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Sperm whale and leaps in the air

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Heart-warming moment lost baby sperm whale jumps for joy 5ft above the waves after being reunited with its family

Newborn whale calf had temporarily lost its mother in sea off the Azores
British diver Justin Hart, 44, filmed its euphoric reunion with the adults
Whales body-slam the water to communicate with others far below

Every small child knows the panic of losing sight of its mother in the supermarket, and as these delightful pictures show, small whales obviously feel the same way.

Taken by a British diver who was following the sperm whale calf, they show the minute the baby - who had lost track of its mum - found her again in the sea off the Azores.

Soaring 30ft across the waves, the euphoric newborn slammed its body onto the water with joy after becoming separated from its family group in the chilly waters.

The newborn sperm whale calf leapt out of the water and slammed its 12ft-long body onto the sea to tell its mother it had found her again

But the adorable whale calf was doing more than just jumping for joy.

British biologist and dive guide Justin Hart, 44, who took the pictures, says that young whales communicate with older ones in the ocean by creating a slamming sound which travels through the water to the ears of the adults deep below.

By leaping out of the water and slamming its 12ft long body onto the surface of the sea up to 30 times, the baby whale is telling its relatives where it is so they can regroup.

He said: 'We had been following the sperm whale calf for most of the day.

'Sperm whales, of all the whales and dolphins, are the species that dive the deepest and for the longest time.

'The calves have to follow what's going on below them from the surface as best they can - probably listening to the echo ******** clicks of the adults.

The newborn whale had become separated from its family group when they swam deeper to hunt squid

Breath-taking sight: Despite being only a few months old, the whale calf measures 12ft long

'However sometimes the adults re-surface far out of sight of the calf - and in this situation the whales often breach or leap out of the water causing a large bang as their bodies hit the surface.

Mr Hart, who is originally from London but now lives on Pico Island in the Azores, said in this way, the whale family could regroup and the calf could suckle if it needed to.

He added: 'When I took the photo two adults females had just resurfaced and the calf quite literally began jumping for joy.'

Mr Hart captured the rare image four miles from the port of Lajes do Pico while he was working as a crewman on an underwater documentary with special licence to film sperm whales in the area.

The baby whale slams its body onto the water to tell the adults where it is so that they can regroup

The sperm whale pod was photographed four miles off the island of Pico in the middle of the Atlantic

Diver Justin Hart, who is originally from London, is living in the Azores and working on a whale documentary

Sperm whales live in nearly all the world's oceans in pods of about 15 to 20 animals and they practise communal childcare.

When the baby is fully grown adult it will weigh up to 45 tonnes and be nearly 60ft long - around the same as two double decker buses end-to-end.

Mr Hart said the sperm whales dived deep to hunt squid in what is called the mesopelagic zone, around 600 metres under.

He said: 'This is a problem for the calves as they do not have the capacity to follow their mothers there when they leave the surface to forage.

'The calves do not have to follow their mother too closely as sperm whales have a system of surrogacy whereby the calf can take milk from any milk-producing female in its social group.

Egypt Hotels Overview

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Egypt Hotels Overview

Where to stay in Egypt

The word Hotel in the colloquial Arabic language is "Fundoq" and the word was derived from the verb that means "to leave wide open" as to leave the door ajar and this word reflects the high sense of hospitability that the Egyptians in particular and the Arabs in general have always been famous for.

Tourists will find the door open for them all over Egypt with a wide range of hotels offering a variety of services and prices that would suit the budget of all types of travelers.

There are many good old colonial hotels in Egypt in addition to many four and five stars hotels that are luxurious and offer the finest services and facilities for their guests.

On the other hand, the cheaper hotels do not always mean that the guests would have to sacrifice enjoying their journeys in Egypt as there are a number of simple and clean hotels located in some fabulous locations all around the country.

Where are the hotels located in Egypt?

Tourism has been an old industry in Egypt and this is why you may find hotels about everywhere around the touristic cities in the country.

In Cairo, for example, the luxurious hotels are clustered in three major locations for different purposes. Many of the hotels are located in the eastern section of the city near the Cairo International Airport for transit travelers who spend one or two nights in Egypt.

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Another major area where good hotels in Cairo are situated is downtown overlooking the magical River Nile. These are the finest hotels in Egypt and they are located near many of the important touristic attractions like the Egyptian Museum and the Citadel of Saladin.

The last place to find some fine hotels in Cairo would be the area around the Pyramids of Giza which offer their guests with magnificent views of the most important monument in Egypt. However, these hotels are rather far from any other touristic sites.

As an alternative, you can find cheaper hotels all around Cairo. Many of them are located downtown and they would be among the best choices for budget travelers.

The charming island and neighborhood of Zamalek hosts some of the pleasant hotels of Cairo and being located near the heart of the city, it would be easy to visit any many places easily if the guest is staying in Zamalek.

This same pattern of the geographical locations can be found in almost all the touristic cities in Egypt with the luxurious more expensive hotels located either near the River Nile or around important monuments and the cheaper budget hotels scattered all around the other sections of the city.

In coastal cities like Sharm El Sheikh and Hurghada on the Red Sea or Alexandria and Marsa Matruoh on the Mediterranean Sea, the best hotels and resorts would be located near the seaside while the cheaper would be located far from the sea. Of course this is a general rule but there are many exceptions.

Reserving a room in a hotel in Egypt:

However, if the tourist is visiting Egypt with a good reputable travel agency, they will take care of his reservation and all the accommodation issues

Many of the cheaper and budget hotels do not have any booking systems and they just follow the first come first serve basis while other hotels would require the guests to pay for one night as a confirmation of their reservation.

The grading of hotels in Egypt:

The hotels in Egypt are graded by the Egyptian government on a star rating system up to five stars as the top with some few seven stars hotels that newly opened in Egypt.

The internationally managed chain hotels usually fall within the five and 5 star deluxe stars category while the local less famous hotels would usually rank as two or three hotels depending on the types of facilities and services presented by the hotel.

Certainly not all five stars hotels have the same quality of services and the same facilities. However, in all five stars hotels in Egypt, the guests would find several restaurants, a bar, a night club, a swimming pool, air conditioned rooms, room service, and many other facilities and services.

In four stars hotels in Egypt, the guests would usually find a coffee shop, one restaurant, a smaller swimming pool, TV sets, air conditions, room services, and a number of other facilities.

Five star Hotel vs 5 star deluxe Hotel:

For quite a long time, five star hotels have been known as the most luxurious ones. Now, several hotels have been awarded deluxe stars. Previous classifications were on a scale of one to five, with five being the highest. Now a deluxe star hotel would be ranked as more uxurious hotel.

Luxury hotels or five star hotels are constructed from high-grade materials and have intricate architectural designs. Mostly, 24-hour room service is available, aside from gourmet dining and a high staff-to-guest ratio. Rooms are huge and are decorated with fine furnishings. The rooms have luxury bath products and toiletries, high-speed Internet access and DVD players. Most five star hotels have access to a golf course; spa and wellness center; pool and tennis courts. The most luxurious room in a five star hotel is the presidential suite.

The Chain Hotels in Egypt:

On the other hand, there is no local or cheap chain of hotels in Egypt. The large number of budget hotels in Egypt is usually family owned and they are managed independently.

Hotels for Business Travelers in Egypt:

New super luxurious five and even seven stars hotels have started opening around Cairo distinguishing themselves by offering top class services and facilities for their guests.

Some new hotels in Cairo like the Four Seasons and the Conrad Hotels, situated by the Nile, offer their guests with the best trained concierges and a 24-hour business services.

These hotels offer the guests with rooms that are equipped with computers, fax machines, fast internet connection, and voice mail. There are also a number of fine meeting rooms and conference centers.

Disabled Travelers:

On the other hand, what Egypt does have in its favor in this issue is the most friendly people to be found anywhere in the world who are ready to help disabled travelers all over the country assisting them with all what they might need.

Travelers with Children:

Egyptians just love children and they consider them a blessing this is why having your children around in your trip to Egypt would be quite enjoyable for you and for them as well.

Some five stars hotels offer the children with a daily entertainment program. Moreover, many hotels and resorts have swimming pools and a children garden for the kids to enjoy themselves on their journey to Egypt.

The Budget Travelers in Egypt:

It doesn't matter which city a budget traveler is targeting to visit in Egypt, he will find a decent place with fairly a low price to stay in almost all destinations around the country.

Most of Egypt cheaper hotels offer most of the services and facilities that are commonly found in youth hostels all around the world.

Camping on the other hand can be sometimes problematic in Egypt except for some areas specified by the government for camping in cities like Luxor, Marsa Matruoh, Sharm El Sheikh, and Hurghada.

Camping is also allowed in some national protected areas like Ras Mohamed, to the South of Sharm El Sheikh, Wadi El Rayan, near the Fayoum, and some other protected areas around the Sinai Peninsula.

The Western Desert of Egypt, especially near the White Desert and the Bahariya Oasis would certainly be a marvelous place to have a camp in Egypt and it is highly recommended for tourists to spend a night in the Egyptian desert.

Egypt Hotels

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in Egypt

Tourists will find the door open for them all over Egypt with a wide range of hotels offering a variety of services and prices that would suit the budget of all types of travelers.

There are many good old colonial hotels in Egypt in addition to many four and five stars hotels that are luxurious and offer the finest services and facilities for their guests.

Where are the hotels located in Egypt?

Tourism has been an old industry in Egypt and this is why you may find hotels about everywhere around the touristic cities in the country.

View Larger Map

As an alternative, you can find cheaper hotels all around Cairo. Many of them are located downtown and they would be among the best choices for budget travelers.

Reserving a room in a hotel in Egypt:

However, if the tourist is visiting Egypt with a good reputable travel agency, they will take care of his reservation and all the accommodation issues

The grading of hotels in Egypt:

The hotels in Egypt are graded by the Egyptian government on a star rating system up to five stars as the top with some few seven stars hotels that newly opened in Egypt.

In four stars hotels in Egypt, the guests would usually find a coffee shop, one restaurant, a smaller swimming pool, TV sets, air conditions, room services, and a number of other facilities.

Five star Hotel vs 5 star deluxe Hotel:

The Chain Hotels in Egypt:

On the other hand, there is no local or cheap chain of hotels in Egypt. The large number of budget hotels in Egypt is usually family owned and they are managed independently.

Hotels for Business Travelers in Egypt:

New super luxurious five and even seven stars hotels have started opening around Cairo distinguishing themselves by offering top class services and facilities for their guests.

Some new hotels in Cairo like the Four Seasons and the Conrad Hotels, situated by the Nile, offer their guests with the best trained concierges and a 24-hour business services.

Disabled Travelers:

Travelers with Children:

Egyptians just love children and they consider them a blessing this is why having your children around in your trip to Egypt would be quite enjoyable for you and for them as well.

The Budget Travelers in Egypt:

It doesn't matter which city a budget traveler is targeting to visit in Egypt, he will find a decent place with fairly a low price to stay in almost all destinations around the country.

Most of Egypt cheaper hotels offer most of the services and facilities that are commonly found in youth hostels all around the world.

Camping on the other hand can be sometimes problematic in Egypt except for some areas specified by the government for camping in cities like Luxor, Marsa Matruoh, Sharm El Sheikh, and Hurghada.

Camping is also allowed in some national protected areas like Ras Mohamed, to the South of Sharm El Sheikh, Wadi El Rayan, near the Fayoum, and some other protected areas around the Sinai Peninsula.

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in EgyptThe word Hotel in the colloquial Arabic language is "Fundoq" and the word was derived from the verb that means "to leave wide open" as to leave the door ajar and this word reflects the high sense of hospitability that the Egyptians in particular and the Arabs in general have always been famous for.
Tourists will find the door open for them all over Egypt with a wide range of hotels offering a variety of services and prices that would suit the budget of all types of travelers.
There are many good old colonial hotels in Egypt in addition to many four and five stars hotels that are luxurious and offer the finest services and facilities for their guests.
On the other hand, the cheaper hotels do not always mean that the guests would have to sacrifice enjoying their journeys in Egypt as there are a number of simple and clean hotels located in some fabulous locations all around the country.

