Royal Chariots Museum – Egypt

Royal Chariots Museum – Egypt

The Royal Carriages Museum, or the Royal Chariots Museum, is one of the museums located in Cairo in the Bulaq area, where all the “carriages” or carriages used by the Egyptian royal family in the pre-revolutionary periods are displayed. Royal Chariots Museum The Royal Chariots Museum in Bulaq is one of the most prestigious museums […]

Banana Island in Luxor

Banana Island in Luxor

Banana Island in Luxor “Banana Island” on the banks of the Nile River in the West Bank, a distinctive island created by the charming nature with slight interventions by the hands of the people of Luxor to represent a kingdom of magic, tranquility and mental clarity for visitors from Egyptian and foreign tourists who flock […]

The ancient Omari Mosque in Esna

The ancient Omari Mosque in Esna

The ancient Omari Mosque The ancient Omari Mosque in Esna, south of Luxor Governorate, or Al-Omari as the locals call it, is considered one of the greatest historical and heritage mosques in Upper Egypt. Its construction dates back to the year 474 AH, when it was built during the reign of the Fatimid Caliph Al-Mustansir […]

Habu Temple in Luxor

Habu Temple in Luxor

Habu Temple We present to you a series of historical temples around Luxor, in the service of readers to learn the history of the ancestors and the details and story of each of the great temples of Luxor that were built by the kings of the ancient Egyptian dynasties and became global archaeological sites visited […]

Deir el-Bahari Temple in Luxor

Deir el-Bahari Temple in Luxor

Deir el-Bahari Temple. Hatshepsut Temple in Luxor The site of Deir el-Bahari is famous for containing the funerary temple of Queen Hatshepsut (c. 1473-1458 BC) on the West Bank of Luxor. The temple consists of three layers in the valley, where the funerary rituals were performed for both Queen Hatshepsut and her father, King Thutmose […]

Colossi of Memnon in Luxor

Colossi of Memnon in Luxor

Colossi of Memnon and the Temple of King Amenhotep III The Egyptian-German archaeological mission headed by Dr. Hourig Sourouzian, during the current archaeological season, during the ongoing work on the restoration project of the Colossi of Memnon and the funerary temple of King Amenhotep III, known as the “Temple of Millions of Years” on the […]

Valley of the Kings in Luxor

Valley of the Kings in Luxor

The Road to the Valley of the Kings The Valley of the Kings is a narrow, closed valley located on the western bank of the Nile, behind the rocks of Mount Thebes (Luxor). Geographically, it is a shallow ravine surrounded by highlands, and resembles a large, irregularly shaped hole in the middle of the highlands […]

Karnak Temple in Luxor

Karnak Temple in Luxor

Why was the Karnak Temple named so? The name: The temple was named after the city of Karnak, which is a modern name derived from the Arabic word “Khornaq,” meaning the fortified village, which was given to many temples in the region during this period.  Karnak Temple in Luxor The ancient Egyptians called Luxor Temple […]

Hot air balloon in Luxor

Hot air balloon in Luxor

Hot air balloon in Luxor Magical trips for tourist groups start today, the happiness for tourists in Luxor city, which are hot air balloon trips that tweet daily in the sky of the governorate above the crops, green nature and mountains, in addition to tourists enjoying watching the temples and tombs of the pharaohs from […]

Al-Azhar Mosque in Egypt

Al-Azhar Mosque in Egypt

Al-Azhar Mosque It is the oldest integrated global university, and one of the most important and famous mosques in Egypt and the Islamic world. Its corridors embraced millions of students and teachers of knowledge, until it became the destination of knowledge for all Muslims, a source of moderation, and a towering beacon of Islam. Its […]