Friday, December 30, 2011

Egypt Tours




River Nile in Egypt

River Nile in Egypt



Is the second longest in the world and pave the land of Egypt from the south to the north is divided into two sections to pour into the Mediterranean Sea are the Rosetta and the Damietta branch.

Length of its sources in Lake Tanganyika up to its mouth in the Mediterranean Sea 6690 km and covers an area of 1.9 million square kilometers and extends in ten countries, namely Tanzania - Kenya - Zaire - Burundi - Rwanda - Ethiopia - Eritrea - Uganda - Sudan - Egypt.

The River Nile springs from Lake Victoria and it is rife waterfalls and rapids to overcome this obstacle rushes strongly up or down until it reaches its natural course.

Of the most important projects in the organization of the Nile water at all is a project of the High Dam has protected Egypt from devastating floods and drought, where water is stored in front of him in the years of high floods, as well as his broad implications for the fields of irrigation, agriculture and power generation.

River Nile carries life, fertility and growth of the land of Egypt, and also wrote the Greek historian Herodotus, "Egypt is the gift of the Nile" and so out of touch of what Nehralnil importance in the lives of the Egyptians.

Began to measure water levels in the River Nile from the era of the ancient Egyptians, when they tried to use what is known as scale Nile Nilometre, was the measure a form of three categories: slab, column, or peace, each of which carries gradually, and the unit of measurement fixed forms of the three, and you know Balciobt cubit became standards Nile tourist site.

Is calculated quantities of rainfall over the area of the River Nile by processing images captured by satellite to the regions of the Blue Nile basin and the basin of the White Nile, quality control, and then transferred automatically to a prediction to analyze weather patterns for the seasonal variations of rainfall over the Nile River Basin in order to predict the seasonal long-term of the actions of the River Nile.
Alxexandria

                                       

Is the second most important city in Egypt, and the largest ports on the Mediterranean Sea and includes a treasure trove of ancient landmarks, and enjoy nature are rare and mild weather throughout the year. And extends back more than five thousand years and tens of sights old and new, which includes mosques, churches, castles, museums and ancient Egyptian, Greek, Greek, Islamic, and where old bazaars and palaces and gardens, and addresses its civilization outstanding library of Alexandria, which was newly built to be a cultural icon and world cultural heritage, the beaches of Alexandria famous full of stunning new tourist facilities and resorts, medical institutions and cultural rights.

One of the highlights of Alexandria:
Tomb of the Latins and the Temple of the head black:


Dates from the Latin cemetery known as the "alabaster" to the early Ptolemaic Temple of the head either black has been moved from its original location to this location, the first temple constructed by the particular individual of the people and dates back to Roman times.
Montazah Palace Gardens:
                                             
Is a group gardens surrounding the Palace Park A royal palaces, past and has an area of ??370 feddans and contain trees, palms and a group of flowerbeds also includes museums and beaches for bathing and bays natural and tourism hub integrated and includes hotels, restaurants, chalets and a children's park.

Garden Antoniades:

 Containing trees and flowers and a consistent number of marble statues designed as well as Greek-style gardens to waterfalls, a central park located on the eastern edge of downtown and has a special and distinct rises and falls and waterways.


Roman Theater:
Roman Theater
                                           

The bench is located in Kom, a theater only in Roman Egypt has been the establishment of this building at the beginning of the fourth century AD.

Alexandria University Center for Conferences:

Is the complex cultural civilization of the city of Alexandria area smooth with an area of ??42 thousand square meters, includes center to serve the Great Hall overlooking the sea and the cafeteria, small rooms, the other consists of the main hall of a major With 1700 seats and is characterized by the presence of pillars obscure vision with the theater is equipped with all modern equipment that allows the establishment of scientific conferencesglobal, national and theater performances, music, ballet and opera as well as to the availability of the number of separate six rooms equipped for simultaneous interpretation of six different languages.

There are third rooms can accommodate 400 seats for the first, second and third, each containing (286 seats) is also attached with 5 separate rooms for simultaneous interpretation.

All rooms are equipped with the latest audio and video in addition to closed circuit television and air conditioning and private facilities, direct automated telephone service as well as other facilities related to queries, security and parking.

City markets:
                                       

Alexandria was famous in the Middle Ages a lot of different industries and quality, the most important textile industry, pottery, glass, soap and ships, is perhaps the most important textile industry is famous for the city, but this was dependent Arab such fame in the covering of the Kaaba.
Of the most famous markets of this ancient city which attracts tourists «Attarine market», which was separately sell all kinds of spices, pulses, seeds, grains, and then expanded its activities to include all other goods including clothes, equipment, shoes and other, and there are old markets continue to retain characteristics such as the «market thread» which handles the sale of all types of yarn and all the art supplies, embroidery, knitting and market «Rue sixes» specialist supplies for all women, and Moroccan market ..And others.