Where are the hotels located in Egypt?

Tourism has been an old industry in Egypt and this is why you may find hotels about everywhere around the touristic cities in the country.
In Cairo, for example, the luxurious hotels are clustered in three major locations for different purposes. Many of the hotels are located in the eastern section of the city near the Cairo International Airport for transit travelers who spend one or two nights in Egypt.

View Larger Map
Another major area where good hotels in Cairo are situated is downtown overlooking the magical River Nile. These are the finest hotels in Egypt and they are located near many of the important touristic attractions like the Egyptian Museum and the Citadel of Saladin.
The last place to find some fine hotels in Cairo would be the area around the Pyramids of Giza which offer their guests with magnificent views of the most important monument in Egypt. However, these hotels are rather far from any other touristic sites.
As an alternative, you can find cheaper hotels all around Cairo. Many of them are located downtown and they would be among the best choices for budget travelers.
The charming island and neighborhood of Zamalek hosts some of the pleasant hotels of Cairo and being located near the heart of the city, it would be easy to visit any many places easily if the guest is staying in Zamalek.
This same pattern of the geographical locations can be found in almost all the touristic cities in Egypt with the luxurious more expensive hotels located either near the River Nile or around important monuments and the cheaper budget hotels scattered all around the other sections of the city.
In coastal cities like Sharm El Sheikh and Hurghada on the Red Sea or Alexandria and Marsa Matruoh on the Mediterranean Sea, the best hotels and resorts would be located near the seaside while the cheaper would be located far from the sea. Of course this is a general rule but there are many exceptions.

Reserving a room in a hotel in Egypt:

Most of the higher category hotels in Egypt follow the same international procedures of booking as the rest of the world, with some hotels asking the guests to give them their credit card number as a conformation for their reservation.
However, if the tourist is visiting Egypt with a good reputable travel agency, they will take care of his reservation and all the accommodation issues
Many of the cheaper and budget hotels do not have any booking systems and they just follow the first come first serve basis while other hotels would require the guests to pay for one night as a confirmation of their reservation.

The grading of hotels in Egypt:

The hotels in Egypt are graded by the Egyptian government on a star rating system up to five stars as the top with some few seven stars hotels that newly opened in Egypt.
The internationally managed chain hotels usually fall within the five and 5 star deluxe stars category while the local less famous hotels would usually rank as two or three hotels depending on the types of facilities and services presented by the hotel.
Certainly not all five stars hotels have the same quality of services and the same facilities. However, in all five stars hotels in Egypt, the guests would find several restaurants, a bar, a night club, a swimming pool, air conditioned rooms, room service, and many other facilities and services.
In four stars hotels in Egypt, the guests would usually find a coffee shop, one restaurant, a smaller swimming pool, TV sets, air conditions, room services, and a number of other facilities.

Five star Hotel vs 5 star deluxe Hotel:

Five star hotel's amenities include amenities such as 24-hour room service, turn-down service upon request, concierge services and valet parking . Five-star deluxe hotel amenities include state-of-the-art health clubs, luxurious spas, gourmet restaurants, butler services and upgraded check-in services, Five-star deluxe hotels have lobbies with fresh flowers, plush furniture and original artwork. The staff at five-star hotels goes out of the way to personalize guest services, using the guests' names and anticipating each guest's needs.
For quite a long time, five star hotels have been known as the most luxurious ones. Now, several hotels have been awarded deluxe stars. Previous classifications were on a scale of one to five, with five being the highest. Now a deluxe star hotel would be ranked as more uxurious hotel.
Luxury hotels or five star hotels are constructed from high-grade materials and have intricate architectural designs. Mostly, 24-hour room service is available, aside from gourmet dining and a high staff-to-guest ratio. Rooms are huge and are decorated with fine furnishings. The rooms have luxury bath products and toiletries, high-speed Internet access and DVD players. Most five star hotels have access to a golf course; spa and wellness center; pool and tennis courts. The most luxurious room in a five star hotel is the presidential suite.

The Chain Hotels in Egypt:

The internationally famous chain hotels that can be found in Egypt would include Sheraton, Hilton, Sofitel, Marriott, Meridian, Four Seasons, and Grand Hayat. These hotels offer the best services and facilities in the country that are similar to the other hotels located all over the world.
On the other hand, there is no local or cheap chain of hotels in Egypt. The large number of budget hotels in Egypt is usually family owned and they are managed independently.

Hotels for Business Travelers in Egypt:

Some of the major cities in Egypt like Cairo and Alexandria have started rapidly turning into important business centers and the hotels of these cities are transforming and adapting to the needs and requirements of this new market.
New super luxurious five and even seven stars hotels have started opening around Cairo distinguishing themselves by offering top class services and facilities for their guests.

Some new hotels in Cairo like the Four Seasons and the Conrad Hotels, situated by the Nile, offer their guests with the best trained concierges and a 24-hour business services.
These hotels offer the guests with rooms that are equipped with computers, fax machines, fast internet connection, and voice mail. There are also a number of fine meeting rooms and conference centers.

Disabled Travelers:

Although many of the hotels, touristic facilities, and some historical sites in Egypt have started upgrading their facilities to suit the needs of disabled travelers, the country is still far away from being near the international standards of serving disabled travelers.
On the other hand, what Egypt does have in its favor in this issue is the most friendly people to be found anywhere in the world who are ready to help disabled travelers all over the country assisting them with all what they might need.

Travelers with Children:

Egyptians just love children and they consider them a blessing this is why having your children around in your trip to Egypt would be quite enjoyable for you and for them as well.
Some five stars hotels offer the children with a daily entertainment program. Moreover, many hotels and resorts have swimming pools and a children garden for the kids to enjoy themselves on their journey to Egypt.

The Budget Travelers in Egypt:

Egypt can be a wonderful experience for travelers on low budgets as witnessed by a generation of young backpackers who visited the country recently for admiring the Pharaonic monuments, or mingling with the Egyptian culture, or even enjoying the sea in Sinai and the Red Sea.
It doesn't matter which city a budget traveler is targeting to visit in Egypt, he will find a decent place with fairly a low price to stay in almost all destinations around the country.
Most of Egypt cheaper hotels offer most of the services and facilities that are commonly found in youth hostels all around the world.
Camping on the other hand can be sometimes problematic in Egypt except for some areas specified by the government for camping in cities like Luxor, Marsa Matruoh, Sharm El Sheikh, and Hurghada.
Camping is also allowed in some national protected areas like Ras Mohamed, to the South of Sharm El Sheikh, Wadi El Rayan, near the Fayoum, and some other protected areas around the Sinai Peninsula.
The Western Desert of Egypt, especially near the White Desert and the Bahariya Oasis would certainly be a marvelous place to have a camp in Egypt and it is highly recommended for tourists to spend a night in the Egyptian desert.

Marsa Alam red sea egypt

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This popular resort is located 135 Km south of Al-Qusseir and 270 Km south of hurghada, and is connected to Edfu by a 289 Km long desert road.

Due to the proximity of Luxor and the shrine of Abu AI-Hassan AI-Shazli, it has become a big tourist centre, which avails the tourist of the many monumental sites and its exotic beaches.

Marsa Alam is a port and a resort located on the red sea in the Eastern South of Egypt, 700 kilometers away from Cairo and 280 kilometers away from Hurghada. The city transformed from being just a small fishing village to become a famous sea resort and a center for diving and sea trips as the city contains matchless coral reefs and diving spots.

Marsa Alam also has an airport located 60 kilometers to the North of the city and can serve more than 50 thousand passenger, which added to the huge development that the city went through. Flights from different European countries, especially Italy, come straight to Marsa Alam international airport with hundreds of tourists who chose Marsa Alam to spend their vacation. Other than more commercial cities like Sharm El Sheikh and Hurghada, the beauty of Marsa Alam is still untouched with the harmful effects of modernization.

Marsa Alam mainly consists of two villages: Bernice, a small city located 178 kilometers to the North of Al Qausier, which is famous for therapeutic tourism and the village of Abu El Hassan Al Shazly which has a famous Islamic center and doesn't really have anything that might interest tourists. But what about the center of the city of Marsa Alam itself?

The plan for the city of Marsa Alam indicates that by the year 2020, it will host more than 60 thousand people and the city will provide more than 17 thousand working opportunity.

The Egyptian government gave special attention to Marsa Alam during the last few years because of many reasons. The first reason is that the city has the most remarkable diving and snorkeling spots in Egypt. The second reason is the weather in Marsa Alam which is moderate all year long especially in the beginning of the winter when you can swim in the sea while other people in other cities suffer from the cold weather. The third reason is that Marsa Alam is located near the Nile Valley and near Luxor in particular which makes it possible for tourists who visit Luxor to come to Marsa Alam and vice versa.

Marsa Alam has significant economical importance as it hosts many of the key gold and marble mines in Egypt. This is besides the Marsa Alam sea port that was developed immensely over the last few years.

The Egyptian government was also able to discover some monuments near Marsa Alam, The fact that added a new dimension to the city. The supreme council of antiquates was able to discover a hall ancient town that goes back to the new Pharonic kingdom. This is besides the gold mines in Wadi Baheria that was used since the times of the Pharos.
Tourist's activities in Marsa Alam

In the morning, the key word is the beach. Most tourists prefer to spend the early morning, after having a delicious breakfast, on the beach to enjoy the crystal clear red sea water, the shining sun, and the white sand of Marsa Alam.

When I reached the Qamaraya Hotel, I was amazed to view all these appealing flower and tree gardens. This place is really the paradise on earth. The gardens of the hotel are very colorful that makes one want his eyes to transform into a camera in order not to miss any of these beautiful scenes. I thought to my self that it is so sad that I don't have my fiancé with me. We would really have enjoyed this place. I promised my self that I would have my honeymoon in this particular hotel.

When I went to the beach, a lot of tourists were enjoying the sea, snorkeling and swimming, until the Italian animation team started their activities which included funny competitions between families and couples. Maybe more than 90% of the guests were Italians. I learned afterwards that charters come from Rome and Milan straight to Marsa Alam with a lot of Italian tourists.

Other morning activities in Marsa Alam include playing all sorts of sports. Most of the resorts in Marsa Alam have tennis, football, volleyball, and table tennis. There are tennis instructors that can teach advanced and beginner players. A lot of tourists spend the afternoon playing volleyball before go swimming for the last time of the day.

Diving in Marsa Alam

The most common activity in Marsa Alam is diving. This is because the red sea is in its finest shapes and colors in this amazing city. There are many diving centers in Marsa Alam that offer modern equipments that are all imported form Europe. There are also some European diving centers that opened branches in Marsa Alam. The list of the most important diving centers in the city includes Deep South, Wadi Gimal, Ocean Pro and Aquarius.

By chance, I found out that the Qamaraya hotel hosts the oldest and maybe one of the most important diving centers in Marsa Alam. It is called pioneers diving center. The center has professional diving instructors who can give lessons in Italian, English, German and Spanish. The center provides all types of diving lessons and trips. The instructors give lessons to beginner divers and professional divers. They even have special diving spots for beginners and others for more advanced divers.

The "Shaab Samadai" or the Dolphin House is the most interesting diving spot in Marsa Alam. All diving centers in the city organize one day trips to this matchless diving spot where one can view some of the oldest red sea coral formations. There is also a chance to swim besides some dolphins. This is why this spot is called " the Dolphin House". Another remarkable diving spot, but this one is exclusively for advanced divers, is the Elphinstone, which is considered one of the best diving locations in the world to view sharks.

Marsa Alam 's Night life

I was amazed to find out that there are numerous activities to be done at night in Marsa Alam. One can go shopping for example as all the sea resorts of the city have a collection of shops. These shops mainly sell gifts and souvenirs like perfumes, pharonic replicates, small statues, silver and gold jewelry, wooden handcrafts, and some Bedouin outfits and crafts. I actually bought a beautiful silver bracelet for my fiancé and its price was quite reasonable

The most important product that can be bought from Marsa Alam is herbs. There are some types of herbs which are only cultivated in Marsa Alam and the area around it and you can not find it anywhere else in Egypt. These herbs are beneficial for the health and help in curing many chorionic diseases like diabetes and hypertension.

