UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE CAJAMARCA

ENGLISH
TEACHING:

LIC. BECKSY QUIROZ CUELLO

PUPIL:

QUILICHE AGUIRRE CECILIA ESTHEFANY

2014

INFORMATION OF THE 10 MOST ATTRACTIVE

PLACES OF EGYPT
LOCATION: The Arab Republic of Egypt is a
country in the continent African, located in the
North eastern end of the Mediterranean Sea and
the Red Sea
Limits:
North : MEDITERRANEAN SEA
South : SUDAN
East: RED SEA AND ISRAEL

West : LIBYA
LANGUAGE: Arabic
RELIGION: Islam - Christianity

1. - PYRAMIDS:

There are more than 80 pyramids in

Egypt they were built 2600 BC 1500 B.C and they are located near
the Nile River. Giza is the modern
name of the great necropolis of
Cairo, it is located on the suburbs of
the Egyptian capital . They take up
an area of 2000 m2 and in this area
you find the Sphinx and the three
Pyramids Cheops, Chephren and
Mycerinus, which are the most
precious Egypt icon's . You can visit
the gallery of Cheops and Chephren.
Cheops Pyramid is the only one of
the seven wonders of antiquity
preserved.

2.- CAIRO:

It is the capital of Egypt. Attractions of

Cairo are:
a) Khan al-Khalili market: It is one of
the largest markets in the world, many
tourists visit this market. This is a great
place for exotic perfume bottles, Arabic
clothing and other souvenirs.
b) Egyptian Museum of Antiquities: You
can find more than 100 000 artefacts.
There are 107 rooms. The most
popular attraction is the Tutankhamun
Gallery.
c) Other attractions include the
Pyramids of Giza (mentioned in
advanced) and Old Cairo.

3.- ABU SIMBEL:

It was built to worship the Amun Ra

and Ptah-Horajti gods and to the
deified Rameses.
The facade of the temple is 33 meters
high by 38 meters wide and is
guarded by four seated statues. All
statues represent Ramesses II, seated
on a throne with the double crown of
Upper and Lower Egypt

4.KARNAK TEMPLES:

It is a big complex and has three

temples , the most famous of them is
Amun.Temple It is construction lasted
1300 years.

5: LUXOR TEMPLE:

The modern city of Luxor is the site

of the famous city of Thebes, (or the
city of 100 doors). A row of sphinxes
line the entrance to Karnak Temple.
The most famous section of these
temples is the Great Hypostyle hall.

6: OASIS OF SIWA:

The area is famous for its

dates and olives. It is one of the
most beautiful landscapes and
waters of Egypt. It was the most
inaccessible oasis until recently.
It lies 60 feed below sea level.

7.- Nubia Museum of Aswan:

One of the unavoidable visits of

Aswan is the Nubian Museum, opened
in 1997, is one of the best
archaeological sites in Egypt, with
wonderful Pharaonic antiquities like
the Colossus of Ramses II Osirian
lobby, belonging to the temple today
submerged Gerf Hussein. It has an
ethnographic section showing life in
the region before the dam that
complements the villages
reconstructed Lakeside.

9.- ALEXANDRIA:

The best places to see are Pompey's Pillar, Bibliotheca

Alexandrina, Alexandria National
Museum, King Farouk Palace and the
Roman Amphitheatre.

LEY OF THE KINGS AND VALLEY OF THE QUEENS

The Valley of the Kings is located on

the west bank of the Nile at Thebes.
There are 62 tombs in the valley.
The Valley of the Kings was where
alos Pharaohs were buried kings and
dynasties XVIII, XIX, and XX .. Is East
Valley which most tourists visit and in
which most of the tombs of New
Kingdom pharaohs can be found.

In the Valley of the Queens were

buried queens and princes of the
dynasties XVIII, XIX, and XX some of
earlier times. Is located southwest of
the Valley of the Kings.

10.- SHARM EL :SHEIKH

The best places to see are - Sinai

Mountain, Na'ama Bay, Tiran
Island, Terrazzina Beach and white
lagoon.
Other attractions of Egypt include
the White Desert Hurghada and
Felucca on the Nile