The coast of Alexandria:
The coast of Alexandria is the most prominent landmarks, where the city's famous summer resort and the most important Egyptian resort frequented by millions of people in the summer and the beaches with a lot of great fame, such as: Beach of the globe, Agami Beach and Miami Beach and other .. Anhaiha also deployed in hotels and housing units Almsifip

Sharm El-Sheikh

Is the most popular tourist city in the Sinai tourist activity has developed considerably in recent years, the importance lies in its Sharm el-Sheikh at the tip of the Red Sea, it is then divided into Gulfs of Suez and Aqaba, which led to an environment more unique is a key element in the tourist attractions .. Therefore, there are around and most important nature reserves in the Ras Mohammed and Nabq. In the face of Sharm el-Sheikh there are islands of Tiran and Sanafir at the entrance to the Gulf of Aqaba ..Among the most important regions and Ras Nasrani Ras Umm Sid to the Ras Mohammed.


                                            

In every day In the town of Sharm el-Sheikh in South Sinai Governorate new, so it had yesterday discover something different if he visited today. This is the truth that turned with the vast desert and majestic mountains at the confluence of the Gulf of Aqaba and Suez and the Red Sea into a modern city in 10 years only, which empowered the Sharm el-Sheikh to win a prize by UNESCO for being selected among the top five cities, peace in the world among 400 cities worldwide.

                                          

The process of real development for the city according to specific objectives is to preserve the natural resources available in the city, optimize, and not compromising the environment-terrestrial and marine flora and the establishment of a new society, apply the policies of non-traditional, and benefit from the site of Sharm el-Sheikh Premier and turn it into a tourist center, a world unable to compete with centers International Tourism in Europe, Asia and America.

The city is currently linked to the rest of the provinces of Egypt's tourist land, sea and air as well as Arab foreign tourist markets, and global stability as well as within the community and also for investors and visitors to the city. Was chosen as the best city of Sharm el-Sheikh peace in the world because of the many conferences and meetings held over the land, demanding that the just and comprehensive peace in the Middle East.

Moreover attracted Sharm el-Sheikh sports enthusiasts marine from all over the world and all ages, the city hosted youth camps from most parts of the world as well as the advantages of other unique nature of the charming mountains and towering golden beaches and azure waters and coral reefs Boamagaha charming that attract divers and researchers in the the depths of pristine nature and reefs up to 250 people live coral and thousands of fish and marine creatures.




                                     

In addition to natural protectorates in Ras Mohammed and Nabq and Abu Jalom a protected nature reserves contain geological features, valleys and granite mountains, sand dunes and rare birds and animals, reptiles and deer. It also includes a forest that Ocjaralmangerov Tattabrmutna ideal for breeding birds. The Sharm el-Sheikh guests enjoy this breathtaking landscape.

The Sharm el-Sheikh of the latest areas for recreation and relaxation in the world, and within ten years become the most 150 hotels designed to be a resort, that is, sing the same hotel the tourist looking for fun and recreation in another place, The hotel in which all entertainment, and there are restaurants and luxury and that are happy tourists, including offer of food east and west, as well as cafes and nightclubs confused tourist to choose between them, they are multiple activities, from horseback riding or play tennis, or amusement of children, to water skiing, or snorkeling or diving trips or water for the enjoyment of wealth water and natural that tourists can see it in the sea, a glass on his boat. Has been visited recently British Prime Minister Tony Blair on his visit to Egypt tourism.




Are available in Sharm el-Sheikh a strong infrastructure facilities and services and their populations increase dramatically, reaching more than ten thousand people are estimated to be about 132 thousand people in 2017 with the growing tourism activities in particular and the total area of Sharm el-Sheikh about 424 square kilometers.
Tourism Diving:

                                       

Diving hobby of mathematics that have sprung up recently in Egypt, where the total number of practitioners of diving under the water (100 thousand athletes) and that the virtues of our country from multiple areas of the sport and particularly the province of South Sinai, which has unique features that make them at the forefront of areas which are hoped to any practitioner of that the sport of diving and enjoy the content of the treasures of the underwater rarely finds anywhere in the world, especially the area of Ras Mohamed, which has a number of practitioners per year (10 thousand) diver.

Diving areas:
as Mohammed in the south.
 The head or master - and even the north Altaor beginning of the Gulf of Aqaba.
 There is also a region of more than 20 training center to dive globally recognized and trainee is given a license to dive and be inspected by international organizations (PADI).