For tourists who prefer more energetic and adventurous activities, a lot of resorts and tourism offices offer interesting different tours. One can go in a tour to the desert in the Arabian style riding a camel, watching the bizarre rock formation in the desert, and then laying down and have tea and dinner in the Bedouin tent that will be waiting for you there. Taste the delicious Bedouin cooked dishes specially the grilled veal dishes. if you need to speed up the process, you can use a beach buggy or motor bicycle instead of the camel.

Another entertaining tour is to ride a horse beside the sea or in the desert. There are instructors to teach your sons and daughters how to ride young horses. Riding horses is one of the most pleasurable activities to be done in Marsa Alam in the afternoon or maybe late at night as well.

In each of the larger resorts in Marsa Alam, there are discos, bars, and different types of restaurants. The Qamaraya Hotel where is stayed had a disco that was called Ciao Marsa, which is a dance place that plays all sorts of music, especially Latin. Another interesting place is Planet Bedouin, which is a tent on the beach offering drinks and Shisha every day. The Bedouin tent also offers some types of tasty Egyptian food like Molokheya, grilled meat, Fetta, and Koshary. There is a belly dancing show two times a week in the tent.

The animation teams in the resorts of Marsa Alam never leave the guests without entertainment. In the late afternoon they organized some sort of group dancing and acting scenes. I was not able to participate off course since I knew a few words in Italian. However, I spent sometime watching them dancing together and I participated in the dances at the very end.

I was lucky because it was Thursday as this was the day the hotel organizes a beach party. The ticket for the party was for 70 Euros and it included having two drinks. Everybody seems happy and everyone mingled in group dances. I even met some of the friends I got to know from desert tour I had earlier in the day. Many resorts offer beach parties every few days to entertain their guests.

There are some points I would have to clarify at the end. First that Marsa Alam has all sorts of modern services that include communication services like international phone calls, wireless internet, and medical services as each resort has a small medical center. A tourist can also hire a car to take him whenever he wants.

I would like to say that I made my dream come true when I got married. I went for half of my honeymoon trip to Marsa Alam. After me and my wife went for a Nile cruse between Aswan and Luxor we took a private car with a driver and went to the same Qamaraya hotel in Marsa Alam. The trip took around 4 hours but it was nice as the car was quite comfortable.

Knowing that we are honeymooners, the administration of the hotel gave us a nice cozy room in a quite spot to the far west of the hotel. The room was wide and had a remarkable sea view. My wife was amazed to see the greenery and flowers of the hotel.

We spent four days there that I have to admit were among the happiest days of my life. We used to spend the morning on the beaches of the hotel and the night in the disco, Bedouin tent, and the small cafe near the hotel where we played cards and enjoyed hot drinks. At the end of our trip we took airplanes straight to Cairo. I have to note that there are many flights from Cairo to Marsa Alam and vise versa around the week.

Marsa Alam will always hold a special place in my heart. The city is marvelous for divers, honeymooners, and older people who can enjoy the calm beaches. Before leaving Marsa Alam in my last trip, I have heard many people saying that Marsa Alam will be the coming Sharm Al Sheikh, especially after many Egyptian construction companies building resorts and hotels there such as Porto Ghaleb. Although I would love to see Marsa Alam as famous as Sharm El Sheikh and Hurghada, I would like the city to maintain its charm of being an untouched beauty.

Hotels in Marsa Alam:

There are many hotels in Marsa Alam that can serve different tourists with diverse budgets there is:
1- Iberotel Coraya Beach Resort (5 stats)
2- Sol Y Mar Dar El Madina (4 stars)
3- Three Corners Fayrouz Plaza Beach Resort (4 stars)
4- Iberotel Lamaya Resort (5 stats)
5- InterContinental The Palace Port Ghalib Resort (5 stats)
6- Fantazia Resort (4 stars)
7- Elphistone Resort (4 stars)
8- Gorgonia Beach Resort (4 stars)
9- Kahramana Beach Resort (4 stars)
10- Lahami Bay Resort

The city of Hurghada

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The city of Hurghada

The city of Hurghada is another major tourist attraction in Egypt. This city draws more than 2.5 million visitors every year, and yields more than 3 billion dollars to Egypt’s economy.

Hurghada is located on the Red Sea coast, almost 550 Km from Cairo. Egyptian’s used to call it Ghardaka, from which the name of the city was derived.

Hurghada stretches for about 60 Km along the Red Sea coast, and has more than 80,000 inhabitants: mostly immigrants from Upper Egypt, seeking investment and work opportunities in the this newly developed sea resort. Hurghada today has more than 170 hotels and it is still developing.

Hurghada and the Red Sea coast enjoy a very moderate weather throughout the year, making it an ideal place for sea sports. Average temperature from March to November ranges from 26C to 29C, and in the hottest summer months the temperature can reach 33C. Water temperature is also very moderate, which makes it possible to practice diving throughout the year.

The main tourist attraction in Hurghada is the marine life, with lots of coral and colourful fish, which is located very close to the shore: Hurghada has some of the finest coral in the world. If you like to practice diving, then Hurghada, or Sharm El-Sheikh, are your places to go,

Hurghada also has many offshore islands, such as:

Sheduan Island
Gifton Island
Umm Gammae
Dishet El-Dhaba
Abu Ramada Island
Abu Minqar Island

Hurghada today is a world centre for sea sports such as diving, snorkelling, sailing, windsurfing, and deep-sea fishing. The unique offshore underwater gardens are justifiably famous amongst divers. The warm waters here are ideal for many varieties of rare fish and coral reefs, which may also be observed through glass bottom boats.

Next to Hurghada there have been newly developed resorts, which include:

Sahl Hasheesh
Makadi Bay
El Gouna
This is a tourist resort centre, with many different facilities, located 25 Km north of Hurghada. It consists of several tourist resorts, international hotels with different diving centres and a golf course. El-Gouna has a small airport, suitable for handling private planes.

city of aswan Egypt

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city of aswan Egypt

Egypt’s 3rd largest city, and the largest in Upper Egypt, is situated at the foot of the Nile Valley to the North end of Lake Nasser. It is a major mining area for aluminium and iron as well as also being one of the favourite places for tourists to visit due to it being a major stop for cruise boats; for the River Nile as well as Lake Nasser. It has a local market that is an excellent place to do your holiday shopping; this is especially true if you want spices as you will find the best types of fresh spices here.

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Aswan is capital of its own Governorate which has a population of about 1.2 million people. Most of these are Nubians, and local tribes of Kenzo.
The city became very important after the construction of the High Dam as it became a refuge for those Nubians who chose to flee to Egypt after the waters flooded their homelands, as well as becoming the worldwide rescue campaign of the Nubian monuments during and after its construction.
Aswan’s name is derived from the ancient Egyptian word “Swan”, which means “the market”! This is because it was located on the main trade route between Egypt and the southern lands; with gold, slaves and ivory passing into Egypt. The governors of the 6th Dynasty sent many expeditions to explore the many African countries located to the south, and most of these started from Aswan. It was also the major source of granite, sandstone and quartzite used in the construction of the various monuments throughout Egypt.

In ancient times the God Khnum was the major God of the city, but he was later replaced by the Goddess Isis, Goddess of magic and maternity, in the Greco Roman period. A temple was built for her on the Island of Philae, which had to be moved, along with other structures, when the waters of Lake Nasser engulfed the island. Though still known as “the Temples of Philae, they can now be accessed on the nearby Agilika Island.
Because of the location of Aswan, just north of the Tropic Of Cancer, the city enjoys a very hot climate throughout the year and it is advised to cover your head when walking about and drink water constantly.
Aswan is situated 890Km (553 miles) to the south of Cairo and 220Km (137 miles) to the south of Luxor. It is the third most popular place to visit in Egypt, behind Cairo and Luxor, and is accessible in a number of ways.
The population of the Aswan governorate is around 1.2 million and mostly consists of Nubians and local tribes of Kenzo. The city became very important after the construction of the high dam, and the worldwide rescue campaign of the Nubian monuments during and after its construction.
Aswan is derived from the Ancient Egyptian word Swan, which means "the market"! It was located on the main trading route between Egypt and the southern lands, where gold, slaves and ivory passed into Egypt. The governors of the 6th Dynasty sent many expeditions to explore the many African countries located to the south, and most of these started from Aswan! It was also the major source of granite, sandstone and quartzite used in the construction of the various monuments throughout Egypt!
In Ancient times the God Khoum was the major God of the city, but in later periods the Goddess Isis, Goddess of magic and maternity, became the main patron God, with a temple being built for her at Philae.
Because of the location of Aswan, just north of the Tropic Of Cancer, the city enjoys a very hot climate throughout the year! It is advised to cover your head when walking about and drink water constantly.
Listed below is a table of the temperatures in Aswan throughout the year.

Sharm El-sheik - Sinai

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Sharm El-sheik - Sinai

‎About Sharm El Sheikh, the City of Peace ‎
In an unparalleled success compared to any other city in Egypt and maybe the whole ‎region, Sharm El Sheikh was awarded by the United Nations Educational, Science, ‎and Cultural Organization, the UNESCO, as the finest city in the world for peace and ‎beauty. ‎
Sharm El Sheikh was granted with this international recognition because of the role ‎the city played in establishing the principals of justice and comprehensive peace in ‎the area of the Middle East. ‎
Sharm El Sheikh has hosted many international peace conferences with the ‎participation of many parties with the presence of the former Egyptian president, ‎Hosni Mubarak, who made Sharm El Sheikh his favorite resort where he spent the ‎last days of his ruling period, beside many of the well known world leaders. ‎

Moreover, the city has witnessed many conferences and meetings between the ‎Israelis, the Palestinians, and the United States leaders to settle the problems ‎between the two sides. ‎
Moreover, after the signing of the Camp David Peace Agreement between Anwar El ‎Sadat, the former President of Egypt, and the Israeli authorities in 1978, Sharm El ‎Sheikh has guided all its political, economical, and touristic capabilities to support ‎peace in the whole region. ‎
On the other hand, after Egypt regained control over the city of Sharm El Sheikh in ‎‎1982, the Egyptian authorities have given special attention to the city to make it one ‎of the most wonderful resort that has become famous all around the world with ‎tourists coming from Europe, the United States, and all the regions of the globe to ‎spend their holiday in the city of peace. ‎
About Sharm El Sheikh

The best holiday ever can be organized in Sharm El Sheikh. This is why numerous ‎travelers especially from Europe, because of the short distance, fly directly to the ‎Sharm El Sheikh International Airport to enjoy the most fascinating time in one of ‎the finest resorts all over the globe. ‎
Sharm El Sheikh is considered to be among the most charming picturesque ‎destinations in the world with its great mountains that take the color of iron and ‎manganese forming breathtaking scenes.‎
This is besides the wonderful distinctive fauna and flora of Sharm El Sheikh that are ‎difficult to be found anywhere else in the world, the finest underwater coral reefs, ‎fish, and colorful sea creatures, the fine weather of the city have all qualified Sharm ‎to be one of the most favorite resorts in the world. ‎
Sharm El Sheikh, according to the latest governmental statistics, has been ranked as ‎number one among all the cities and regions in Egypt according to the number of ‎tourists' arrivals and the number of nights they spend in the city. ‎
‎ Moreover, in the year 2000, the UNESCO has chosen Sharm El Sheikh, among ‎‎14,000 cities from all over the world, to be the best city of peace and charm. ‎
Sharm El Sheikh has a significant ******** situated at the southernmost section of ‎Sinai, around 500 kilometers away from Cairo, the Egyptian capital, and positioned ‎in the place where the Suez Gulf and the Aqaba Gulf meet together with the Red Sea ‎to the South. ‎
Less than twenty years ago, traveling to Sharm El Sheikh to have a dive in the ‎wonderful spots the city offers was a true adventure. The tourists had to camp in the ‎desert and walk for long distances to reach the sea. ‎
Today, Sharm El Sheikh has the best world class hotels, resorts, facilities, and ‎services making a holiday in the city quite a marvelous experience. There are ‎numerous diving center and travel agents in the city offering all sorts of tours and ‎diving lessons for experts, beginners, and for all ages. ‎
Surrounded by a circle of Desert Mountains and hills, Sharm El Sheikh is protected ‎from the strong winds that come from the Northern section of Sinai. The city rises as ‎a star on a rocky spur that is divided into the bay of Sharm El Sheikh and the bay of ‎Sharm El Maya.‎
Among the most amazing characteristics in Sharm El Sheikh that is matchless any ‎other coastal cities in Egypt is that in the afternoon the guests will find plenty of ‎activities to do as there are a large number of restaurants, internationally popular ‎bars, discos, shops, cafes, and all sorts of entertainment facilities making it a ‎wonderful spot for the youngsters and all the family members. ‎
However, most definitely, the most charming feature of the city of Sharm El Sheikh ‎is its wonderful beaches. The water of the sea is transparent and full of underwater ‎treasures and the sandy beaches are relaxing with numerous activities to be done ‎during the day like snorkeling, diving, windsurfing, riding a boat, riding a jet ski, or ‎even just chilling around on the beach and enjoying the sun rays. ‎
The City of Sharm El Sheikh

