ЕгипетMuḩāfaz̧at Aswān‘Ezbet el-NaggdrCanal Cassel24°27’26” N 32°55’43” E 24 ноября 2022 г., Египет ⋅ 🌙 24 °C
We leave Aswan and the first stop on our Nile Cruise is the town of Kom Ombo, to visit the temple here.
The Kom Ombo Temple is about 30 miles north of Aswan situated on a promontory at a bend in theЧитать далее
ЕгипетMuḩāfaz̧at QināIsnāTur‘at Aşfūn25°18’22” N 32°33’9” E
25 ноября 2022 г., Египет ⋅ ☀️ 15 °C
We leave Edfu at about 8am; Intrepid trepid Travel tours do not visit Edfu Temple for ethical reasons, but that does stop the other tour groups making a short and rushed visit.
There are excellentЧитать далее
ЕгипетLuxorMasjid Abū al Ḩajjāj al Uqşurī25°42’3” N 32°38’24” E
25 ноября 2022 г., Египет ⋅ ☀️ 25 °C
We disembark and walk to Luxor Temple along the Corniche and via the bazaar.
The Temple was founded by Amenophis III and added to by Tutankhamun and Ramesses II, with the Sanctuary rebuilt byЧитать далее
ЕгипетMuḩāfaz̧at al UqşurAl KarnakMa‘bad al Karnak25°43’9” N 32°39’35” E
26 ноября 2022 г., Египет ⋅ ☀️ 17 °C
The Temple Complex of Karnak is second only to the Pyramids of Giza on the list of "Wonders of Egypt". There are three separate enclosures or "precints", with each dedicated to one of the Theban TriadЧитать далее
ЕгипетMuḩāfaz̧at al Wādī al JadīdAl ‘AsāsīfMa‘bad ad Dayr al Baḩrī25°44’18” N 32°36’24” E
27 ноября 2022 г., Египет ⋅ ⛅ 11 °C
Situated on the Western Bank of the River Nile, opposite Luxor, is the Theban Necropolis. Like the Pyramids, it is a testament to the Ancient Egyptians obsession with death and resurrection. There areЧитать далее
ЕгипетMuḩāfaz̧at al Wādī al JadīdAl Qurnah‘Ilwat ash Shaykh ‘Abd al Qurnah25°44’36” N 32°36’3” E
27 ноября 2022 г., Египет ⋅ ⛅ 13 °C
The Valley of the Kings is removed from other parts of the Theban Necropolis; the site was selected by Pharaohs because of the pyramid shaped mountain peak of Mount Al-Qurn. There is a total of 63Читать далее
ЕгипетMuḩāfaz̧at al Wādī al JadīdAl QurnahMaqābir al Mulūk25°44’31” N 32°36’5” E
27 ноября 2022 г., Египет ⋅ ☁️ 20 °C
We pay extra to visit two more tombs:
The Tomb of Tutankhamun is the most famous in the Valley of the Kings, but is tiny because of his short reign. Discovered by Howard Carter in 1922, its treasuresЧитать далее
ЕгипетCairo GovernorateKhān al Khalīlīmausoleum and madrasa of Salih Najm al-Din Ayyub30°2’56” N 31°15’41” E
28 ноября 2022 г., Египет ⋅ ☁️ 22 °C
We fly back to Cairo from Luxor this morning and after landing set off in the coach to see some of the real thing - Islamic Cairo.
The Fatimids established Cairo as their new capital in 973; theyЧитать далее
ЕгипетCairo GovernorateAl Qal‘ahMosque of Muhammad Ali Pasha30°1’44” N 31°15’35” E
29 ноября 2022 г., Египет ⋅ ☀️ 17 °C
The Citadel of Cairo is a medieval Islamic-era fortification in Cairo, Egypt, built by Salah al-Din (Saladin) and further developed by subsequent Egyptian rulers. It is located on a promontory nearЧитать далее
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