandria

1 - Farafra Oasis

Al Farafra is a quiet and relaxing place. It has a number of attractions, of which the

fantastic White Desert is one of Egypt's most famous nature sights. The

architecture of Farafra is an old and ingenious one, where mud brick houses stand

close together, with narrow roads with roofs. Many of the houses have painted

exteriors with murals.

Desert Oases

http://www.memphistours.com/about-egypt/Farafra-Oasis.php

2 - Dakhla Oasis It is one of the seven oases of Egypt's Western Desert (part of the Libyan Desert). Dakhla Oasis lies in the New Valley Governorate. It

has an interesting cemetery with unusual mud tombstones which are painted blue or white.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dakhla_Oasis

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Thanks ….. Ayman Abdelkhalek & Eman Mansour TCLP Teachers