The Naama Bay ‎
Among the best places to swim, do some shopping, and go for a wonderful outing at ‎night in Sharm El Sheikh is the famous Naama Bay, the first section of Sharm El ‎Sheikh to be established and the most popular area of the city. ‎
The main touristic attractions in Sharm El Sheikh are located in the Naama Bay. The ‎word "Naama" in the Hebrew Language means the pleasant and this is the best ‎de******ion to give to Naama Bay as it is a wonderfully pleasant place to be. ‎
A large number of the finest hotels, shops, discos, restaurants, cafes, diving centers, ‎and resorts are located in and around the Naama Bay in Sharm El Sheikh. ‎
This is besides a number of travel agents that organizes trips to destinations located ‎near Sharm El Sheikh like the Monastery of Saint Catharine, the Blue Hall diving ‎spot near Dahab, the Ras Abu Galum Protected Area, the Colored Canyons, and the ‎Protected Area of Ras Mohamed.

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Moreover, many new wonderful resorts were established in Sharm El Sheikh ‎situated on the coastline from the Sharm El Sheikh Airport, which offers daily ‎flights in many destinations in Egypt and other countries around the world, to Nabq ‎and Ras Nasrani.‎
Hadaba of Om El Seed

On the top of a high plateau, the Hadaba of Om El Seed provides a new section of ‎enjoyment to the visitors and residences of Sharm El Sheikh. Many hotels, different ‎sorts of accommodations, offices, and entertainment facilities are located in the ‎Hadaba of Om El Seed today.‎

Hosting the post office and the telecommunication center of the city, Hadaba Om El ‎Seed has many hotels today while others are still under construction. ‎
This section of the city hosts Alf Leila We Leila, the famous restaurant and night ‎club that offers a wonderful oriental show every day which includes a belly dancer, a ‎Tanoora dance show, and wonderful live oriental music.‎
Sharm El Maya ‎
The Bay of Sharm El Maya is under the authority of the Egyptian army and the ‎Multinational Forces and Observers which have resided in Sharm El Sheikh after the ‎signing of the Camp David Peace Agreement between Egypt and Israel in 1978 to ‎make sure both sides are abiding by the items mentioned in the agreement. ‎
However, many private yachts and boats anchor here. The tourist can hire a boat for ‎a wonderful trip to view the magnificent coral reefs or to visit the National Protected ‎Area of Ras Mohamed which is among the most fabulous places to explore, located ‎only 7 kilometers to the South of the city and offering wonderful snorkeling and ‎diving opportunities. ‎
The old market of Sharm El Sheikh is located in Sharm El Maya and it hosts a ‎number of hotels and numerous restaurants, cafes, and shops. The Old Market is the ‎best place for Shopping for souvenirs and gifts to take back home. ‎
The Coral Reefs of Sharm El Sheikh ‎
The coral reefs are the largest natural structures in the world and they are also ‎fragile highly productive ecosystems providing space, shelter, and food to thousands ‎of plants, animals, and fish. ‎
These coral reefs are actually the result of the remarkable interaction between the ‎coral animals that are called the polyps and the microscopic algae living in their ‎tissues. The polyps are able to feed themselves using its stinging cells and producing ‎plankton which forms the coral reefs together with carbon dioxide and their wastes ‎of oxygen and carbohydrates.‎
The coral reefs of Sharm El Sheikh with their stunning colors and shapes are ‎unparalleled all around the world. This is why divers from all regions visit Sharm El ‎Sheikh to enjoy admiring the magnificent undersea scenes that Sharm El Sheikh ‎offers.

Cairo Travel Egypt

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The capital of Egypt and the largest city in Africa, the name means "the victorious city". It is located on both banks of the River Nile near the head of the river's delta in northern Egypt and has been settled for more than 6000 years, serving as the capital of numerous Egyptian civilizations. Cairo is known locally as "Misr", the Arabic name for Egypt, because of its centrality in Egyptian life.

Greater Cairo is spread across three of Egypt's administrative governorates. The north eastern part is known as Kaliobia Governorate, while the west bank is part of the governorate of Giza, and the eastern parts and south eastern parts are another governorate known as Cairo, the three parts are known together as greater Cairo. The city is marked by the traditions and influences of the East and the West, the ancient and the modern. However, the city also reflects Egypt's growing poverty, and it struggles to cope with problems caused by massive population growth, urban sprawl, and a deteriorating infrastructure.

The city of Cairo covers an area of more than 453 sq km (more than 175 sq m), though it is difficult to separate the city from some of its immediate suburbs. Bracketed by the desert to the east, south, and west and bounded by the fertile Nile delta to the north, Cairo sits astride the river, though it spreads farther on the east bank than the west. Cairo also includes several river islands, which play an important role in the life of the city. As the region's principal commercial, administrative, and tourist centre, Cairo contains many cultural institutions, business establishments, governmental offices, universities, and hotels, which together create a dense pattern of constant activity.

The centre of downtown Cairo is Tahrir Square, located on the east bank. A hub of tourist activity, the vast and open square contains numerous attractions, including the Egyptian Museum, the Arab League headquarters, and the modern Umar Makram Mosque. Extending from north to south along the east bank of the Nile is the Corniche, Cairo's main thoroughfare. Located nearby is the narrow strip of land known as Garden City, one of the city's newer residential areas. In the centre of the city is the river island of Zamalek (also called Jezerah, meaning "the Island"), which contains the upscale residential and commercial neighborhood also known as Zamalek, the Cairo Opera House (founded in 1869), and the Cairo Tower (1961). Three bridges link the island with both banks of the river. The island of Al-Rodah, located to the south, is linked to the mainland by two additional bridges, while another bridge to the north carries road and rail traffic across the Nile.

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Outside the city's central area on the east bank, spanning from the northeast to the southeast, are the neighborhoods of Islamic Cairo. These neighborhoods are known for their narrow streets, crowded markets (bazaars), and hundreds of Mosques, many dating back to the medieval period. South of the Islamic district is Old Cairo, where some of the city's oldest architectural monuments can be found. Old Cairo is the home of Cairo's Coptic Christian community, and the site of the Coptic Museum plus a number of Coptic churches.

The irrigation of Cairo's desert periphery has allowed for the development of suburbs, such as Heliopolis, located to the northeast. Other modern suburbs are interspersed with recently created migrant neighborhoods that accommodate the city's growing population. Industrial areas further crowd the city, restricting its growth. An international airport serves Cairo, situated approximately 24 km (about 15 m) northeast of the city; the Ramses railway station and the bus terminal are located near downtown Cairo.

Cairo is the chief commercial and industrial centre of Egypt. Local industries manufacture cotton textiles, food products, construction supplies, motor vehicles, aircraft, and chemical fertilizers. Iron and steel are produced at the south part just outside the city. Cairo is also a centre for government activities and service industries. Because of the city's warm climate and numerous historical and cultural attractions, tourism plays an important role in its economy. Cairo receives goods shipped on the Nile at the river port, located at the northern end of the city. From Cairo, products are sent by road, railroad, and waterway to the Mediterranean ports of Alexandria and Port Said. The city is connected by train service to other major cities. Traffic congestion is a growing problem in Cairo, but it is the only city in the Middle East and Africa that has a subway. A subway system opened in the city in 1987.for the first time carrying about 2 million passengers everyday. Lately a second line has been opened, this linked the old line with the western superb in the west bank (Giza), The third line is still under construction which will connect Cairo airport to the city centre and finish in the busy suburb of Imbaba.

Population

In 1998 Cairo was estimated to have a population of 16 million. The people of Cairo are known as Cairenes; nearly all of them are Egyptians with small number of foreigner. The city is an important centre of the Islamic faith, and Cairenes are predominantly Sunni Muslims; however, the city is also home to a sizable Coptic community, which traces its origins to the Christians who populated Cairo before the arrival of Islam. Cairo's population swells daily as workers flow into the city from the surrounding area, clogging roads and rail lines every morning and evening. Many Cairenes are recent arrivals from villages along the Nile. These rural migrants arrive with few skills or resources, and compound the existing problems of unemployment and scarce housing.

Education And Culture

The most famous educational institution in Cairo is the Al-Azhar University, the oldest in the Islamic world. The institution has grown up around the Al-Azhar Mosque, the oldest Mosque in Cairo. The Fatimid founded both the university and Mosque in 970. Al-Azhar University is an authoritative voice throughout the Islamic world, and its positions on important issues are influential in Egypt and the Arab world. Other institutions of higher education include Cairo University (Founded in1908) and Ain Shams University (1950), which together enrols more than 100,000 students; and the American University in Cairo, founded in 1919, where the children of Egypt's elite mingle with students and faculty from abroad. Egyptian history is displayed and preserved in the city's numerous Museum collections. The Egyptian Museum (Founded in 1902) contains hundreds of thousands of artefacts, including more than 1700 pieces from the collection of Tutankhamen. The Museum of Islamic Arts (1881) contains a vast collection relating to early Islamic civilization, and the Coptic Museum (1910) traces the history of the Coptic community in Egypt. Other Cairo Museums maintain collections relating to more modern themes; these range from the El-Gawhara Palace Museum, built in 1811 in the Ottoman style, to the Mahmoud Khalil Museum, founded in 1963, which contains works by Vincent Van Gogh, Paul Gauguin, Peter Paul Rubens, and other European and Egyptian painters of renown.

Alexandria - Egypt.

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Alexandria - Egypt

Alexandria, the city created by Alexander the Great in 333BCE and with a history very different from any of the other cities in Egypt. When this famous Macedonian (the Greek state, not the former Yugoslav country) was en route to visit the Oracle Temple of Amun at the Siwa oasis he stopped overnight at the village of "Re-qdt” (its Greek name is “Racotis”) between the Mediterranean Sea and the Lake of Mariott (its location today is the area of Tel Bab Sadrah or Karmouz). Alexander decided that this was to be the spot where a great city would be built and charged one of his architects, Dinocratis, to build it.

He continued on to Siwa, to consult the oracle about his destiny and then left Egypt to fight the Persians in Asia. Sadly it is not known what the Oracle told Alexander, but it is generally believed that he was told he was to be a great leader. After his triumphal campaigns, Alexander the Great died in Babylon in 323 BC without ever seeing the city that bears his name: in fact it was not until the reigns of Ptolemy I, (Soter - the Saviour), and his successor Ptolemy II (Philadelphus) that the building of the city was completed and it became the main capital.

Dinocratis planned the city in squares, like a chessboard with two main streets interlaced vertically and horizontally extending from east to west as well as from north to south. Alexandria had 5 districts, each one named after a letter of the first five letters in the Greek Alphabet: A (Alpha); B (Beta); G (Gamma); D (Delta) and E (Epsilon). These 5 letters represent the initial letters of the text: "Alexander the king, the descendent of the gods, erected the city".

Alpha was the royal district where the royal palaces, the main Temple, the museum, the libraries, and the gardens were built,
Beta was the district of the Greek aristocracy.
Gamma was dedicated to the settlement of the Greek commoners.
Delta was the district of the foreign minorities such as the Syrians, the Persians, and the Jews. Epsilon was the district for the native Egyptians.