Sailing:
And come from all over the world visitors to enjoy the atmosphere and the sea and water sports area, which serves more than 50 hotels and 100 dive center.

Sport fishing:

It is known that the region has the largest amount of different types of ornamental fish and fish and fishing is the work of international competitions, involving the annual sport fishing professionals from all over the world and provide them with awards.

Tourism reserves in Sharm El-Sheikh:

Ras Mohammed:

Announced that the Ras Mohammed and the islands of Tiran and Sanafir nature reserve in 1983 as the first nature reserve in Egypt and is located protected at the confluence of the Gulf of Suez and the Gulf of Aqaba in the southern part of the Sinai Peninsula, about 12 kilometers from the city of Sharm el-Sheikh, about 70 kilometers from the city of Tur .

Protected Abu Jalom:

Are protected by Abu Ali Jalom Gulf of Aqaba on the road between Sharm el-Sheikh and Taba area called Wadi Alrsash, was declared a reserve in 1992. The topography of this region is characterized by private and integrated environmental system that combines desert, mountain and valleys punctuated by a group which imparts special beauty of the area .. In addition to the marine environment is rich in wonderful qualities of coral reefs and colorful fish as there are rich in wild life park includes deer, foxes, and Alteatel lint mother porcupine quills and dorsal and many of the rodents and reptiles.

Nabq:
Considered an area of Nabq nature reserve in 1992. This reserve is located in the area between the Sharm el-Sheikh, Dahab, Wadi or infection in the South Sinai .. Protected and located 35 kilometers north of Sharm el-Sheikh.

City of Peace

Sharm El Sheikh is always referred to as "the land of peace" because the land is witnessing a lot of political conventions, scientific and tourist attractions.

President Mubarak has hosted many international personalities and held many conferences at home and in order to support world peace in general. 

The summit discussed the peace process in the Middle East and the situation in Iraq as well as combating terrorism.

Since peace is one aspect of peaceful coexistence on the one hand and avoid the horrors of war on the other hand, we must convey to the new generations the urgent need for peace based on justice and equality.

Under the slogan of just and comprehensive peace, host city of Sharm el-Sheikh masses of young people of the globe to establish their camps on its territory. Under the banner of peace and friendship meet these meetings of the various religions, races, colors of love and brotherhood.

New projects:

Operation of the port development after the Sharm el-Sheikh: Sharm El-Sheikh Port has witnessed the movement of a comprehensive development including the establishment of a gradual and deep dock dock Ikhozt at a total cost of 40 million pounds, where you run the port in 2006 following the end of Alttaiwirbp.

In May 2007 opened a new passenger building Sharm El Sheikh International Airport, which Enshi on an area of 45 thousand square meters for the absorptive capacity of up to 6.3 million passengers annually at a total cost of 495 million pounds

                                                       

Red Sea
Red Sea Governorate of coastal provinces border the Arab Republic of Egypt and has an area of 130 thousand km 2 and this represents the eighth area of the Republic shall be confined to this area between latitudes (29.22) and is bordered by the Red Sea coast east length of about (1080 km) and is bounded on the west provinces (Beni Suef - Minya - Assiut - Qena - Aswan) and from the north and Giza governorates of Suez and the South Republic of the Sudan - and the advantage of maintaining a warm, sunny climate throughout the year with low humidity.

Major cities:

Ras Gharib - Hurghada - Safaga - short - Marsa Alam Shalatin


Strategic importance:
Returns the strategic importance of the province to spread the Red Sea coast and the depth of the Eastern Desert, even the Nile Valley, which is of strategic importance to Egypt's national security in particular and the security of the Arab region in general as it represents an outlet for exports and imports in the provinces of Upper Egypt and the seaport of pilgrims.

Economic Importance:The maintenance of the most important provinces of Egypt for the mineral wealth because they contain the vast majority of metallic and nonmetallic materials and ornamental stones and vary such wealth as follows:
* Oil: produces 76% of the province of the Republic and the production is concentrated in the area of Ras Gharib and Ras Aljamshp and Choucair
* Gold: In the area of Abu Marwat / Ras Gharib - Zaator and a bathroom / Safaga - Umm Umm Samra Russians - Alpramep and diabetes - or hijab / Marsa Alam - Alamnit / Shalateen
* Iron: In the area of Abu Marwat / Ras Gharib - Valley Cream / short - or Thurs Iron Mountain - or fire / Marsa Alam.
* Marble: in the area by Sheikh Fadlallah - Bear Valley / Ras Gharib - Duaij Valley - the valley of water - or willow / Marsa Alam
* Phosphate: header in the region Gamsha / Hurghada - or alhoweitat / Safaga - Hamrawein / short - or Rijp / Marsa Alam

