Egypt
Adelaide Now (Jessica Hurt)
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- Photo For Today - Kiosk Of Qertassi
Kiosk of Qertassi New Kalabsha (Lake Nasser, just south of the Aswan High Dam at Aswan) The kiosk, the remainder of what was a much larger temple, was originally erected next to sandstone quarries 40km to the south and features twin heads of Hathor,...
- Feature: Working The Quarries Of Aswan
Heritage Key (Malcolm Jack) Quarries, often ignored, were a crucial part of Egypt. It was from these sites that the precious raw materials and minerals used in the construction of decorative monuments such as sculptures and obelisks was hewn thousands...
- Egyptian Team To Search Nile For Sunken Remains
Egypt Daily Star News For the first time, the Nile River will be the subject of an archeological excavation. An Egyptian archeological team affiliated with the Supreme Council of Antiquities will track down the locations of the river’s ancient sunken...
- Travel: Nile Cruise, Cairo, Philae And Abu Simbel
http://washingtontimes.com/travel/20070323-085419-6551r_page2.htmAn account of a Nile cruise with visits to Cairo, Philae and Abu Simbel. It is coming to the end of the most popular time for tourism in Egypt, but there seem to be lots of travel accounts...
- Observing The Sun On The Face Of Ramesses
http://tinyurl.com/dfpft "Head of Aswan and Nubia monuments Mohamad El Beyali said some 5,000 tourists of various nationalities arrived in Aswan to watch the Sun perpendicularity on the face Ramses II statue in Abu Simbel. Aswan governorate prepared an...
Egypt
Travel: Nile Cruise
Adelaide Now (Jessica Hurt)
Aswan was originally known as Swenet, a frontier town of ancient Egypt. Its quarries were celebrated for their stone, especially the granitic rock called syenite. Their stone was used in the colossal statues, obelisks and shrines which are found around Aswan and throughout Egypt today – including the pyramids. You can still see traces left by quarrymen in the area about 3000 years ago. Aswan also was known as a military station.
Like most Egyptian towns, Aswan life centres around the bustling bazaar. We arrive just before dinner, when the market comes to life. There are more locals here than tourists. The women, covered head-to-toe, come to buy fruit and vegetables and choose from woven baskets with a huge selection of spices, from chilli to indigo. Stall owners cry out to the passing trade – enticing patrons with their crafty wares.
- Photo For Today - Kiosk Of Qertassi
Kiosk of Qertassi New Kalabsha (Lake Nasser, just south of the Aswan High Dam at Aswan) The kiosk, the remainder of what was a much larger temple, was originally erected next to sandstone quarries 40km to the south and features twin heads of Hathor,...
- Feature: Working The Quarries Of Aswan
Heritage Key (Malcolm Jack) Quarries, often ignored, were a crucial part of Egypt. It was from these sites that the precious raw materials and minerals used in the construction of decorative monuments such as sculptures and obelisks was hewn thousands...
- Egyptian Team To Search Nile For Sunken Remains
Egypt Daily Star News For the first time, the Nile River will be the subject of an archeological excavation. An Egyptian archeological team affiliated with the Supreme Council of Antiquities will track down the locations of the river’s ancient sunken...
- Travel: Nile Cruise, Cairo, Philae And Abu Simbel
http://washingtontimes.com/travel/20070323-085419-6551r_page2.htmAn account of a Nile cruise with visits to Cairo, Philae and Abu Simbel. It is coming to the end of the most popular time for tourism in Egypt, but there seem to be lots of travel accounts...
- Observing The Sun On The Face Of Ramesses
http://tinyurl.com/dfpft "Head of Aswan and Nubia monuments Mohamad El Beyali said some 5,000 tourists of various nationalities arrived in Aswan to watch the Sun perpendicularity on the face Ramses II statue in Abu Simbel. Aswan governorate prepared an...