What are 4 good places to visit in Egypt??

Question

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Answer 1

- Abu Simbel
- Aswan Dam
- Cephren's pyramid
- Cheops
- Edfu
- Egyptian museum
- Esna
- Karnak
- King Mycernius
- Luxor temple
- Philae
- Ramesseum
- Saqqara
- Sphinx
- Valley of the Kings
- Valley of the Queens
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- Karnak
The Karnak site is situated about 3.5km from the Luxor temple and is the largest of its kind in the world. The circumference of this temple measures about 4km within the Karnak site. Perhaps the largest temple within the Karnak is that of Amun, a great Pharaonic God. A processional path of ram sphinxes representing Amun leads into the temple. Between the forelegs of these rams is a small statue of Ramses II, Amun's servant. Though the temple was originally founded during the Middle Kingdom, the various dynasties that came afterwards continued to add onto it, hence the size of this massive temple. From the highest wall of the temple, we see the great frontyard which was built by Ethiopians, and the Shashank gate and hall of columns which was established by King Ramsis II. Just behind these great buildings lies the obelisk built by Queen Hatshepsut, then the granite temple and the feasts hall established by King Thotmos III. On the far horizon appears the holy lake, the remains of Osiris' tomb, the series of the southern walls, the temple of the infant god Khonso and Obet Temple.

-Abu Simbel temple
Some 320 km outside of Aswan in Nubia lies Abu Simbel temple carved directly out of the sandstone cliffs along the Nile. The fascinating temple that lies here was built by Ramses II. Although it was really built for his own glorification, theoretically the temple was dedicated to the Gods Amon Ra, Harmakis and Ptah. The face of the temple consists of four huge statues of King Ramsis seated on his throne, each statue being 20 meters high, 4 meters from ear to ear and 1 meter across the mouth. The statues of the three to whom the temple was dedicated, once stood at the heart of the mountain out of which this temple was carved. Interestingly, twice a year the sun would penetrate the entrance of the temple into the mountain and shine on Amon Ra and a statue of Ramses II. It would then move to shine on Harmakis about 20 minutes later but fail to shine on Ptah who was, in fact, the God of Darkness. In the Temple's yard, there is a group of monuments, the most important of which is the famous marital monument on which is registered the story of the marriage of the Pharaoh and the daughter of the Hethean King; after signing the first peace treaty in the world between Egypt and Khita. In the hall of columns, there are eight huge pillars on which is sculptured the statue of the king taking the figure Osiris, the God of the Dead. This hall is also known for its northern wall on which is represented Kadesh battle, which was difficultly won by the king. As for the southern wall, it also has a dazzling scene representing the king with his sons attacking the Syrian citadel, and at the bottom of the picture we find a shepherd trying to escape the victorious king. Just beside this scene, the king is pictured again holding one enemy in one hand and stabbing him with the other. This specific scene is remarkable because the enemy appears to be of the same size as the king while in other scenes enemies were always humiliated by being smaller than the king. The temple of Abu Simbel contains other scenes of no less importance than the former, such as the scene of the king with his lion and others featuring the priests.
-Esna
Esna is located on the left bank of the River Nile, about 55km south of Luxor. This temple was built by the Greek and Roman rulers and it was dedicated to the ram-headed god Khnum. The text tells us that the Eighteenth Family kings built this temple in the city and that another part was added by the kings of 'Sais' and the temple was finally finished by King Ptolomy. Moreover, during the reign of the Roman emperors , a hall with 24 columns was built to be the temple facade. This great Roman hall is the only trace left from the old temple. The other parts of the temple were destroyed or are buried underneath the modern city. It is also considered one of the most beautiful halls in Egypt because of its accurate dimensions, beautiful columns, the religious texts inscribed on its columns and exterior and interior walls, justifying the theories of the creation of the world and the origins of life. All these texts were inscribed during the reign of the two emperors 'Tragan' and 'Hadrain' during the second century A.D. The last of these inscriptions were added in the reign of 'Dikius' in 250 A.D.

- Egyptian museum
The Egyptian museum was established in 1900. It is by far the most valuable museum of Egyptian antiquities in the world. Located at the heart of Cairo, it is within walking distance from most of the leading hotels in the city. The museum is divided into galleries exhibiting items from various periods in more or less chronological order, moving clockwise along the ground floor. They start with the Fourth Dynasty (about 2700 B.C.), and move into the Middle State and the Modern State which includes the Eighteenth, Nineteenth and Twentieth Dynasties. Perhaps the most impressive sight on the ground floor is a room devoted to Akhnaton and all that was buried with him. The first floor holds the famous mummy room where the body of King Tutankhamoun can be seen. This floor also contains mummies of the following kings: Saknan Raa, (founder of the Eighteenth Dynasty), Amenhotep I, Merit Amon, Thotmos II, Thotmos the fourth, Seti I, Ramsis II, Merenbetah and Ramsis the fifth. The upper floor also contains an area where the treasures of Tutankhamoun are exhibited. All the items exhibited here came from his tomb found at the Valley of Kings at Thebes in what is now Luxor. Tutankhamoun's gold coffin is made of 450 pounds of solid gold and is considered one of the most beautiful possessions of humanity.
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Answer 2

The pyramids in Giza
Cairo Tower in Cairo
Biblioteca Alexandria
Sharm El Sheikh
Hurgada
The High Dam in Aswan
Luxor

Answer 3

First:U must fo to sharm el sheikh,then u can decide where to go.Maybe u can go to the pyramids,but don't forget to visit Luxor & Aswan cities.If it's summer, visiting Alexandria & the northern coast is a must.U maybe would like to the egyptian museum,it'd really interest u.U can visit Hurghada city.U must go to Safaga & el quisser cities.Those R the best places in Egypt.

Answer 4

If you are a tourist you cannot miss
1-Pyramids "Encient"
2-Loqsor City "Encient"
3-Aswan City "Encient"
4-El Hussain "Very interesting old islamic shopping place"
5-Sharm El shaikh "Diving and Luxury"
6- The Tower of the Nile river "it is a tower on the Nile that gives you the best scene you'd ever see"

Answer 5

i think the best places to visit in Egypt are
1-pyramids in Giza
2-luxour where u can see different temples from the pharaonic age
3-Aswan
4-sharm el-sheikh as there are wonderful beaches for diving, swimming
5-Hurghada
6-Alexandria

Answer 6

In Cairo(the Egyptian museum, the pyramids & sphinx, the pharo's counntry),Sharm elsheikh, Alexandria, Luxur & Aswan

Answer 7

Best places are:

Sharm el Skeikh
Hurgada
Cairo (Pyramids)
Cairo tower
Alexendria..

There are so many other places as well..people have different opinions..

Answer 8

there is only one place that i recommend
My room :)
go away with your school project you have to be doing this on your own !! read more about Egypt , easy come easy go

Answer 9

1-marsa alam resort for beaches.
2-Luxur for old Egyptians remains.
3-Old Cairo for Islamic remains.
4-Alexandria for Greek and Coptic remains

Answer 10

The pyramids http://www.summittoursegypt.com/historicalinfo3.htm