EGYPT

Location - Middle East/North Africa; Capital - Cairo; Population - 77 million; Currency - Egypt Pound MORE EGYPT

Back in 1989 I ventured over to Egypt from Israel, after a spell on a kibbutz.

Apologies for the poor quality of these photos - I blame my 110 camera...Friends' photos have helped rescue this page from mediocrity. Thanks to Jo and Steve for some great ones.

1 Egyptian Pound, with Abu Simbel on the front

The Pyramid of Khafre in the foreground, with the Great Pyramid of Khufu to the left and Mycerinus to the right, Giza

The Great Pyramid of Khufu at Giza

The Sphinx and Great Pyramid of Khufu at Giza

The Pyramid of Khafre towers over the Sphinx - Giza

Pyramid of Khafre and a distant Mycerinus, Giza

The river Nile flows through Cairo and eventually reaches the Mediterranean Sea at Alexandria

View of Islamic Cairo from The Citadel, dominated by the Sultan Hassan and Ar-Rifai mosques

Mohammad Ali mosque, Islamic Cairo

Al-Azhar mosque & university, Islamic Cairo

Ramses Square, next to the train station, Cairo

The river Nile at Aswan

The Temple of Hathor (Queen Nefertari's Temple) at Abu Simbel

In the same complex, the hugely impressive Great Temple of Abu Simbel, featuring the ubiquitous Ramses II. Abu Simbel

The Great Temple of Abu Simbel, Abu Simbel

The entrance to Luxor Temple, Luxor

Court of Ramses II, Luxor Temple, Luxor

Taking a horse drawn carriage from Luxor to Karnak

Ram-headed sphinxes line the entrance to Karnak Temple, Karnak

The Great Court of Karnak Temple, Karnak

Taking a felucca on the Nile from Luxor to Banana Island

Sunset on the Nile, Luxor

Taking an uncomfortable donkey ride to the Valley of the Kings.
Mind you, not as uncomfortable as for the poor donkeys - I walked most of the way, as mine was rather the worse for wear..

Valley of the Kings, on the west bank of the Nile at Luxor. Tutankhamun's tomb is located here

Queen Hatsheput's Funerary Temple, (aka Deir al-Bahri) - Luxor west bank

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LINKS

www.egypt.travel - the Egypt tourist office

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