Drinking water was supplied by a canal starting from the western Canopic branch of the Nile, at a point called "Shedia" about 27 km to the south of Alexandria. The water was stored in Cisterns; some of which remain into modern times.

At the beginning of the Roman period, about 30 BC, a new city was built here by the Romans, bearing the name of "Nicopolis" which means the city of Victory, in order to commemorate the victory of Octavian over Mark Anthony in Aktium in 31 BC. Most of it was destroyed or vanished for several reasons, including disturbances, civil wars, revolts, natural disasters, subsoil water and unplanned urbanization etc.

Among the fabulous monuments mentioned by ancient Greek books are the Enclosure Walls and the Gates of the City, the Lighthouse, the Great Library, the Royal Necropolis including the Tomb of Alexander and the Museums. Today the remaining monuments of ancient Alexandria are different cemeteries scattered in many various locations, some of which date back to the Ptolemaic period: El-Shatby, Moustafa Kamel, El-Anfoushy, and El-Wardain. Others date back to the Roman period: the tombs of Kom El-Shouqafa (the Catacombs), the tomb of Tigran, Pompeii’s pillar, Tomb of Silvago and the cemetery of El-Qabbary which was only recently discovered. There are other important monuments in the city that date back to various periods, such as the Serapium, the Roman Theatre, the Temple of El-Ras El-Souda, Citadel of Quaitbay, the Jewellery Museum, Mosque of El-Naby Daniel, Mosque of El-Moursi Abou El-Abbas and the Memorial of the unknown soldier.

Location of Alexandria

Alexandria is situated on the Mediterranean coast of Egypt, 179Km (111 miles) north of Cairo. It is Egypt’s second largest city, behind Cairo, but is sadly overlooked by tourists. It is accessible by many ways:

By flight:
Alexandria International Airport or El Nouzha Airport is located 7Km (4 miles) southeast of the city centre. It offers services to domestic destinations within Egypt and cities across the Arab world. EgyptAir is the largest airline at the airport, operating over 50 weekly domestic and regional flights.

The future of El Nouzha was in doubt with the opening of Borg El Arab Airport, however in early 2010 the Egyptian Ministry of Civil Aviation announced major plans to overhaul the airport and its facilities to ensure its future as one of the two commercial airports for Alexandria and Nile Delta region. The airport will be closed to commercial operations by late 2011 for major renovation and all traffic transferred to Borg El Arab Airport, Alexandria’s second airport. The renovation project is expected to cost US$120 million which will include lengthening the main runway (04/22) by an additional 750m and the construction of a new passenger terminal to replace the existing ageing facility. The airport will be closed down for two years to implement the expansion project and development.

By train:
Alexandria is the northern terminus for the line which runs through Cairo to Aswan and the service to Cairo is extremely good. Services are also available to Marsa Matruh, via El-Alamein, and Port Said.

By road
Alexandria has a huge road network connecting it with towns to the east, the west, and south towards Cairo, including the myriad of towns in the Delta region. Cairo is reached by 2 main highways: The Desert Road and the Agricultural Road. Both are very busy with the former being 6-8 lanes wide.

Republic of Panama pictures and information

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Republic of Panama pictures and information

Panama, officially the Republic of Panama is one of the countries of central South America, an area of 78200 square kilometers, bounded on the north by the Caribbean Sea and the Atlantic Ocean and the South Pacific Ocean and the south-east of Columbia and north-west of Costa Rica. Located on part of the land that connects North America, South America, with a length of 770 km over the Atlantic Ocean and 417 kilometers on the Pacific Ocean. Panama is a country longitudinal format where the display between 80 km and 190 km. Of the most important landmarks of the Panama canal. Spanish the official language of the country and used English as a second language. Balboa currency equivalent to U.S. dollars.Panama is an important international business center, due to its geographical location is important. In addition to Panama's largest economy in Central America before Guatemala, Costa Rica and El Salvador. However, Panama's economy is one of the fastest growth in terms of economy and the largest in terms of per capita income in Central America.

Discover Panama:Panama was discovered and occupied by the Spaniards during the sixteenth century, and then managed to get its independence in 1821, and became one of Colombia's provinces, and with the help of the United States managed to Panama's secession from Colombia in the third of November 1903. Panama has signed with the United States whereby the treaty allowing American hard Panama Canal and impose its sovereignty over the strip of land adjacent to both sides of the channel, and dig the channel took ten years in the period between 1904 to 1914. After a series of negotiations between the United States and Panama signed a treaty on the seventh of September 1977, whereby the transfer of ownership of the canal to Panama America by the year 1999, and has already been implementing the Convention and transferred ownership of the canal to Panamanian control on December 31, 1999.

Land Panama:Most of the land of Panama interrupted by volcanic waterways flying to the west of the Pacific Ocean or east of the Caribbean Sea, stretching from the mountains north-west towards the south-east and confine mountain ranges including the fertile plains, and the juxtaposition of a narrow coastal plains. Formed aspects of the surface state of Panama through a number of geographical segments, including Department of the Central Highlands, extends the mountains of Panama from the north-west of Costa Rica to the south-east and confine them fertile plains, which provides a patch agricultural and wide, mainly on the territory of the Republic of Panama nature of volcanic and traveled by waterways and are moving west to the Pacific Ocean, or eastwards towards the Caribbean. The area extends lowland coastal along the coast of Panama from the Atlantic Ocean, and the coast of the Pacific Ocean and the large tracts of fertile land, and there are a number of islands off the coast of Panama numbering about 800 Island the largest of the islands كويبا, Ray located both islands on the coast of Panama on the Pacific Hadi.

Rivers:And with Panama on many rivers and up to 500 River Despite the large number of rivers, but there are only a river and one navigable a river Rudolf being in the eastern part of Panama, and the lakes, there is no by large only Lake Gatun, which has an area of 420 km and that established after the Panama Canal and is part of the canal corridor. Of the highest mountain peaks in Panama summit of Mount Bolkan de Serreqi and a height of 3475 meters above sea level.

Channels:Cut the famous Panama Canal State half Vtksmha to eastern part and the western part, concentrated 98% of the population near the channel, especially in the western part of the
Panama's population:The Republic of Panama is less Central American countries in terms of population density, there are vast areas are uninhabited, and rally the population in the quarter-space, and consists population of Panama from a mixture Vickl Spaniards about the price of the population and Africans about one-sixth and the rest is a combination of the two components, and a minority of Indian Americans and the Arab minority slim and some Asians.

Agriculture:Agriculture pillar of human activity in Panama and employs about 26% of the labor force, consisting of rice crops, sugar cane, bananas, cocoa, coffee, tobacco, and their livestock, it is cows.

Industries:Different industry, mostly based on agricultural yields, such as the sugar industry and extraction of vegetable oils, ship repair, and oil refining, and Panama is one of the largest countries in the world in terms of number of vessels registered trademark.

Costa Rica, the country's picturesque nature - Photos

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Costa Rica, the country's picturesque nature - Photos

Costa Rica country in Central America, bordered to the north of Nicaragua, on the east by the Caribbean Sea to the west by the Pacific Ocean on the south by Panama. Occupied by the Spaniards year 971 AH -1563 m, and resigned Year 1237 e -1821 m, and was dominated by Mexico in 1239 AH -1823 AD, where it was among the Central American Union, then separated year 1239 AH -1848 m, with an area of 50,700 square kilometers, and a population Year 1408 -1988 m 2.866 million, the capital city of San Jose, is composed of seven provinces, and Spanish the official language of the country. Classified Reporters Without Borders (RSF) Costa Rica ranks first in the freedom of the press in Latin America, and ranked 21 on the world

Location:
On Costa Rica (rich coast), a microprocessor after the Republic of El Salvador in the Central American countries, Nicaragua in the north, in the south of Panama, and in the eastern Caribbean Sea, and in the western Pacific Ocean and Costa Rica is one of the states

Earth:
Extends the mountains in the middle of the north-west towards the south-west, and consists of three series, she (Cordillera, chain Central, Telmansa), and contain these mountains on active volcanoes, surrounded بسواحلها plains narrow, covering tropical forest about a third of its land, climate subtropical temperature rises and Alrtaiwih in low-lying areas, and moderate climatic conditions on the highlands, and heavy rainfall over the low plains.

Population:
Most of the Costa Rican population of Spaniards also composed of a minority of Americans Indians. The University of Costa Rica in 2007 to 70.5% of the population is Roman Catholic, 4.3% belongs to other religions Kalpoveh the (mostly Chinese), as well as to convert to Judaism, Islam, Hinduism, according to the study, 11.3% with no religion.

Agriculture:
Works most of the country's population in the craft of Agriculture, and the estimated area planted one million acres, the most important yields cash, coffee and sugar cane, and crops other bananas, and food grains, rice, corn, and their livestock of cows, along with timber production (3.5 million cubic meters) , and produces some metals, including gold, extracted salt and iron industries include: sugar, Alm_khasaat, and agricultural machinery.

Bear Coptic pictures and information

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Polar Bear is a type of bears exist in the Arctic, Alaska, Canada, Russia, Norway and Greenland and the surrounding also known بالدب white or Bear North. Considered the polar bear from the endangered animals, there are no accurate statistics on the total number of polar bears in the world, but some their number is estimated at 22,000 - 25,000 lives about 60% of them in Canada.
The polar bear a remarkable capacity to appreciate the depths and distances and has a strong sense of smell and can run at speeds up to 55 km per hour, all of these qualities in addition to the White Bear scalp which gives the ability to stealth snowmobile made from polar bear skillful fishermen. Polar bears are meat eaters animals huge Kalpedh, which is adapted to live in the icy environment, where it has five long and curved claws help them to non-slip and her fur pillows in the sole of the foot helps to warm the feet. The polar bear is one of the most skilled in the field of swimming bears a slimmer of the huge brown bears and have a smaller head but the neck much longer and thinner than most other species.
He is currently in the United States of endangered animals due to the decline in habitat due to global warming. There are recent studies have reported that the survival rates of young polar bears alive decreased compared to what it was 20 years ago and is attributed researchers cause of the low rates of survival to global warming resulting in large parts of the melting glaciers off the coast of northern Alaska, reducing the space that bears searching for food at the edge of the glaciers. According to Seymour Lacson from University College London, the thickness of the Arctic ice shrinking by about 40% during the last fifty years,

most ecologists believe that the reduced thickness of the sea ice threatens polar bear environment

Sacred mountains in China

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Sacred mountains in China

China is a country Stranges And Uniques. Has 5 mountains sacred in China according to their beliefs, they built monasteries and residences of monks and private housing for those who want Azilh and tranquility away from humans, houses and residences accessible as possible displays a person in danger. And excelled in the show are art beautiful despite the seriousness of its location. Each was Atosr it works Ffucob .. But

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Information and pictures about Brazil

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Information and pictures about Brazil

Brazil, the largest and most populated area in South America. Is the fifth country in the world in terms of area. Famous for the production of coffee, sugar and alcohol, soybean and metal. From the north is bordered by Guyana, Suriname and French Guiana and Venezuela to the west by Colombia and Peru to the south of Bolivia, Paraguay, Argentina, Uruguay and the Middle Atlantic. Brazil is a country with a strong economy as classified tenth in the list of countries according to their annual income. Where the equator passes and where large parts of the Amazon River and so فأراضيها filled tropical forests or arable areas.

Location

Occupies the eastern part of South America, and is considered a fifth of the world space, and controls half of the continent, almost common borders with all South American countries almost except Chile and Ecuador, and supervised from the east and north-east of the Atlantic Ocean floor consists of land Brazil from the Golan constitute arm Brazilian, covering about 60% of the total area of Brazil, and operates a range east and south of the country, and the second part of Brazil is a coastal plains in the east and north, and the third sections terrain Amazon River Basin, and operates a large portion of the land of Brazil, the Amazon's largest rivers of South America in length, and the first rivers the water world, and its basin-third of the country's area.Population

Brazil densely populated coasts and sparsely populated whenever توغلنا in inland areas. The inhabitants of the southern areas generally are Europeans who began to come to the region since the sixteenth century. Most immigrants to Brazil came from Italy, Germany, Japan, Portugal, Spain, Lebanon, Syria and Palestine. There are also many other communities Kgalah Polish, Dutch, Ukrainian, Chinese, and North Korea. Most residents of the north and north-east are of a different races there are indigenous people of the country as well as with the African assets and Europeans frequently in the south.

