The Miracle of Abu Simbel
Just 25 miles north of the Sudanese border, the two temples originally built into the sandstone cliffs of Abu Simbel are not only a...
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- May 9, 2020
- 4 min
Valley of the Kings and the Magnificent Tombs of the Pharaohs
The ancient Egyptians buried their dead on the west bank of the Nile where the sun "dies". Nowhere is this more evident than at the...
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- Apr 25, 2020
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The Nubian Village
The Nubians are an ancient ethnic civilization dating back as early as 7000 BC. They settled along the Nile, generally between Aswan,...
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- Apr 18, 2020
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Dendera Temple Complex Temple of Hathor
The entire Dendera Temple complex comprises 430,000 sq. ft. and the Temple of Hathor, the main temple of the complex, is one of the best...
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- Apr 11, 2020
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Abydos Temple and the Love Story of Osiris and Isis
Located about 100 miles north of Luxor, Abydos Temple was built around 1500 BC by Ramses II and is dedicated to Osiris, god of the...
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- Apr 4, 2020
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Karnak and Luxor Temples
Karnak Temple Karnak Temple is actually a city of temples built over a 2,000-year span from roughly 2055 BC to 100 AD although recent...
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- Mar 28, 2020
- 2 min
Cairo's Cave Church and Garbage City
Monastery of St. Simon The Christian residents of Garbage City (see below) needed a place to worship after a fire destroyed their church....
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- Mar 28, 2020
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Coptic Cairo and the Ben Ezra Synagogue
Also known as Old Cairo, this area grew around the Roman fortress of Babylon built at the time of Augustus after his conquest of Egypt in...
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- Mar 14, 2020
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The Pyramids of Giza and Saqqara
This was a "pinch-me" day. Seeing the pyramids in person is like seeing the Taj Mahal, the Eiffel Tower or the Sydney Opera House for...
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- Mar 7, 2020
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Cairo, the City that Never Stops
Egypt has been on our list of countries to visit for a long time. When the "Arab Spring" demonstrations (which the Egyptians call the...
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- Mar 7, 2020
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Cairo's Citadel and Mosques
We spent half a day visiting The Citadel, high on a hill above Cairo. It was built in the 12th century to defend the ancient city...
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