The Sahara Desert extends 5,000 km westward from the Nile to the Atlantic Ocean. The largest expanse of desert in the world is filled with small patches of green where people have managed to survive. Contrary to what most people think, oases are usually in rocky areas where wind and time have carved large depressions...Read More
The Sahara Desert extends 5,000 km westward from the Nile to the Atlantic Ocean. The largest expanse of desert in the world is filled with small patches of green where people have managed to survive. Contrary to what most people think, oases are usually in rocky areas where wind and time have carved large depressions...Read More
The Sahara Desert extends 5,000 km westward from the Nile to the Atlantic Ocean. The largest expanse of desert in the world is filled with small patches of green where people have managed to survive. Contrary to what most people think, oases are usually in rocky areas where wind and time have carved large depressions...Read More
The Sahara Desert extends 5,000 km westward from the Nile to the Atlantic Ocean. The largest expanse of desert in the world is filled with small patches of green where people have managed to survive. Contrary to what most people think, oases are usually in rocky areas where wind and time have carved large depressions...Read More
The Sahara Desert extends 5,000 km westward from the Nile to the Atlantic Ocean. The largest expanse of desert in the world is filled with small patches of green where people have managed to survive. Contrary to what most people think, oases are usually in rocky areas where wind and time have carved large depressions...Read More
The Colossi of Memnon are two colossal stone statues of Pharaoh Amenhotep III, who ruled Egypt from 1386 to 1353 BC, during the Eighteenth Dynasty. It shows the king seated on a throne with reliefs of his mother, wife, the god Hapi, and other symbols. As early as 1350 BC, quartzite stones were taken from...Read More
The Egyptian Museum of Antiquities in Cairo is one of the largest and most famous museums in the world. It is located in the center of Cairo, on the edge of Tahrir Square, and is a must see for anyone going to Cairo.Read More
Khan El Khalili is a place that everyone must see when they go to Cairo. The bazaar is bustling, crowded, brightly colored, exciting, and filled with shiny goods and trinkets of all kinds. The usual tourist trinkets are here, but don't let them take your attention away from the really good shopping.Read More
Many Christian landmarks can be found in Cairo, including the Jewish Temple of Ben Ezra, the ruins of the ancient fortress known as Babylon, the legendary Hanging Church, and the Coptic Museum chronicling an almost extinct civilization.Read More
The oldest buildings in Cairo were built in the last hundreds of years BC, during the Greco-Roman era. However, the Giza pyramids, which are some of the oldest structures on earth, are located outside of Cairo. Although the pyramids are close to Cairo, they are much older than the city itself. This indicates that the...Read More
