Major tourist destinations include the millennia-old monuments in the Nile Valley. Principal among
them are the Pyramids and Great Sphinx at Giza, the Abu Simbel temples south of Aswan and the Karnak
Temple Complex and Valley of the Kings near Luxor. Attractions in Cairo include the Cairo Museum and
the Mosque of Muhammad Ali Pasha. The coast of the Sinai Peninsula has well-visited seaside resorts,
in addition to Hurghada city on the Red Sea coast and the Famous El Gouna Resort 25 km Hurghada.
Giza, 20 km southwest of Cairo, has several remains from the 26th century BC such as temples and
monuments to pharaohs including the Great Sphinx, and the Great Pyramids of Giza.
Saqqara, 30 km south of Cairo is a vast, ancient burial ground which served as the necropolis
for the Ancient Egyptian capital of Memphis. It features numerous pyramids, including the
world's oldest standing step pyramid, as well as a number of mastabas.
Abu Simbel, about 850 km south of Cairo (near the Sudanese border) is an archaeological
site comprising two massive rock temples originally carved out of a mountainside during the
reign of PharaohRamesses II (13th century BC). The complex was relocated in its entirety
in the 1960s to avoid being submerged during the creation of Lake Nasser. They are now situated
on an artificial hill made from a
domed structure high above the Aswan High Dam reservoir.
Alexandria is a main summer resort, due to its
beaches, ancient history and Museums, especially the
title="Bibliotheca Alexandrina">Bibliotheca Alexandrina, a modern project based on
reviving the ancient Library
of Alexandria.
Sinai Peninsula- Sinai has the beach
resorts of Sharm
el-Sheikh, Dahab,
title="Nuweiba">Nuweiba and Taba as
well as locations mentioned in the Bible such as
title="Mount Sinai">Mount Sinai ("Jabal Musa"). Saint
Catherine's Monastery may be the oldest working Christian monastery in the world.
Ain Sukhna, about
110 km east of Cairo has a number of beach resorts.
Assiut:in south of Egypt has
historic buildings from the time of the pharaohs and ancient mosques.
Hurghada and El Gouna resort on the Red Sea Coast, 25 km from Hurghada International
Airport, are both famous for their beaches, snorkeling and diving, and El Gouna is famous for
its nightlife.
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