River Nile in Upper Egypt

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River Nile in Upper Egypt

Nile River is the longest river in the world with a length of 6700 km between the farthest headwaters of him when the Kagera River in Burundi, Rwanda and even the Nile Delta in Egypt on the Mediterranean coast.
Nile Basin and includes nine African countries
Congo - Burundi - Rwanda - Tanzania - Kenya - Uganda - Sudan - Ethiopia - and tell Egypt
And moving the Nile River from the south to the north. The south, where the mountains of east central Africa and high elevated plateau of Abyssinia
And the north, where the Nile Delta in Egypt and flows into the Mediterranean Sea

River Nile from beginning to end

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River Nile from beginning to end

River Nile in Uganda

Beginning:
Nile longest river in the hemisphere and its characteristics it is Nehrlafrat considered "the most prolific rivers in the Arab World", is located in the continent of Africa and flows to the north, his tributaries presidents White Nile and the Blue Nile originates White Nile in the Great Lakes region in Central Africa, beyond the source is available in the southern Rwanda at the coordinates, being from northern Tanzania to Lake Victoria, Uganda and southern Sudan, while the blue Nile starts at Lake Tana in Ethiopia at * coordinates are then to Sudan from the south-east and then two rivers meet near the Sudanese capital Khartoum.
The total length of the river 6650 km (4132 miles). The Nile Basin covers an area of 3.4 million km ², and passes on track ten African countries dubbed the Nile Basin countries.

List of the Nile Basin countries:
Uganda - Ethiopia - Sudan - DRC - Burundi - Tanzania - South Sudan - Rwanda - Kenya - Egypt -

The path of the Nile River:
Meets the Nile River in capital Alsudankherthom and consists of two major Icoma replenishment, namely: a branch of the White Nile in the east of the continent, and "Blue Nile branch" in Ethiopia. Constitute these two branches west wing of the East African rift, which is, in turn, the southern part of the African Great Rift Valley

White Nile branch:
Lake Victoria is the main source of the Nile water. This lake is located on the borders of each of Uganda, Tensanyaokenia, this lake, in turn, is the third Great Lakes. In parallel, the River Rovirunza in Burundi is the maximum of the Nile River, which forms the upper branch of the Kagera River Kagera River cuts a path length of 690 km (429 miles) before entering into Lake Victoria.

Blue Nile branch:
Blue Nile comes by (80-85%) of water feeding the Nile River, but these waters up to him in the summer only during Sfot of monsoon rains on the Ethiopian plateau, while not in the rest of the days of the year a large proportion where little water in it.

Confluence of branches of the Nile:After the Union of the White and Blue Niles in Mqrnakherthom together to form the Nile, is left to the Nile River is only one tributary to feed water before entering Egypt, namely the Atbara River, which has a track length of 800 km (500 miles) approx. This river stems also from the Ethiopian highlands, north of Lake Tana, and connects to the Nile River at a distance of 300 km (200 miles) after the city of Khartoum.

Flooding of the Nile:Since the dawn of history, adopted the civilizations that built on the banks of the Nile on agriculture, as a core activity Join her, especially in Alsudanomusr of due to it being one of the first countries which have in the territory of civilizations, this was the form of the Nile flood great importance in the life of ancient Egyptian and Nubian as well. This was a flood occurs regularly in the summer, and water-based enrichment of land necessary for his peasants began growing throughout the year waiting for this water.In ancient Egypt, the flood associated with this quasi-sacred ritual, where we were staying and fulfillment celebrations the Nile flood joy. They also record these celebrations in the form of carving on the walls of temples, tombs and pyramids to indicate the extent sanctify this flood.The scriptures reported holy (Alangeloalqran) story of Prophet Yusuf with a pharaoh of Egypt when he interpret his dream about seven and ears to the seven cows, which contributed to protect Egypt from the risk of flooding in this period, for seven years of prosperity and seven lean years.In Egypt, the Islamic cared but flood Adtha also, and they have designed a "measure of the Nile" in the capital Cairo to do a precise measurement of the flood. This measure is still valid for the day in the "kindergarten Island" in Cairo.

Nile in Upper Egypt

Ships and Nile cruises starting from Cairo to Aswan via Luxor and visit relics

High Dam in Aswan

Queen Nefertiti

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Queen Nefertiti

Nefertiti, whose name means "beautiful come"

Is the wife of Omnhotپ IV (who later became Akhenaten)

Pharaoh of the Eighteenth Dynasty famous,

And protectors of Tutankhamun.

Assets

The assets of Queen Nefertiti is believed to be uncertain and the sister of King Akhenaten and their mother is Queen Tiye, and Mrdatha was the wife of the Minister Aye,

That is likely to be a brother of Queen Tiye.

It was called in many times, "Abu-machine"

This suggests it may have been his father by virtue of his marriage to his mother,

Whatever the case, which did not mention at all about himself as Abu Nefertiti.

Although there are references indicating that the image of Nefertiti's sister Notjmt Mutnojme death decree, and decorated the tomb of Aye.

The role of wife

Akhenaten and Nefertiti and her children

Participated Queen Nefertiti her husband in the worship of the new religion, a worship of the Aten power disk of the sun and she and her husband, the mediator between the people and Aten, and is supposed to give the blessed full only when united royal couple, and the Nefertiti during the first years of the rule of her husband to change her name according to change her faith to Nfrnfraton Nefertiti, which means Aten shines as the beautiful may come from.

Remember Nefertiti statue mid to face the photographer and carved on a piece of limestone in one of the finest pieces of art from ancient times, the most popular drawing of Queen Nefertiti, and was found Egyptologist German Udwiگ Borchardt, on December 6, 1912, in the workshop of the sculptor Thutmose at Tel el-Amarna. Borchardt fled statue of the full (non-scarified) to his home in the neighborhood of Zamalek, Cairo, and from there he fled to Germany is hidden within the broken pottery pieces are of no value, sent to Berlin for restoration.

There is another statue of Nefertiti from the Egyptian Museum Red quartzite and decorated with touches of ink which is not less than the accuracy of manufacture of the head in Berlin, but less well known. Property titles and the Great Royal Wife, Nefertiti gave birth six of Akhenaten's daughters:

Merit Aton was born in Thebes before moving to sister furnace

Mkt Aten

Ankhesenamun The Ba Aten, which was married to Tutankhamun

Invernfro Aten indicative

Invernfro Ra

The step-Ra

End of their life

After the twelfth to the rule of Akhenaten, Nefertiti disappeared There was no mention of it and thought it died and was buried in a cemetery Bikhittatun also believed that the transfer of Tutankhamun mummy with his father, Akhenaten abandoned when sister furnace has not been found the mummy of Nefertiti

Queen Cleopatra

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QQueen Cleopatra ueen Cleopatra

Famous women in the history of Alexandria in ancient times

The last king of Ptolemaic dynasty in Egypt. I was keen to restore the glory and the power of the Ptolemaic family. And concerned

The development of the Kingdom and will raise in the face of the growing power of Rome.

The Library has paid special attention to some accounts Anyon Remember that library's holdings had reached maximum

Number of outdated (900 thousand volumes in some accounts), especially after he gave Anthony Library Bergamp complete.

And formed a real threat to the Roman army, to enable the defeat of Augustus and Antonius is in the Mark

Actium in Alexandria, a war which ended in deaths of Antony and Cleopatra commit suicide.

Cleopatra took effect on the imagination of poets. Vaguetnawa most wonderful stories of love and adoration stated (Virgil)

The ancient poet in one of his songs that love conquer all, but it proved arrows Cupid weaker than the forces

And weapons (Octavios), which crushed one of the finest love stories in the history of humanity and continues to impact

Cleopatra through time to reach (William Shakespeare), and (Bernard Shaw) and Alzyonker in his play, which by

For Caesar and Cleopatra to be the best of the Queen has something of science, and even images in the image of women flirt

That use her body to attain what you want, and perhaps saw Bernard Shaw in Cleopatra was the embodiment of his views on women.

Vkliopatra and whatever is said about them was beautiful, no doubt, her face is decorated with thousands of coins in various museums

And face east overlooking us from harm and interface Dandara to tell us the date and one of the most famous queens of Egypt

Ancient history.

As for the date of Queen Venbdoh in 51 BC. M. When he died, Ptolemy Oolic after being recommended to take over his son

Cleopatra the Great (the goddess Almahbplobhe) in conjunction with a larger male sons of Ptolemy, who was a boy in

Ten years old, has made her father the late King of Rome and the commandment of them.

And creep (Caesar) and his soldiers from Rome to Egypt and crushed the forces of King and Little, who died to appoint his brother

Younger Ptolemy XIV Cleopatra to another partner on the throne of Egypt, after a relatively calm things set up

Celebrations in honor of the guest Egypt Great Caesar of Rome, which was said to have lasted for two months spell with

Queen Cleopatra, a trip on the Nile page to see the wonders of Egypt, and the glory.

She has visited Queen Cleopatra in the summer of 46 BC. M. Rome at the official invitation of Caesar, accompanied by her son, Caesar (Caesar

Small) may have to be submitted to the community and established the Roman and her entourage in the Badi Palace, located Biqtaip Caesar

On a hill (Janicol) across the Tiber the center of Rome, and Cleopatra managed Bjazpetha and intelligence and culture that hijacked

The hearts of the Romans and the hatred and envy of Roma women.

After one month of the visit to Rome, Caesar was assassinated by his men, returning to Alexandria, Cleopatra

Hidden.

And take your Octavius and Antony it upon themselves to avenge the killing of Caesar, and agreed invalidity Alian act

Octavius in the affairs of the West and Antony in the affairs of the East, and asked Anthony to attend the Queen of Egypt

To kneel in front of him after accusing them of not providing assistance during the war with the Republicans.

One thing that everyone does not know is that Cleopatra gave birth to twin sons, Anthony and a daughter,

The Octavius kept on their lives and sent them to Rome to grow up there, and they had lost contact did not know about

Their lives and something has to kill Octavius Caesar on the advice of a Alexandrian philosophers, so I will not stay

Successors to (Julius Caesar) are demanding the throne of Rome or Egypt, and since the moment she died the Queen of Egypt issued a

Octavius decision by the five words announcing the annexation of Egypt to the Sultan of the Romanian people.

We have revealed to us by the excavations conducted by the world of Galilee / Nazareth master - in the area of com Oshim for many

Output of interest, including the new title of Queen Cleopatra (Philo Mathur) any love for her mother. In addition to many

Information, which was added to the history of the Queen Khaleda mentioned.

Antonio & & Cleopatra

By painter ((Lawrence Tdema))

Mark Antonio government members of a tripartite Rome with Octavius Caesar and Lepidus Omelios, neglected his duties

Military after the busy Queen of Egypt Cleopatra, which ignores the problems of national Rome, including the fact that

Vlovia his wife, raised the dead, and Octavius.

Called Octavius, Antony's return from Alexandria to Rome to help him against Albompai, Mnikrats Minas

Pirates of the three to the Mediterranean Sea with notoriety, and in Alexandria, Cleopatra begs Antony not to go,

Is that in this way proves his love for her, but in the end leaves.

To return to Rome, Agrippas restore the idea that Antonio should marry the sister of Octavius Caesar, Octavia,

To strengthen relations between the two men, one of the leaders named Antonio Onobarbs. Nevertheless, the Octavia would not know that

Never soften up after Cleopatra, in a famous phrase describing the charm and the beauty of Cleopatra terms such as "life can not be

Fading beauty. "

Predicts hex to Antonio that he will lose that fight Octavius.

In Egypt, learning the marriage of Antony and Cleopatra expect overwhelming anger on the messenger who was sent to the letter,

But she has happiness when you know the description of Octavia Ldermimp of her entourage.

