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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Egypt’s Main Attractions
Abu Simbel:- The two temples built for the pharaoh Ramses
II have been attracting visitors since Victorian times.
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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
Sharm El-Sheikh

. 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-insharm-el-sheikh.html
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-ofqaitbey.html
The New Library of Alexandria

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-ofalexandria.html
Desert Oases
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.
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
All this is a sample……
You can find much more
Thanks …..
Ayman Abdelkhalek
TCLP Teachers
&
Eman Mansour