* Ornamental stones: garnet (Valley Summer / Safaga - Wadi Beauty - Abu Soil Marsa Alam) - Cortez (Valley of Solomon / short) - and emerald (Zbara - Skate - or spear / Marsa Alam) _ Aquamarine in the valley of beauty and Abu Rashid

There is also other materials such as talc - sand - white - copper - granite - Alospotows - mica - girl gypsum - aluminum

Importance of tourism:

The Red Sea province of hope because they enjoy the sun shining and a mild climate throughout the year as well as the nature of the Witch and the soft sand as well as to its contents of sea water districts in water and coral reefs is the right of wealth, The city of Safaga sand radioactive that address diseases psoriasis and Romatid also reside medicinal herbs of all kinds in southern province .

There is also a collection of ancient Egyptian, Romanian, Coptic and Islamic as follows:

* Pharaonic and Roman: the area of Umm Alfoackher - Valley Spa 235 km south of Hurghada.

* Coptic: Monastery of Saint Anthony 50 km north of Zafarana and Saint Paul 95 km north of Ras Gharib.

* Islamic: Tomb of Abu Hasan al-Shazly - Valley Hmtherp 150 km west of Marsa Alam - cob Islamic quite a while.

* The fact that this province has a climate and infrastructure of the tourism activities were several diverse types of tourism are as follows:

Marine sports:

Tourism is the beach and diving boards and sport sailing, fishing and there are 150 to maintain a center for diving in both Hurghada and Safaga.

Medical Tourism:

Red Sea climate is characterized by pure dry air throughout the year and the sun bright as well as potential therapeutic and God-given to this area of the black sand and warm water and sunshine and a private area of Safaga, where the scientific research conducted that have proven effective in some diseases.

Leisure tourism:

There Giftun Islands and the Islands of Abu Shedwan beak-rich mangrove trees and the Dashp Dabaa, Safaga island and the island of Utopia, the island or the island of Jersan peridot and two brothers.

Historical tourism:

Date back to the Pharaonic era conservative whose effects in the region or in the valley Alfoackher baths (through Edfu Marsa Alam) and due to the Ptolemaic times ROMANIAN effects remaining in Abu smoke generation as well as the medieval Islamic and witness the ancient castle dating back to the Ottoman era.
Religious Tourism:

In the Christian era was the Eastern Desert, a shelter for the monks was the oldest monasteries and the most important monastery of St. Ontoniuyos and Saint Paul is the impact of the Islamic tomb of Sheikh Abu Hassan Shazly Hmtherp in the valley.

Tourism and safari adventures:

Spread this type of tourism to maintain where it enjoys a range enormous mountain ranges that are suitable for sport climbing as well as to the existence of many valleys that are suitable for sport riding horses and camels, and there are many Aldharob and pistils that helps the sport race cars and motorcycles Rally of the Pharaohs.

National Day of the Province:

Celebrates the province on January 22 of each year's National Day - a date which marks the anniversary of the Battle Shedwan on January 22, 1970, which saw the island of Shadwan epic popular during the war of attrition, where he attended the children to maintain their armed forces in defeating the brutal aggression on the island and represented in the supply and help the troopsArmed with all means and media marine. 

Luxor
Luxor has a unique character sets it apart from all parts of the world .. It combines past and present in the same time .. Not without its place in the city of Luxor, the impact of the speakers the greatness of the ancient Egyptians thousands of years BC.


There were several names that were fired at the Luxor in its history, and most famous city cent door, and the city of the sun, and the City of Light, and the city of Mace, and called the Arabs this name: Luxor, collection Palace, with the beginning of the Islamic conquest of Egypt. It is considered the most important tourist Mashta in Egypt and the focus of attraction for lovers of ancient Egyptian civilization. The town has its unique character that distinguishes it from all parts of the world, where one of the most important tourist attractions in Egypt, and has more amount of ancient monuments, which are not free place where the impact of the speakers the greatness of the ancient Egyptians thousands of years BC.


Luxor includes a lot of effects, most notably the Temple of Luxor and Karnak Temples and the Museum of the city and the tombs of the Valley of the Kings, Queens and the funerary temples, tombs and supervision and other consequences of the Eternal. The Luxor has seen great interest in repairing effects and museums over the past years, with the opening of the third floor of the temple of Queen Hatshepsut, the first time after its restoration, as being the completion of the restoration of a cemetery Horemheb largest and most important tombs of the Valley of the Kings, in addition to the installation of electronic gates to all archaeological sites open to secure it against theft.
Luxor and attract the largest segment of cultural tourism inflows to Egypt, Luxor is the store's ancient civilization, which more than «800» and the shrine of the most fascinating archaeological and Egypt heirs of human heritage. Luxor has been (good), the capital of Egypt until the beginning of the Sixth Dynasty pharaoh, when the capital moved to Memphis in the north.