In a confrontation, the government tripartite Bargains Albompai, and show the need to keep a truce, where it can b

Sardinia and Sicily, but by helping to rid the sea of pirates and sent them a heavy tax, and after

Bombay agrees with great reluctance, and the raucous celebration will be held on a ship of Bombay, Bombay Minas tempt the idea that if

Kill the three leaders will be the leader of Rome, but he rejects it and find that this action against honor, but soon

What invalidates Ooctavis Lapidus and the truce and launch a war on Bombay, this was a war against the will of Antonio

That he became angry.

Antonio returns to Egypt and crowned himself with Cleopatra, kings of Egypt, and one-third of the eastern Roman Empire

Where was this province's share of the provision Antonio trio, accused of Octavius did not give him adequate share

From the land of Bombay and anger because Baydos "who was imprisoned by Octavius" came out of prison and penetrated

From power trio, and Octavian agreed to his requests, but on the other hand was not happy with what they have done

Antonio.

Ontoneaou preparing to fight Octavius, Onobarbs assistant prompts him to fight on land, where

Prevail over him, instead of fighting the sea, where the fleet of Octavius stronger, but Antonio refuses Since

Octavius challenged him to fight the sea, Cleopatra order the fleet to be at the disposal of Antonio, however. In

Middle of the battle fleet of Cleopatra Balston ship, and Antonio followed, leaving his army to defeat, shame and haunt him, including

Klioparta love to do it, he blamed Antonio hard because they have made him a coward, but in the end, this puts love above

Everything.

Octavius sends His messenger to Cleopatra to Antony urging them to surrender and join his, and feel free to tamper with the Prophet,

Antonio enters and deplores what I did, and sends a messenger to the skin, and eventually forgive Cleopatra, and vows to go

Another battle for it, but this time at the land.

On the evening of the battle soldiers Antonio hears strange sounds miraculous, where Vsroha as the god Hercules step down

Antonio protection, beyond that, the commander of Ontunaio which was destroyed for a long time and shun go along with Octavius,

In addition to the confiscation of objects Onobarbs, which did not take her with him when you go to Octavius, ordering Antonio

Things that go Onobarbs again, and die Onorbabs to the generosity of his master. And not ashamed of his devotion, and die

Refracted heart.

Going battle for Ontznio having been launched from land, to the heart of the conflict Octavius nautical time

The other, and loses Antonio when he joins the fleet of Cleopatra along with Octavius and besieged. It deplores Kliopart

Saying, "This foolish Egyptian tricked me!". And determined to kill them betrayed him, Cleopatra decided that the way

Only to regain his love again is to send a message saying they will commit suicide. To die and his name at

Her lips, lock itself in place and waiting for the return of Antonio.

But the plan failed and instead of returning her regret Antonio decides that his life is not worth, so ordering a

His aides, "Ross" to bring him a sword, but did not dare at Aarhus these laborers, and kills himself, Wonder Antonio

His courage and tries to do the same thing, but it fails and be all that is acquired by a deep wound, Antonio knows that

Cleopatra is still alive who shall go in the place of isolation and die in her arms. \

Octavius goes to Cleopatra and tries to convince them to surrender but refused furiously, Tkhan Cleopatra and holding by the Romans.

Cleopatra decides to commit suicide using poison snake Publisher, and die quietly, and meet her to imagine Antonio

Other life, and commits suicide Khademtiha Harmian Aires and the other two here in the same way, he discovers Octavius

Suicide and shows the feelings of a troubled, leaving him the death of Antony and Cleopatra to be the first emperor

Romanian "Augustus Caesar", but he feels some sympathy for them, where he says "will be buried along with her lover L.

Antonio, there is no tomb to encircle the earth two, a couple fantastic, "and ordering that the military be a public funeral.

Suicide of Cleopatra

Committed suicide

In the early days of a mid-August, 8 / 30 BC. M Khaddam made a Queen Cleopatra Cobra Snake means

I heard she committed suicide after the defeat of her boyfriend Roman leader Mark Antony in the war, and the cobra snake

Toxic has remained a logo for the property in the Ptolemaic period have heads above the kings, or were a pair of snakes if

To allow us to believe the words of the Roman poets Virgil and Horace and Propertius Brobbertios have mentioned some

Historians have suggested that the left shoulder is the property that received the first sting Alqatbp Others said that the left breast

Naked

Cleopatra committed suicide in despair that the developed poisonous snake on her chest and was invading the new Octavius

Caesar hoped to walk the Queen, which ruled Egypt in triumph in Rome but soon I see her body

And headed for the organization of the government, announced him to the Sultan of Egypt, the Romanian people, and his declaration in a short sentence

So do not include more than five words are selected and

The title Octavios Balambgel Augustus until the end of wisdom and memory of him to Egypt Romanian empire

Named in the month in which the annexation of Egypt after the civil war against Antony

After her death, the Romans killed Caesar for fear that the demands of empire ROMANIAN heir of Julius Caesar and the Crown

Reign,

Cleopatra ends with the end of the independence of Egypt ends and turns of an independent kingdom to a state of the rule

Roman comes to the Arab Islamic conquest by Amr Ibn El-Aas, some 700 years!!

Tutankhamun- Photos - Information

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Tutankhamun

Tutankhamun was a pharaoh of the Eighteenth dynasty of Egypt in the history of ancient Egypt, and was the Pharaoh of Egypt from 1334 to 1325 BC. M. In the era of the modern state. The Tutankhamun of the most famous pharaohs, for reasons not related to the achievements made or wars won by, but for other reasons are not considered important historically is the most prominent is the discovery of his tomb and treasures in full without any damage and the mystery surrounding the circumstances of his death saluted considered many of the death of Pharaoh at a very early age thing abnormal, especially with the presence of traces of fractures in the bony hip and skull and marriage and the minister of his widow after his death, declaring himself Pharaoh, all of these mysterious events and heavy usage of the myth of the curse of the pharaohs associated with the tomb of Tutankhamun that were used in films and video games made from Tutankhamun months pharaohs, for reasons not related at all, or the historic significance of the achievements achieved during his years short pharaoh of Egypt, but mysteries and unanswered questions have considered assassinations of some of the oldest in human history.

The name of Tutankhamun Balhelgrevy

Tutankhamun was 9 years old when he became pharaoh of Egypt and his name in ancient Egyptian means "the living image of the god Amun", a large ancient Egyptian gods. Tutankhamen lived in a transitional period in the history of ancient Egypt, where he came after Akhenaten, who tried to unify the gods of ancient Egypt in the form of the one God was in his return to the worship of multiple gods of ancient Egypt. His tomb was discovered in 1922 by British archaeologist Howard Carter and the discovery of this latest media frenzy and widespread in the world.

Beginnings

* Omnhotپ III (1390 - 1353 BC. M.) Great wives and Queen Tiye (1390-1340 BC. M.) Gave birth to the pharaoh Akhenaten, who was also called as Amenhotep IV.

* Akhenaten (1353 - 1336 BC. M.), In addition to his wife Nefertiti Home (1352 - 1340 BC. M.) Had a secondary wife named Kiya and is likely to be the mother of Tutankhamun (1332 - 1322 BC. M..)

* Tutankhamun (1332 - 1322 BC. M.) Became pharaoh of Egypt as a child and died in mysterious circumstances and his wife was unknown and her name Ankh Amun Essen.

* Pharaoh who came after Tutankhamen was the former minister and Kپr Kپro Ra Ai, who married the widow of Ankh Amun Essen Tutankhamun.

Reign

During the reign of Tutankhamun, began a revolution against the Tel el-Amarna pharaoh Akhenaten, who earlier moved the capital from Thebes to the new capital furnace sister queens and try to unite the gods of ancient Egypt, including the multi-god Amun in the form of one god, Aten. In 1331 BC. M. Ie, in the third year of the rule of Tutankhamun, who was 11 years and the impact of the Minister Kپr Kپro Ra ie, lifting the ban on the worship of multiple gods and returned the capital to Thebes.

There is a belief that the death of Tutankhamun was not due to illness but may be a result of the assassination of the Minister Kپrkپro Ra Aye of plotting and there is plenty of evidence supplied by the believers in this theory, for example, marriage minister Kپrkپro Ra Eye of the widow of Tutankhamun, where he found the seal of Pharaonic carries the name of any and Ankh Essen Amon widow of Tutankhamun, and there is also a letter sent by Ankh Essen Amon (Tutankhamen's widow) to the king of the Hittites asking him to send one of his sons for the purpose of marrying her after the death of her husband and the king of the Hittites to send one of his sons to marry widow of Tutankhamun, but he died before he enters the land of Egypt, and there is a belief that he was assassinated probably masterminded by the Minister Kپrkپro Ra Aye, who apparently had been planning to seize the throne of Egypt stood up to kill the pharaoh Tutankhamun was killed Aris widow, but these hypotheses and no conclusive evidence to prove all these theories.

It is worth noting that the historical evidence indicates the presence of ministers of Tutankhamun, one iPhone that was mentioned and the other was named Horemheb There is archaeological evidence confirms that after the death of Tutankhamun, received the Minister Aye reins of power for a short period to be replaced by the Second Minister of Horemheb, which was in his destruction of most evidence of the reign of Tutankhamun, Aye and the minister and this confirms to some conspiracy theory and the fact that the death of Tutankhamun as a result of the assassination and not for reasons satisfactory.

Cause of his death

For a long time was the cause of the death of Tutankhamun, a controversial issue and there were a lot of conspiracy theories which suggest the idea that he did not die but was killed in the assassination. In the March 8, 2005 and as a result of the use of visualization Acharhristi three-dimensional three-dimensional CT scans of the mummy of Tutankhamun, said archaeologist Egyptian Zahi Hawass, that there was no evidence that Tutankhamun had been to the assassination, adding that the hole in the skull does not belong to the cause receiving a blow to the head as it was previously thought, but were to have this slot after death for the purpose of embalming and the ills of Zahi Hawass, the fraction in the bone left thigh, which has long been linked to the theory of assassination as a result of a broken thigh bone suffered Tutankhamun before his death and may have inflammation resulting from This break had caused his death.

Showed the analysis of modern also said that the bone ceiling cavity buccal of Tutankhamun was not complete and the length of the stature of Tutankhamun 170 cm and the length accidental skull greater than the natural length, which many historians proposal disease Marfan's syndrome Marfan's syndrome as a cause of death early this situation and genetic transfer by autosomal dominant genes.

The final report of the Group of archaeologists of Egypt that the cause of death was blood poisoning as a result of fracture in the femur in which he was Tutankhamun, which led to the Alگanگrin Gangrene which is a cell death and tissue degradation as a result of secretion of enzymes from the muscles of dead due to lack of oxygen to it through the blood .

Before this report there have been attempts to find out the cause of death using X-rays X-rays on the mummy of Tutankhamun at the University of Liverpool and University of Michigan in 1968 and 1978 respectively, and reached two universities to the discovery of dark spot under the skull of Tutankhamun from the back, which was interpreted Kinsev in the brain, which led to the spread of the hypothesis that he had received a blow on the head led to bleeding in the brain and death

Discovery of the tomb of Tutankhamun

The so-called Valley of the Kings, located on the west bank of the River Nile near Thebes for a period of 450 years during the era of the modern history of the ancient Egyptians which lasted of 1539 to 1075 BC as a tomb for the pharaoh of this period where there is in this valley rocky, an area of approximately 20.000 27 square meters of royal tombs dating back to the three families of the eighteenth dynasty of Egypt and the Egyptian family nineteenth and twentieth Egyptian family was discovered to this day

Believed that the Valley has at least 30 other graves had not been discovered yet. Graves discovered in the Valley of the Kings so far and in chronological order for the rule of the Pharaohs dating back to Thutmose I and Omnhotپ II and Tutankhamun and Horemheb are of the Egyptian family of eighteen and Ramses I and Seti I and Ramses II and Aminmsis and the City II and Sptah and are of the Egyptian family nineteenth and six Nachti and Ramses III and Ramses IV and Ramses V and Ramses IX are of the Egyptian family twenty. There are the graves of other pharaohs of the unknown is still ongoing attempts of their knowledge.

