Giza,
20 kilometers southwest of Cairo, is the site of some of the most
impressive and oldest (26 century BC) ancient monuments in the world,
including a complex of ancient Egyptian royal mortuary and structures sacred, including the Great Sphinx, the Great Pyramid of Giza, and a number of other large pyramids and temples.
Saqqara, some 30 km south of Cairo is a vast ancient cemetery that served as the necropolis for the ancient Egyptian capital of Memphis. It has numerous pyramids, including the world's oldest standing step pyramid, and a number of mastabas.
Luxor, about 500 km south of Cairo, is the site of the ancient city of Thebes and was sometimes called "the world's largest open air museum". It includes the ruins of the temple complex of Karnak and Luxor , which take place in the modern city. On the opposite side of the Nile River lie the monuments, temples and tombs on the West Bank Necropolis, which include the Valley of the Kings and Valley of Queens.
Abu Simbel, about 850 km south of Cairo (near the Sudanese border) is an archaeological site comprising two massive rock temples originally carved into a mountainside during the reign of Pharaoh Ramses II (13th century BC) . The complex was transferred in its entirety in the 1960s to avoid being submerged during the creation of Lake Nasser. They are now located on an artificial hill made from a domed structure above the reservoir of the Aswan Dam.
Alexandria is a main coastal resort, because of its beaches, ancient history and museums, especially the Bibliotheca Alexandrina, a modern project, based on the revival of the ancient Library of Alexandria.
The Sinai Peninsula Sinai has become a tourist destination due to its natural setting, rich coral reefs, and biblical history. Most popular tourist destination in the Sinai are Mount Sinai ("Jabal Musa") and St. Catherine's Monastery, which is considered the oldest Christian monastery in the working world, and the resorts of Sharm el-Sheikh, Dahab, Nuweiba and Taba.
Ain Sukhna, about 110 km east of Cairo has a number of resorts.
Saqqara, some 30 km south of Cairo is a vast ancient cemetery that served as the necropolis for the ancient Egyptian capital of Memphis. It has numerous pyramids, including the world's oldest standing step pyramid, and a number of mastabas.
Luxor, about 500 km south of Cairo, is the site of the ancient city of Thebes and was sometimes called "the world's largest open air museum". It includes the ruins of the temple complex of Karnak and Luxor , which take place in the modern city. On the opposite side of the Nile River lie the monuments, temples and tombs on the West Bank Necropolis, which include the Valley of the Kings and Valley of Queens.
Abu Simbel, about 850 km south of Cairo (near the Sudanese border) is an archaeological site comprising two massive rock temples originally carved into a mountainside during the reign of Pharaoh Ramses II (13th century BC) . The complex was transferred in its entirety in the 1960s to avoid being submerged during the creation of Lake Nasser. They are now located on an artificial hill made from a domed structure above the reservoir of the Aswan Dam.
Alexandria is a main coastal resort, because of its beaches, ancient history and museums, especially the Bibliotheca Alexandrina, a modern project, based on the revival of the ancient Library of Alexandria.
The Sinai Peninsula Sinai has become a tourist destination due to its natural setting, rich coral reefs, and biblical history. Most popular tourist destination in the Sinai are Mount Sinai ("Jabal Musa") and St. Catherine's Monastery, which is considered the oldest Christian monastery in the working world, and the resorts of Sharm el-Sheikh, Dahab, Nuweiba and Taba.
Ain Sukhna, about 110 km east of Cairo has a number of resorts.
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