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Tourist attractions in Tourist attractions in EgyptEgypt

Ayman AbdelkhalekCentral Academy k-12

Ann Arbor, MI

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Facts about Facts about EgyptEgypt

Location:- It’s located in North Africa bordering the Mediterranean Sea. Libya is on the west and the Gaza Strip and the Red Sea make up the eastern border.

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Facts about Facts about EgyptEgyptArea:- It’s just over 1 million square kilometers, about the same size of Texas and New Mexico combined.

Capital City:- Cairo

http://goafrica.about.com/od/egypt/a/egyptfacts.htm

Capital

Cairo

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Facts about Facts about EgyptEgypt

Population:- Around 85 million people

Language:-Arabic (official), English and French are widely understood by educated classes.http://goafrica.about.com/od/egypt/a/egyptfacts.htm

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Facts about Facts about EgyptEgyptReligion:- Muslims (mostly Sunni) 94%, Coptic Christian and other 6%.

Climate:- It's hot and sunny for most of the year in Egypt. Winters (November to February) are generally mild.

http://goafrica.about.com/od/egypt/a/egyptfacts.htm

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Facts about Facts about EgyptEgyptCurrency:- Egyptian Pound.

Climate:- It's hot and sunny for most of the year in Egypt. Winters (November to February) are generally mild.

http://goafrica.about.com/od/egypt/a/egyptfacts.htm

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Facts about Facts about EgyptEgypt

Currency:- Egyptian Pound.

Geography:- Egypt covers

95,450 sq km , slightly more than three times the size of New Mexico, US. It has a desert climate with hot, dry summers and moderate winters. The country is basically a vast desert plateau interrupted by the Nile valley and delta. There is a driving windstorm called khamsin which occurs in the spring. Egypt controls the Sinai Peninsula and the Suez Canal, a sea link between the Red Sea and Mediterranean Sea.

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Egypt’s Main Egypt’s Main AttractionsAttractionsThe pyramids of Giza:-The Pyramids represent one of the greatest architectural feats by man. The last surviving member of the Seven Wonders of the World, the Great Pyramid is one of the world's oldest tourist attractions and the reason most people visit Egypt today.

http://goafrica.about.com/od/egypttopattractions/ss/topsightsegypt.htm

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Egypt’s Main Egypt’s Main AttractionsAttractionsLuxor:- Luxor is known as the world's largest open air museum. Luxor and Karnak Temples are hugely impressive as are the tombs across the Nile in the Valley of Kings and Queens.

http://goafrica.about.com/od/egypt/a/egyptfacts.htm

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Karnak Temple in Luxor

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Kebash Road

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The Valley of the KingsThe Valley of the Kings

Hatshibsut temple

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Egyptian Museum in Cairo:- .

With over 120,000 artifacts, the museum houses an incredible display depicting ancient Egypt's glorious reign. Mummies, sarcophagi, pottery, jewellery and of course King Tutankhamen's treasures.

http://goafrica.about.com/od/egypttopattractions/ss/topsightsegypt_10.htm

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Egypt’s Main Egypt’s Main AttractionsAttractionsAbu Simbel:- The two temples built for the pharaoh Ramses II have been attracting visitors since Victorian times.

http://goafrica.about.com/od/egypttopattractions/ss/topsightsegypt_3.htm

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Fayoum ( the harbor of serenity)Fayoum ( the harbor of serenity)

Wadi El Rayan it is considered a unique open air museum, Wadi El Rayan has been declared as a natural protected, consists of upper and lower lakes and waterfalls area connecting the two lakes Two lakes have been formed in Wadi El Rayan as it had been submerged by agricultural drainage water, these lakes are rich of different types of unique birds, in addition the area is perfect for those who love desert landscape such as sand dunes and rare formations of the non populated desert oases, this area also includes many species of animals, hence many tourists like to visit Wadi El Rayan for enjoying swimming & waterfalls in addition to its natural wealth.

http://www.vantage-travels.com

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Fayoum ( the harbor of serenity)Fayoum ( the harbor of serenity)

Lake Qaroun: It is located in the north western part of El Fayoum, it is the oldest nature lake in all over the world, it is 40 KM in length, 5.7 KM in width, 4.2 meters in depth. This Lake is an important archeological site because it contains a unique collection of marine creatures, fossil fauna and flora that dates back to some 40 million years, in addition it also includes a rare plants, various birds, and the oldest monkey in the world, In this area you will also see Roman, Coptic and even Pharaohs monuments.

http://www.vantage-travels.com

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Sinai Peninsula

Saint Catherine's Monastery The monastery is Orthodox and is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. This monastery is one of the oldest working Christian monasteries in the world together with the Monastery of Saint Anthony, situated across the Red Sea in the desert south of Cairo, which also lays claim to that title. In the area around the monastery, a small town has grown, with hotels and swimming pools, called Saint Katherine City.

http://www.vantage-travels.com

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. Known throughout the world as a full service diver’s destination, the waters surrounding Sharm El Sheikh along the Sinai Peninsula in Egypt continue to be visited by more and more divers on an annual basis. The entire area is now known as the Red Sea Riviera for its many high quality resorts and remarkable natural beauty.

http://www.egypttourinfo.com/diving-in-sharm-el-sheikh.html

Sharm El-SheikhSharm El-Sheikh

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The Citadel of QaitbeyThe Citadel of Qaitbey in Alexandria in Alexandria

Standing on the foundations of one of the famous “Seven Wonders of the World” is the Qaitbey Citadel, Alexandria, Egypt.

This fortress is seated upon the exact location of the Lighthouse of Alexandria which was completely eliminated by several earthquakes over the centuries, beginning in the 800s and continuing to the eleventh century. By the fourteenth century the entire site had been destroyed and the Mameluke Sultan Al-Ashraf Qaitbay decided to use the location as a defensive fort.

http://egypttourinfo.com/citadel-of-qaitbey.html

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When the world lost the original Library of Alexandria it was truly a tragedy since it housed some of the most well-known and earliest manuscripts in the world, in fact some books and works disappeared forever in the fire. When the new Library of Alexandria, or Bibliotheca Alexandrina, opened its doors in 2002 it was if the world could finally recover from that much earlier loss.The Most Important Collection of BooksThe goal of the New Alexandria Library is to once again become the most important collection of books and manuscripts in the known world, and to work at recreating what was lost. The designers created enough space to hold more than eight million volumes, as well as a special conference center and distinct individual libraries for the blind and for children’s literature.

http://egypttourinfo.com/new-library-of-alexandria.html

The New Library of AlexandriaThe New Library of Alexandria

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1 - Farafra Oasis

Al Farafra is a quiet and relaxing place. It has a number of attractions, of which the fantastic White Desert is one of Egypt's most famous nature sights. The architecture of Farafra is an old and ingenious one, where mud brick houses stand close together, with narrow roads with roofs. Many of the houses have painted exteriors with murals.

Desert Oases

http://www.memphistours.com/about-egypt/Farafra-Oasis.php

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2 - Dakhla Oasis2 - Dakhla OasisIt is one of the seven oases of Egypt's Western Desert (part of the

Libyan Desert). Dakhla Oasis lies in the New Valley Governorate. It has an interesting cemetery with unusual mud tombstones which

are painted blue or white.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dakhla_Oasis

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