Aswan is a starting point for many excursions. Some tourists try to fit the main attractions into two full-day itineraries: one south to Abu Simbel, and the second …
Month: September 2018
Egipt a Nubia
The Nubians persist, that their civilization is older than the Egyptian one and that it is from Nubia that the Egyptian culture comes from. Egyptians, and later the Greeks, Romans and Arabs wrote their history and …
Cruises on the Nile
Cruises on the Nile have been in vogue since the 19th century. Initially, the owners of the ships were large international tourist concerns, and Egypt did not get a cent of their profits. To counteract it, w …
Aswan (Aswan) – Sightseeing
Aswan is a relatively small city and you can see a lot on foot. The center is based on the Nile embankment, so the longest hike it's been through 3 Corniche al-Nil km between the block to the station …Aswan (Aswan) – History
Aswan (Aswan) it is the third largest city in Egypt on the Nile (200 thousand. residents), located on the eastern bank of the river at the beginning of the 1st Cataract, 886 km from Cairo and 215 km …
Kom Ombo (The Umbu, Learn Umbu)
Kom Ombo (The Umbu, Learn Umbu) lies 65 km south of Edfu i 165 km from Luxor and 45 km north of Aswan, in place of, where the rocky valley …
Horus z Edfu
In days 21-25 in the month of mechir, Edfu celebrated the victory of Horus over Seth. The celebrant performing the role of King-Horus performed the ritual killing of the hippo-Set at the sacred lake. This ritual had features …
Edfu (Idfu) – Temple of Horus
Edfu (Idfu) it lies on the west bank of the Nile, between Luxor (115 km to the south) in Asuanem (105 km to the north). They are inhabited by over 115 thousand. residents. It is an agricultural and processing center …Esna
Esna (Isna) lies 54 km south of Luxor, 49 km northwest of Edfu i 155 km north of Aswan. It's not a very big city (ok. 40 thousand. …
Ramesses III and the Peoples of the Sea
In the eighth year of the reign of Ramesses III (ok. 1192 r. p.n.e.) Black clouds hung over Egypt. The following inscription is placed on the walls of Medinet Habu: “Foreign peoples have established a conspiracy on their islands; set off …