First: East West raised:

Luxor Temple:

                                                          

Built this temple to the god Amun-Re, who was celebrating his wedding to his wife - the death - once a year flies procession of God from the Temple of Karnak, the path of the Nile to Luxor Temple and back building of the temple to Alfronin Amenhotep III and Ramses II begins with the entrance of the temple edifice built by Ramses II and has statues massive protruding they represented sitting. The temple is preceded by one obelisks still stand, and other adorn the Place de la Concorde in Paris, following this edifice Mahot Ramses II courtyard on three sides by two rows of columns in the form of subsidized package papyrus. In the northeastern part there is now a mosque Abu pilgrims rest of the parts of the temple built by Amenhotep III, and starts hall huge columns of four peel column is divided into two rows and get then to the large courtyard open and surrounded by three sides by two rows of columns - and then get to the colonnade and a 32 column - and move inside the temple to get to the room of the sacred boat of Alexander the Great was able to pay tribute to his small cabin bears his name in the compartment of Amenhotep III. Finally we come to the Holy of Holies, where the sacred statue room with four columns.

Karnak Temple:


The greatest places of worship in history, and includes many of the temples to the unparalleled, including the temple of the god Amun and his wife the goddess (or death) and son of God (Khonsu) The god of the moon .. And since the Arab conquest on behalf of Karnak, the sense of the fort .. And begin a path to the temple rams representative of the god Amon and here symbolizes the power of fertility and growth under their heads Oukj carving statues of King Ramses II.


Begins to pass through the temple of the first edifice which dates back to King Nkhtbo (family 30) and then to the large courtyard, is on the right of the entrance booths third of the Trinity from the era of good Seti II, and on the left see the Temple of Ramses III. Following are the remnants of edifice second and then to the hall of the major pillars that contain 134 columns by Ttotha characterized upside for the rest of the columns and lead us where the remains of edifice third where they stand in front of him Obelisk of Tuthmosis I and him to the remnants of edifice fourth Taatkdmh Obelisk of Hatshepsut, then you see the remains of edifice V and then to HolyAt the end of Deathly round up to the courtyard which dates back to the era of the Middle Kingdom and from the lounge to the celebrations with a huge pole and back to the reign of Tuthmosis III.

Sacred Lake:

It is located outside the main hall where there is a large statue of a scarab from the reign of King Amenhotep III and was used in Altthi.

Program of sound and light in the Temple of Karnak:

This tells the program through the display remarkable story of building this wonderful effect of word and melody of light and music display is flexible day and witnessed by the spectators from the stands for that purpose, and provides a presentation program is also available in English, French, Arabic, German.

Luxor Museum:
Located between the temples of Luxor and Karnak and the museum houses collections of ancient Egyptian found in the city of Luxor and the surrounding areas.
Second: has raised the West Bank:
Statue of Memnon:

Are all that remain of the temple commemorate the anniversary of Pharaoh Amenhotep III and rising up the one about 19.20 meters, the Greeks this name when he cracked the statue north of them and get out votes - Vcbhoh legendary hero Memnon, who was killed in the Trojan War and was calling to his mother Agios goddess of dawn every morning was to cry on The tears of dew.

Tombs of the Valley owned and Queens:

It is ordered that the graves of kings and queens of the modern state Bnanha in the soles of the rock in this valley to be safe from tampering thieves .. It consists of several rooms and tunnels to reach the burial chamber. The most important of these tombs: the tomb of Tutankhamun tomb of Ramses III - Tomb of Seti I tomb of Ramses VI - Mcypr Amenhotep II tomb of Horemheb - the tomb of Thutmose III.

The most important tombs of the Valley of the Queens: Tomb of Queen Nefertari wife of Ramses II.

Temples commemorate the anniversary:
Bahari temple:

Built by dealers across the Queen "Hatshepsut" to lead the rituals that were useful in the world to be either the name of the Bahari is the name of modern Arabic dubbed this makes sense in the seventh century AD After that use the Coptic monasteries of this temple to them. The temple consists of three runways mounting divided by a causeway.

Ramesseum Temple:

Ramses Temple

Commemorate the anniversary of the Temple of Ramses II and is on the walls of the Battle of Kadesh.

