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Nile Cruise, Luxor/Aswan

One of the ultimate exercises in relaxation is sailing up or down the Nile on a Nile Cruise.

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Ismailiya

The City of Beauty and Enchantment on the west bank of the Suez Canal.

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The Citadel of Salah El-Deen, Cairo

The Salah El-Deen Citadel is a medieval Islamic fortification in Cairo, Egypt. It is now a preserved historic site, with mosques and museums.

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Siwa Oasis

Siwa Oasis is one of Egypt's most isolated settlements, with 23,000 people, mostly Berber who speak a distinct language of the Berber family known as Siwi. Its fame lies primarily in its ancient role...

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El-Alamein War Museum

El-Alamein War Museum in the North Coast is dedicated to the WWII battle of El-Alamein.

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Asyut

Asyut; its name is derived from early Egyptian Zawty into Coptic Syowt. It was the capital of the 13th Nome of Upper Egypt, and the end of the road for Darb Al Arba'een trade route, or the 40 Day Road.

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Home of the Rosetta Stone

The town of Rashid, known in the West as Rosette (Rosetta), the name by which it was referred to by the French during Napoleon Bonaparte's campaign in Egypt, is were the Rosetta Stone was found in 1799.

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Giza Necropolis

The Giza Necropolis is an archaeological site on the Giza Plateau, on the outskirts of Cairo, Egypt, containing the three Great Pyramids of Giza and the Great Sphinx.

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Sharm El-Sheikh

Sharm el-Sheikh ("Bay of the Sheikh" in Arabic) is sometimes called the "City of Peace", referring to the large number of international peace conferences that have been held there. It was known as...

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Zaraniq Protected Area and El Bardwaeel Marsh, North Sinai

Zaraniq Protected Area and El Bardaweel Marsh are key points for bird migration.

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Mons Claudianus

Mons Claudianus was a Roman quarry in the eastern desert of Egypt. It consisted of a garrison, a quarrying site and civilian and workers quarters. It was discovered in 1823 by Wilkinson and Burton.

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Sannur Cave Protectorate

Sannur Cave was discovered in the 1980s after blasting in a quarry created an entrance. It has only one chamber which is about 700 m (2,300 ft) long and 15 m (50 ft) in diameter.

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Lake Burullus

Lake Burullus is a brackish water lake in the Nile Delta in Egypt, it is considered to be a lake and wetlands site of International importance for birds under the Ramsar Convention.

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Museum of Islamic Art

The Museum of Islamic Art, in Cairo, Egypt, is considered one of the greatest in the world, with its exceptional collection of rare woodwork and plaster artefacts, as well as metal, ceramic, glass,...

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Dahab

Dahab meaning "gold" is a small town situated on the southeast coast of the Sinai Peninsula in Egypt, It was formerly a Bedouin fishing village, and now it's prime relaxation destination.

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Abu Simbel Temples

The Abu Simbel temples are two massive rock temples in Abu Simbel, Nubia, southern Egypt. The complex is part of the UNESCO World Heritage Site known as the "Nubian Monuments."

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Sharqiyah Intarnational Arabian Horse Festival

The Sharqiyah International Arabian Horse Festival takes place in September or October every year and this year it turns 22 years old.

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Kitesurfing in safaga

Safaga is a popular destination for kitesurfers and windsurfers and a vacation here is mainly about watersports and sightseeing.

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Ashtum El Gamil and Tennis Island Protectorate

Tennis or Tinnis was an ancient city in Egypt. Its modern territory is situated on an island in Manzala Lake, southwest of Port Said.

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Gayer-Anderson House

The Gayer-Anderson Museum takes its name from Major R.G. Gayer-Anderson Pasha, who resided in the house between 1935 and 1942 with special permission from the Egyptian Government.

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