An Egyptian city and port on the Mediterranean Sea and the capital of Matrouh Governorate. It is located 240 km (150 mi) west of Alexandria and 222 km (138 mi) east of Salloum on the main highway from the Nile Delta to the Libyan border. The city can also be reached from the south via […]
Giza Governorate is one of the governorates of Egypt. Its capital is the city of Giza, which was established in the year 20 AH with the Islamic conquest of Egypt. Giza governorate is one of the three governorates of Greater Cairo, along with Cairo and Qalyubia governorates. It is one of the ancient cities that […]
It is one of the ancient Egyptian pyramids. It is located in the village of Hawara, 9 km southeast of the city of Fayoum, from which it took its name. The pyramid was built of mud bricks and then clad on the outside with limestone. It is 58 meters high and each side is 100 […]
Wadi Al-Hitan is located in the “Garet of Hell” area in the northwest of the Wadi Al-Rayyan Reserve, and includes fossilized remains dating back about 40 million years of fossilized skeletons of primitive whales, shark teeth, shells and other extinct marine animals. The valley is an open museum, and the fossilized remains that it holds […]
Wadi El Rayan is a deep depression of Isonian limestone. The reserve is located approximately 170 km from Cairo, southwest of the Fayoum Depression. It is administratively affiliated to the Youssef El-Siddiq Center, with an estimated total area of about 1,759 km², and the level of the valley is about 42 meters below sea level. […]