Temple City Hayo:

Temple commemorate the anniversary of King Ramses III and has views of religious and military in a good state of preservation and still bright colors. The most important tombs of the region: the most important tombs of supervision and Matnqlh us aspects of life of the nobility and their families.
Cemetery Nakht: carvings show a high level of Egyptian artist.
Cemetery us: The author of Lost Property in the reign of King Tuthmosis IV.
Tomb Ra touch: a senior statesmen in the reign of Amenhotep III and Akhenaten - and inside the cemetery inscriptions represent Akhenaten and his wife Nefertiti and visitors can be seen Luxor Temple of Dendera, the Temple of Esna.

Dandara:

And is located on land west of the city of Qena, about 60 km north of Luxor, one of the Romanian Greek temples. Has begun construction of King Ptolemy III and added a lot of the Ptolemaic Roman emperors and has a landscape famous Queen Cleopatra and her son, Julius Caesar Sizarryon ceilings and is famous for the scenery, which includes numerous astronomical celestial towers.And religious monuments in Luxor Mosque Abu pilgrims inside the temple of Luxor Egyptian Committee on Unification of the Coptic Church near the mosque in the same Temple of Luxor.

Monasteries:

Der Shayeb 7 km away north of the city, St. George Monastery is located west mainland, Der warrior and is located 4 km from the mainland, the western port

Aswan
The city of Aswan on the east bank of the Nile at a distance of 899 km south of Cairo, a link between Egypt and Sudan, so it is the gateway to the heart of the African continent, making it an important commercial center.

                                  

Elephantine Island 

One of the strongest forts on the border of southern Egypt and are currently situated in front of Hotel "Cataract" was Mabboudha god "Khnum" which is in the shape of a ram and the best brother, the tourist can see for yourself and roam the island before it starts, visit the temples and the museum.

                                                 

Temples of the island: 


                                              

There are remnants of the island of stone temples of different ages and appears at the gate of one of the halls of the temple inscriptions represent the South of Alexander II in the form of Egyptian king making offerings to the gods different. 

Measure of the Nile:

                                              

It dates back to Roman times and show it measures the Nile flood in Greek democracy, Arab, and was used until recently. 
Island Ijileka:

                                           

And embraces the Temple of phiala and the effects-soaked waters of the Nile has been decoding the Temple of phiala and re-assembled on the island, which lies a distance of 500 meters from the site of phiala as it is sound and light show at phiala in all different languages. 


Amoun Island: 

A small island held by a tourist hotel. 
Tombs of the nobles:

                                           

The tombs of rock on the western bank of Aswan and the tombs were the rulers of the city of Aswan and Elephantine are carved into the sandstone is attributed to ancient times and the graves of historic significance set at the top of the graves in Upper Egypt and the importance of tombs (Mejo and I will build) also gives an idea of the architectural style of the tombs as well as the titles and functions Held the rulers of the south. Has made it clear inscriptions written on the walls of these cemeteries the role played by these princes to protect the country or trips within Africa. 

Monastery of Saint Samaan : 

                                                 

Dating back to the sixth century AD, one of the ancient Coptic monasteries completed and includes the Church between the flanks of the fees still represent the images of Christ and the saints.

Unfinished obelisk: 



                                            

Is the Obelisk huge is not cut and a length of about 41 meters and the length of rib base about 4 meters high and weighs 117 tons and is due importance to clarify the methods of cut obelisks old also illustrate the extent of effort and means that were used by ancient Egyptians for the carving of these inscriptions. 

Phiala: 


Located in the southern city of Aswan and the Aswan High Dam was a group transfer to the island temples with high levels of water transport within the projects was to save the monuments of Nubia. 

This is because the name or phiala phiala to the Greek language, which means (beloved) or (grains), but it is the Arabic name (Anas exist), the proportion of the myth of Anas presence in the stories of One Thousand and One Nights. The name of the ancient Egyptian, Coptic, it is (Bilak) and Bilak and means to reduce or end because it was the last border of Egypt in the south. And a set of worship devoted to the worship of the god Isis is that the island contained the temples of Hathor and Amenhotep, and other temples. 

Temples of Ancient Nubia:

                                         


The effects of Nubia: called the name of Nubia on the territory of South First Cataract of the Nile in Aswan until the Dongola after the fourth cataract in Sudan has been included this region some of the temples, which entered service and others in the development stage, namely, (Temple of the bench, Durr, Sbua, and intentionally, the Holocaust , and the short Aprem, and the tomb of Banot, and the tomb of Abu Odeh. 

Kalabsha Temple: 
Due date for the building to the reign of Roman Emperor Octavios August (30 BC. M.) Has been moved from its original location on the west bank of the Nile and was rebuilt near the site of the High Dam, the largest temples built of sandstone heart as bearing walls texts and inscriptions representing the Egyptian Isis and Osiris . 

