The civilization of the past has raised Egypt to the stage of world history. The wealth of cultural and historical legacy that exists, making Egypt into extraordinary.
Pyramid and Pharaoh, two words which seem to have attached to Egypt. Every person who hears the word "Egypt" or will travel to Egypt, then that comes to their mind is a pyramid or a King Pharaoh. As if it's incomplete, if the tour to Egypt if not stop at the Pyramid, just a 'trail' traces of Pharaoh.
As the birthplace of the country's first world's oldest civilizations, Egypt indeed rely heavily on cultural tourism sector. Every inch of land stand on, as history tells of the events of its own. As if walking through a giant museum that holds thousands of historical relics of various civilizations, from Ancient Egypt (Coptic), Pharaoh (Pharaos), Greece (Hellenism), Roman to Islamic civilization.
A trip to Egypt was very interesting. Besides the cost is relatively cheap, tight security makes it convenient for tourists. It could be said at every bend in the road, there officers on guard. Sightseeing in Egypt, not only includes the relics of ancient civilizations, but also includes religious tours where we can see the relics of some of the Prophet. Prophet Jesus and his mother Mary, it is said, never went to Egypt when Herod persecuted.
Their first stopover place under trees in the area Mattaria, Cairo suburb. The tree is now known as the Tree Mother. They also had a stopover in the cave Dirunka. Now, the monastery of Al Adhra standing in front of him. Meanwhile, their last port of call is el Muharraq Monastery, in Asyut, now provincial town 380 km east of Cairo. In certain months thousands of pilgrims come to these places.
In the area of the Sinai peninsula, there are also Katrin Monastery and Mount Moses.In addition to seeing where Prophet Moses received the 10 commandments of God, we also can see the sunrise and views of the beautiful Sinai Desert. In this region we also can visit the fountain of Moses, where he tapped tongkanya to get water, as told in the Bible. The place is now popularly known as Uyun Musa.
In Cairo, Muslim tourists can visit the historic mosques. Among the mosques of Cairo are often visited by tourists is the mosque in which there is the tomb of Hussein's head Sayyidina Hussein, grandson of the Prophet. Also Lady Zainab mosque, Masjid Lady Aisha, and the mosque of Imam Syafei.
To visit the tourist sites in Egypt, you can use the services of travel-travel tour that is very large. On every street around the area of Tahrir Square, downtown Cairo, you will find a row of offices of travel agents. They provide travel packages to all the tourist routes in Egypt, than just a boat tour of the Nile (Nile Cruiser) in the city of Cairo, to the sights of Luxor. For tourist destinations around the city of Cairo, they provide tour packages every day. The price is so cheap.
The city is very rich with historical heritage of Egypt and the full range of ancient buildings. Famous Greek poet, Homer, called the city with the name 'city of a hundred doors. Because of the large pillars around the city. Furthermore, these names continue to grow until the Arabs call it Al Aqshar (palaces). In this city, there is the Temple of Luxor, built by Amenhotep III, around 1400 BC. The gate guarded by two gigantic statues of Ramses in a seated position.
There were also two obelisks (monuments taper), one of which still stands majestic, but one more is on the Concord Square in Paris, which brought the French army when they invaded Egypt. In this temple, there is a garden surrounded by Ramses II by 32 giant pillars. In addition to the Temple of Luxor, there are also Thariq Kibasy, ie the path between the Temple of Karnak Temple of Luxor along the 3 km. Among the two banks of the road there are the statues face each other, with lion body and the head kibasy (sheep), as a symbol of King Amon.
Strong Aswan with Egyptian historyAswan, situated 904 km from Cairo is a winter tourist destination that has a very beautiful natural panorama. Here there is the world's largest dam, Aswan High Dam, built to protect Egypt from the great flood, and became a symbol of 20th century architectural grandeur. Dam 360 meters long, with a height of 111 feet from the riverbed.
Width reaches 40 meters. There is also a lake Nasser, which extends approximately 500 km, with an average width of 10 km, formed from the channel of the Aswan Dam.One of the relics of Ancient Egypt in Aswan the most famous is the Temple of Abu Simbel, at the end of Egyptian territory, or 1184 km from Cairo. The temple was built by Ramses II, the height of 33 meters, 38 meters wide and guarded by four gigantic statues of Ramses II premises brackish height of 20 meters.
In this temple there are a number of headstones and monuments, including monuments marriage with the daughter of King Ramses II Haitsiyin. High-value art and stunning architecture, you can find in this temple. In it also there is a room named Qaddsul Aqdas (holy place), containing the statues of Ramses. Amazingly from this room, the sun never entered the room throughout the year except for only two days, ie every February 21 (day of birth Ramses) and 22 October (Day of the coronation of Ramses as king of Egypt). This is proof of Pharaoh's architects expertise that successfully linked with the accuracy of the calculation of building positions travel sun.
Set foot in Egypt, just click amazed that could unfold, the beauty is not just out of historical relics and holy places. other than desert, Egypt also has a panoramic view of beautiful beaches. Tourism in Luxor and Aswan