The construction of the tomb of the pharaoh usually begins just days after his inauguration pharaoh of Egypt and the construction will take probably tens of years and the workers were using simple tools such as ax to dig grooves long and the formation of small rooms in the valley and over time there were tombs built over the graves of the other was the construction of tunnels and canyons of the new lead mostly to the blockage of corridors leading to the tomb of the pharaoh earlier, the lack of systematic planning that was the main reason that led to the survival of these treasures and not exposed to the theft of thousands of years.

In the November 4, 1922 when he was an archaeologist and specialist in the history of ancient Egypt, the British Howard Carter, the excavations at the entrance to the tunnel leading to the tomb of Ramses IV in the Valley of the Kings noticed a cellar and large continued exploration flour to be entered to the room containing the tomb of Tutankhamun, and was on the walls of the room containing the mausoleum of the fees great tells in the form of pictures the story of the departure of Tutankhamun to the world of the dead and the scene was very good for the world of Howard Carter, who was seen to the room through a hole in his hand a candle and said that the assistant asked, "Can you see anything?" Fjaoppe Carter: "Yes, I see wonderful things."

On February 16, 1923 was Howard Carter (1874-1939) was the first man since more than 3000 years the land set foot room containing the ark of Tutankhamun. Note that Carter and a wooden box with patterns inlaid with gold in the middle of the room and when the lifting of the Fund noted that the fund was covering second fund decorated with carvings inlaid with gold and when he lifted the second fund noted that the second fund was covering the fund Third restaurant in gold and when you raise the third fund Carter arrived to the sarcophagus which was covered with a thick layer of stone carved in the form of a statue of Tutankhamun, and when you lift this cover Stone Carter arrived to Altabutalzahbi the key was in the form of a statue of Tutankhamun was the golden coffin covered coffins Gold Sponsors others in the form of statues of the young Pharaoh.

Carter was forced to cut off three golden coffins to bring it up to the mummy of Tutankhamun

Met with Howard difficulty in lifting the shroud Golden III, who was covering the mummy of Tutankhamun for the mummy idea Carter said exposing the shroud to the heat of the sun summer of Egypt blazing will be capable of separating the shroud Golden mummy but his attempts failed and forced the latter to cut the shroud golden halves up to the mummy which was wrapped in layers of silk, after the removal of the shroud is made of cloth found the mummy of Tutankhamun full finery of necklaces and rings and crown and sticks and were all of pure gold, to remove these artifacts had excavation team to the separation of the skull and bones of major joints and after the removal of ornaments team brought installation of the skeleton of the mummy and put it in a wooden coffin.

To the public for the first time

Ministry of Tourism has decided to allow an Egyptian mummy of a young mummy of Tutankhamun to the public for the first time since its discovery with her shrine's golden city of Luxor 85 years ago.

The news agency Associated Press reported the director of Egyptian antiquities, Zahi Hawass, as saying that Egyptian scientists began more than two years restoring the mummy of Pharaoh Tutankhamun, which has been severely damaged after graduation for a brief period of her coffin stone when subjected to imaging CT.

Hawass added that the bulk of the body of the mummy fragmented to 18 piece looks - described by the senses - Khjarp crashed when he discovered parts of the British archaeologist Howard Carter first time, and remove it from the grave and tried to remove the golden mask which covered the face of King Tutankhamun.

Char to the mystery surrounding Tutankhamun and the Golden tomb raised the curiosity and enthusiasm of the fans since the studies of ancient Egyptian mummy revealed Carter site in the November 4, 1922, and what was in store for the treasures of gold and precious stones.

Archaeologists have tried in recent years uncovered the mystery behind the way the death of the young pharaoh, who was believed to be the ruler of 12 of the 18 Dynasty and ascended to the throne, the ruler of ancient Egypt at the age of no more than eight years.

In an attempt to uncover these secrets out scientists mummy of Tutankhamun from the grave and put it on the table CT evolving for a quarter of an hour in 2005 in order to obtain three-dimensional image of the mummy older than 3000 years.

And excluded the results of medical examination to be young pharaoh had died were killed, but was unable to determine precisely the way his death, which occurred in 1323 BC.

I discovered that the image of King Tutankhamun suffered a fractured left thigh, caused by an accident most likely, led to his later fatal disease could not be determined.

It also provided an account of the images in a timely manner is unprecedented about the life of the young pharaoh, who is one of the most famous kings of ancient Egypt, including that he was healthy because of good nutrition despite his intention to transform the relatively does not exceed 170 centimeters tall England when he died

Women in the Pharaonic era

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Women in the Pharaonic era

Egyptians celebrated every year Z 21 March, the "Holiday motherland." What many do not know that the ancient Egyptians knew of women and of Krmoha best honored in ceremonies similar to those held in the Holiday mother these days.

If the world was considered modern in 1975 as the International Year to honor the women, the ancient Egyptian civilization woven yarn this honor, since thousands of years. The women occupied a unique place in ancient Egyptian and enjoyed the social rights and economic, legal and political equal to a man who lived generosity and her mother Ahtvalachbihp Holiday celebrations to be held today.

And Ivkraltarej Fraanponhm crowned the Egyptian woman as queen was Queen Mother, the guardian of the throne next to her son the importance Bdorpalg Among the most famous queens who have won a good position Queen "Anbhrs."

Wife of the king "Bent"

Mother of the King, "Khufu"

It enjoyed great prestige and is known Ansenfro founder of the family Fourth

The Hyksos, Ahmose Mahrrmsr Nevshma of veneration and respect for his grandmother The Queen, "Titi Shiri."

Which took custody of her grandson Ahmose and replaced his place in the capital when he went to fight with the participation of both mother shepherd Hotep.

Ahmose and established a large painting showing the Temple of Karnak, the ability of these grandmother, Queen of the ideal in order to achieve continuity of the family thanks to its activities and achievements in various fields to the extent that it has been able Manaltouhid between the armies of Egypt.

The Ahmose Nefertari, "the first woman to gain a medal Ascriahit posted by Ahmose with her mummy hallowed memorabilia associated Bcjaathaalasitorip.

The first woman Secretary of Justice in History

Tbut women many of the leading centers Balasralfroni, until I got to rule the country, but as the first Secretary of Justice was awarded Mlkpfronip, has been given the Pharaonic era for women this right, where it proved ancient papyri Onhenak the names of the women were working in the judiciary and the Minister of Justice, while the This is still Ithiraklav in our time.

Archaeologists confirmed that the papyri dating back to 7 thousand Amicher that the first Secretary of Justice and even the first judge in history, was "grew" the protectors of the King, "Tete" most famous kings of ancient Egypt.

Machine Maat

Means "take action" Ballgpalheiroglevip "goddess", has come To Ostorpfronip spread Hiostorp gods "Maat," which means "goddess of justice, the legendary" Among the titles Alaadalpwalnzam and global balance, which indicates that Almbaralkadim confirmed that Jodalmrop interchangeable with the balance of the universe and the rule of peace and security.

And "Spring" was presiding over the court and its decisions were in force and shall be issued Faqabannod "Justice Act" in force in Masralfronip and Alzyodah senior Elders and advisors kings of ancient Egypt to separate tags between conflict and Alamaamlataltjarip including cases in the estate, inheritance, real estate, sale and purchase Chbhalamaamlat daily business of the era in which we live now in the Horn of Alhadywalashrin .

Elimination of Pharaonic hosting

That recourse to the judiciary in Pharaonic Egypt was "hosting", where he was affected by their show of lawsuits and filings related thereto without the expenses were borne by the State to Raiphakouk citizens, which reflects the extent.

Democracy prevailing was the main reason behind the Jodhoudarp long.

He pointed out the paradox in the history of "Spring", Onhakant first secretary of justice in history, as her daughter's husband the King, "Tete" Mgtala died at the hands of his guards, and is a unique incident did not recur in the history of Pharaonic Egypt as a whole.

And the King "Tete" is the most famous kings of ancient Egypt and has a pyramid in the "Saqqara" written on the walls "Matteawan Ahram," the oldest religious texts in history.

Tdorhol my idea of a "life in the underworld" and "creation of the universe," and so the evidence indicates a link Altaruepily religion civilization and promote the development and status of women, who assumed the top positions.

Temple of Abu Simbel

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The town of Abu Simbel, 280 kilometers south of Aswan and about 60 km from the Egyptian-Sudanese border in the south, called the area between Aswan northward, Dongola Sudan southward name (Nubia) and this name is derived from the word (Neb) Pharaonic means (gold) relative to the gold mines, which was famous for Nubia.

The city is located at a height of 180 m above sea level on the west bank of Lake Nasser, the lake that formed after the High Dam, which is an area of 500 square kilometers, of which 350 square kilometers in the Egyptian Nubia.

He was the ancient Egyptians (Pharaohs) on the city of Abu Simbel name (Absht) as it is written on the walls and Mabdiha of which came the word (Abu Simbel), as called by the people of Nubia and is now known as Abu Simbel.

The city of Abu Simbel modern city was created during the rescue synagogues in 1963 and enjoys an international reputation for its beauty and mild and beautiful sunshine throughout the year and is Mashta global warmth in the winter.

And there was a region of Nubia 45 Nubian villages, the state Ptahjerha when building the High Dam villages new north of Aswan near the (Kom Ombo) and that the Abu Simbel tourist attraction is important for each tourist delegations, the State has accorded increased attention, which is now seeing significant progress and prosperity in all fields whether a tourist or urban or agricultural.

There are temples in Aswan has been carved in the mountain on the west bank of the Nile in the period between 1290 BC, 1224 BC. M.

It is the front yard of the temple the great stretches degrees short corridor leads the visitor to the wide open, which runs in front of the front of the temple carved out of rock, which reaches a height of 30 meters and width 35 m.

And guarding the entrances to the temple of the four giant statues of the famous King Ramses II and some as high statue of the statues to more than 20 meters, and with every statue statues smaller, although it is the other small, relatively still larger than normal size, the statues of the mother of King - Queen ( TOYA) and his wife Queen (Nefertari) and some of their children.

Above the entrance to the Great Hall of the columns, between the two statues in the middle of the interface, no fee in the form of the sun god (Ra - Harakhci) and has a hawk head.

Lies the Great Hall of the columns after the front yard of the temple and its roof on a portable eight columns in front of each ten meters high statue of the king (Ramses).

The ceiling is adorned Binsor (eagles) represents Osiris, and inscriptions on the walls represent the Pharaoh (Ramses) in various battles victorious as usual.

The following room is a vestibule has four columns, a visitor sees Ramses and Nefertari to the gods and the solar boat carrying the dead to the underworld as in their beliefs.

The inner chamber last one is the Holy of Holies, where sitting (statues) of the four gods of the great temple on Arroucha carved into the back wall waiting for the dawn.

The temple is built carefully so that in 22 of the month of February and October 22 of each year, the sun penetrates through the temple hall of columns, and the corridor until you reach the inner sanctuary to illuminate the statues of Ra, and Amun, Ramesses II.

The small temple and built in honor of Queen Nefertari (temple of Hathor) is a temple (Hathor) carved in the rock, and stands in front of six statues enormous reach a height of about ten meters, of which four statues of the king (Ramses) and standing, and there are statues of his queen (Nefertari) and is also standing.

It takes statues of the king and his wife, the youngest forms of princes and princesses and the six columns of the hall of columns have headers in the form of the goddess (Hathor).

In the vestibule (lobby) and the neighboring rooms are colorful scenes of the goddess and her vehicle the campus there are the holy statue of highlights from the wall are striking for a cow, a sacred symbol of Hathor.

The effects of the Temple of Abu Simbel threatened to swallow up forever under the rising waters of Lake Nasser is the rescue of these effects are of the greatest achievements of the UNESCO, and cost about 40 million U.S. dollars, and it took more work than four years have been after the opening of the temples in their position the new year 1968.

States that have been cut temples to more than 2000 large piece, each weighing from 10 to 40 tons, and re-construction inside a mountain has been prepared specifically to mimic the original location, but at a distance of 210 m of water, at a height of more than by 65 m high original site