Temple of the Governor's house: 

Temple carved into the rock between the five temples built by Ramses II in Nubia and has a courtyard and a hall of columns and interior adorned with carvings and texts as well as multiple colors and has views of the king of war on the battlefield. 
It is small temples that are found in ancient Nubia Temple bench - Temple Durr - the Sebua, and deliberately - deliberately Temple - Temple of the Holocaust - the effects of Aprem - The Temple of peanut - Cemetery Abu Odeh - The Temple of Abu Simbel - Small Temple of Abu Simbel. 

Features of the city of Abu Simbel: 

Temple of Abu Simbel (Ramses II): 

The effects of Egypt's Pharaoh Ramses II built by Nubia in place completed a constructive and I provide good in artistic beauty ..The height of the front of the temple 33 meters and display of 38 m and guarding the front four giant statues of King Ramses II seated on his throne wearing the double crown of Upper and Lower Egypt surrounding a gate of the temple was dedicated this temple to worship the god (Ra Creek sister) god of sunshine and the perception of a monumental battle of Kadesh between Ramses II and the Hittites at the end of the temple at a depth of 65 meters there is the Holy of Holies four statues of the god Ra Hor sister of Ptah and Amun-Re King Ramses II. It is astronomical wonders about the sun on the statue twice each year on the occasion of February 22 the first sitting on the throne, and the second October 22 Bmnspp anniversary of his birth. 

Temple of Abu Simbel Sub:

                                     

Located north of the great temple built by Ramses II in honor and memory of his beloved wife Nefertari and the goddess of love, music, beauty (Hathor) and the advantage of the beauty of the temple drawings and clarity of colors, despite its small size compared to the great temple. As the project began to enter the sound and light Bmabdi Abu Simbel. 

City landmarks Kom Ombo: 
Temple of Kom Ombo:

                                         


The temple is located high on a hill overseeing the Nile, dating to the Ptolemaic era, there are also tombs of the ancient northern city of Kom Ombo is away from the city about 45 km north of Aswan has been the establishment of the temple in 180 BC. M. To worship the gods (Casting and Horus), and this temple is unique in the architectural composition it is based on two axes, each representing a stand-alone project work has also been integrated lighting to illuminate the temple at night. 

Features of the city of Edfu: 
Temple of Edfu: 

Located 123 km north of Aswan in the town of Edfu, one of the most beautiful temples of Egypt and is characterized by the magnitude of the building and the splendor and date back to the Ptolemaic era, built was dedicated the temple to worship the god (Horus Bhada), where the walls depicting the story of Horus and his revenge from his uncle Seth. 

Raised the Cape region: 
The name of the city due to the gods of the main city (Nekhbet) in the form of a phoenix and the prevailing belief was that the gods help the birth of ownership and the zone contains many of the graves, including: 
- Tomb of the nobility. 
- Cemetery Bahari. 
- Tomb of Ahmose I'm Father. 
- Tomb of RNAi. 
- Sitau cemetery. 

In addition to the small temples including the temple of Amenhotep III - Structure of Thoth - Ptolemaic temple. 

Features of modern city of Aswan: 
High Dam: 


                                

Is an engineering miracle of the miracles of the twentieth century and is one of the largest dams in the world, which was held to protect Egypt from high floods that were overflowing with the country and plunging large areas where, or lost in the Mediterranean Sea. 
A length of 3600 meters, and has a maximum height above the bottom of the river 111 meters, while the display Faisal to 40 meters at the top. And returns the story to the High Dam to the revolution of July 23, 1952; where I started the idea of establishing the High Dam at Aswan, which guarantees for Egypt to provide the disposal of fixed allows agricultural expansion and protection of high flooding, and at the same time extended power capacity to be the mainstay of agricultural development, and industrial. After several research chosen for being the dam of the type equipped with a nucleus Alrcami deaf conclusive of water, away from the High Dam in Aswan city about 20 km to the south. 

Aswan Reservoir: 
Located reservoir south of the city of Aswan has been constructed in 1902 AD and was built marked the beginning of irrigation in the country has been Talith twice, in 1912 and the second in 1933 and contains 180 gate to control the disposal of water and set up a power station of Aswan Reservoir first in 1953 and established a power station of Aswan Reservoir II 1985. 

Nubia Museum: 
The idea to create the fifties when he started the program to save the monuments of Nubia a study to limit the places that should be recorded and engineered in practice and those that can take place where the transport operations. 

