George Habib's Blog – June 2011 Archive (4)

Is It Safe for Tourists to Travel to Egypt Now?

 

Since medieval times, Egypt has always been a favorite destination for tourists from all over the world. The good weather, the many beaches of the Red Sea and the Mediterranean Sea, and the diversity of monuments that the land of the pharos hosts always attracted travelers from different regions to come and visit Egypt.

 

 

However, with all…

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Added by George Habib on June 13, 2011 at 1:06pm — No Comments

Where to Go in Luxor, Egypt

The city was regarded in the Ancient Egyptian texts as T-APT (meaning “the shrine”) and then, in a later period, the Greeks called it tea pie, which the Arabs later pronounced as Thebes. The importance of the city started as early as the 11th Dynasty by King Mento-hotep

The city of Thebes was the capital of the fourth Nome of Upper Egypt. The main local god was the God Amon Ra, who was worshipped with his wife, the Goddess Mutt, and their son, the God Khonsou, the God of the moon.…

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Added by George Habib on June 12, 2011 at 11:07am — No Comments

What Is Luxor?

Luxor was the ancient city of Thebes - the capital of Ancient Egypt and the great city of Amon Ra. Luxor is located in the region of Southern Egypt between latitudes 25- 36 in the North and 32-33 in the East. The city of Luxor is 670 kilometers to the South of Cairo, 220 kilometers to North of Aswan, and 280 kilometers to the West of Hurghada.



In the mildest of the tenth century AD, early Arab travelers, who admired Luxor for the numerous monuments and…
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Added by George Habib on June 10, 2011 at 6:12pm — 2 Comments

Donkey Ride to valley of kings



Get the chance to try unique life experiences !

If you want different way of exploring Luxor , round trip along the Nile through palm gardens and sugar cane fields and see every day life of an Egyptian village, to visit The Necropolis of the Ancient City and the Burial place of The kings of Thebes .

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Added by George Habib on June 10, 2011 at 5:00pm — No Comments

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