Cairo
As long as you're willing to loosen your senses and lose yourself to this majestic city, you Cairo is an amazing city full of life and movement, and it is that way almost 24 hours a day, with the noisy honking of horns, children playing in the streets and merchants selling their wears and services.
Pyramids
There are no more famous ancient sites within Egypt, or for that matter elsewhere in the world, than the Great Pyramids at Giza. They are, without question, the icon most associated with the Egypt. They have been both the main destination for tourists, and a source of imaginative thought to the world for over three thousand years.
However, there are actually over 100 pyramids in Egypt, many ofwhich are relatively unknown to anyone who is not an ancient Egypt enthusiast. All but a very few are grouped around and near the City of Cairo, just south of the Nile Delta. Otherwise, only one royal pyramid is known in southernEgypt (at Abydos), that being the one built by Ahmose, founder of the 18th Dynasty and Egypt's New Kingdom.It may have also been the last royal pyramid built in Egypt.
Sakkara
is one of the most extensive archaeological sites in Egypt, it was the cemetery for Memphis the capital of ancient Egypt. Yet again it is one of the very virgin archaeological sites. despite the fact that we found so many moments in sakkara .
Sakkara
is dominated by the step pyramid of king Zoser that goes back
to 2700 BC. It is one of the oldest stone structures in the
world.
Sakkara is also the site of many tombs from the first and 2nd dynasty. Mostly made out of mud breaksand other tombs that are made of limestone decorated with daily life scenes . When you are in Sakkara, you will notice that Sakkara is divided into southern Sakkara where it is dominated by the step pyramid and northern Sakkara dominated by the pyramid of king titi and mastaba tombs of the old kingdom.
When conducting a visit to Sakkara don’t miss the following sites.
Memphis
The Name
we use today
derives from the
Pyramid of Pepy I at Saqqara, which is Mennufer (the good
place),
or Coptic Menfe. Memphis is the Greek translation. But the City
was
originally Ineb-Hedj,
meaning "The White Wall". Some sources indicate
that other versions
of the name may have even translated to our modern name for
the
country, Egypt. During the Middle Kingdom, it was Ankh-Tawy, or
"That
Which Binds the Two
Lands". In fact, its location lies approximately
between
Upper and Lower Egypt, and the importance of the area is
demonstrated
by its persistent
tendency to be the Capital of Egypt, as Cairo just to the
North is
today.
Egyptian
Museum
The
Egyptian
Museum was first built in Boulak. In 1891, it was moved
to Giza Palace of "Ismail
Pasha" which
housed the
antiquities that were later moved to the present building.
The
Egyptian Museum is
situated at Tahrir square in Cairo. It was built during the
reign of
Khedive Abbass Helmi II in 1897, and opened on November 15, 1902
(More History). It
has 107 halls. At the ground floor there are the huge
statues.
The upper floor houses small statues, jewels, Tutankhamon
treasures
and the
mummies.
The
Museum
also comprises a photography section and a large library. The
Egyptian
museum comprises many sections arranged in chronological
order
Saladin Citadel
The Citadel,
also known as the Saladin
Citadel of Cairo, is one of the most popular tourist
attractions in Cairo and
throughout all of Egypt. Cairo is the capital of Egypt and also the
13th
largest city
in the world. About 16 million people live in the city and
enjoy
it not only
for its thriving modern society but also for its historical
significance.
The Citadel is part of the Muqattam Hill near the center of the city. It was once renowned for its breezes and beautiful scenery, as far back as Ayyubid ruler Salah al-Din, who built it and then fortified it against attack. The estimated construction date is between 1176 and 1183
What to visit In Cairo
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