The beginning was the temple of Abu Simbel, which was removed and transferred to its present position, then rolled rescue operations for the rest of the temples at the same time that they were engaged in drilling operations and exploration and extensive areas, expected to be flooded with lake water; resulting in the discovery of thousands of artifacts some dating to the period prior to the date, have been deposited in the warehouses of these discoveries is that the establishment of a museum to display and tell the different stages of the history of Nubia, and serve as a microcosm of the aspects of life before the flooded river. 
And once again adopt an international campaign by UNESCO to contribute to building the museum, and in 1986 was laying the foundation stone for the project. It took about ten years built and opened in November 1997. 

The main feature of the Nubia Museum: - 

This unique location between the ridge south-east of the River Nile, and on the road that leads to Aswan Airport on a hill rising from sandstone and granite rocks, which are characterized Petkoinadtha gradient, which is used in the display outside of the big statues and activities of the people of the Nuba of through the village of Nubian small gardens covered with plants of Egyptian origin, and dug canals and lakes symbolizing the Nile River from upstream to downstream, and a group Jnadl clarify the relationship between the river and the villages Nubian addition to the theater open before him arts folklore, Nubian, and the cave is on the walls of a range of fees for the prehistoric animals. 
The museum building has taken into account the integration so that it is low in height so as not to distort the archaeological area, also taking into account the continental climate of the city of Aswan came window openings small compared to the surface of the interfaces that reflected the character of the Nubian in architecture as they began to clear in the configurations of windows and the gateway and the main entrance , an architectural style prevalent in the Nuba region since pre-history, the exhibition contains six sections with 20 thousand artifacts are displayed inside the shop window display 38. 

Of the artifacts that were shown for the first time is a skeleton of a human 20-thousand years had been found in 1982 in the Alkopanjp north of Aswan. The first piece entered the exhibition was a statue of the famous Egyptian Pharaoh Ramses II, who was found in the region of Nubia, and the transfer to the museum before it was completed built to be the first to receive visitors. 
Museum, Aswan: 

Located to the east of the old city and the museum houses a range of effects from the Greek and Romanian found in Aswan and Nubia. 

Island plants:


                                    

Located in the middle of the Nile near the island of Elephantine, is an exhibition of natural plants and tropical trees and tropical. 

Mausoleum of Aga Khan: 

Aga Khan is the spiritual leader of Ismaili community, and the mausoleum is located on a high hill mainland west of the Nile in the face of the southern part of the garden plant, chosen by the Sultan Muhammad Shah Husseini (Agha Khan III) and built the tomb of luxury on the hill pretty high, was built on the Fatimid style. And was buried there in 1959, and buried a wife Begum Aga Khan Aga Khan beside her husband in July 2000. 

Tomb of the Unknown Soldier: 

A cemetery of martyrs of the Battle of the well-being Toshka, called cemetery Alnujomi .. Was opened in 1924 and was buried by the commanders of the Mahdi Army and the 35 martyrs, located on the road to Aswan / tank. 

Amun Village: 
The village of Amun in the west bank of the High Dam Lake in the city of Aswan, deserts, and overlooking the Lake Nasser on 48 acres, and there are a large tourist hotel in the village. 


Protected gazelle Saluja and Islands: 


This reserve is located within the River Nile, about 3 km north of Aswan Reservoir and the environment is a unique and distinct Peixaiha natural green. It is also home to many rare birds visiting and resident and migratory, as characterized by the presence of about 94 protected plant species were identified more than 60 species of rare birds and endangered species, and some of them recorded the effects of the ancient Egyptians as black ibis. And endangered birds: the punishment and Alsnarip Moorhen purple with great benefit in clearing the environment from pests and agricultural residues decomposed. Among the resident and visiting birds: Bittern and the Hoopoe and Egyptian geese and the bee and bird of Paradise and a nightingale, and others. 

Medical Tourism in Aswan:


There is also a medical tourism enjoyed by the Aswan wide reputation as a destination as well as interested in the treatment of various diseases are the most important of which he was treated for rheumatism primitive ways to inform the patient's body the hot desert sand. Research has been conducted for many the knowledge of experts and international institutions have proved the validity of an atmosphere of Aswan in the treatment of chronic diseases due to its high levels of ultraviolet radiation, low humidity, where up to 43.4% during the period from December to March, while the figure in England during the same period between 75% to 100%. 

The rays of the sun throughout the year with dry weather Ikunan an ideal environment for the treatment of rheumatic diseases such as bronchitis, asthma, chronic inflammation of the kidneys. There Aswan centers for the treatment of sand and water, and the proposed establishment of a tourist village in the area stretching between the Hotel Cataract and Aswan Reservoir include special centers for physiotherapy, and clinics for patients with rheumatism and skin diseases, and accommodation for theaters, cinemas, sports stadiums and building berths for boats Nile cruises and cruise ships . As is known, the region has known treatment primitive manner of burial in the sand. 

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