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Places to see in Egypt

12 of the 200 places VoyaKin maps here. Descriptions from Wikipedia and photos from Wikimedia Commons, credited on each card.

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  Abu SimbelUNESCO

  معبدا أبو سمبل

  Ruins · Aswan Governorate

  Abu Simbel is a historic site comprising two massive rock-cut temples in the village of Abu Simbel, Aswan Governorate, Upper Egypt, near the border with Sudan. It is located on the western bank of Lake Nasser, about 230 km (140 mi) southwest of Aswan.

  Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: Olaf Tausch (Public domain). Map

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  MemphisUNESCO

  منف

  Ruins · Giza Governorate

  Memphis, or Men-nefer, was the ancient capital of Inebu-hedj, the first nome of Lower Egypt that was known as mḥw ("North"). Its ruins are located in the vicinity of the present-day village of Mit Rahina, in Badrashin markaz (county), Giza Governorate, Egypt.

  Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: Vyacheslav Argenberg (CC BY 4.0). Map

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  Saint Catherine's MonasteryUNESCO

  دير القديسة كاترينا

  Town · South Sinai Governorate

  Saint Catherine's Monastery, officially the Sacred Autonomous Royal Monastery of Saint Catherine of the Holy and God-Trodden Mount Sinai, is a Christian monastery located in the Sinai Peninsula of Egypt.

  Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: Berthold Werner (CC BY-SA 3.0). Map

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  KarnakUNESCO

  معبد الكرنك

  Ruins · Luxor Governorate

  The Karnak Temple Complex, commonly known as Karnak, comprises a vast mix of temples, pylons, chapels, and other buildings near Luxor, Egypt.

  Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: Vyacheslav Argenberg (CC BY 4.0). Map

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  Luxor TempleUNESCO

  معبد الأقصر

  Ruins · Luxor Governorate

  The Luxor Temple is a large Ancient Egyptian temple complex located on the east bank of the Nile River in the city of Luxor and was constructed around 1400 BC. In Egyptian it was known as ipet resyt, "the southern sanctuary".

  Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: Ad Meskens (CC BY-SA 3.0). Map

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  FustatUNESCO

  الفسطاط

  Town · Cairo Governorate

  Fusṭāṭ was the first capital of Egypt under Muslim rule, nowadays part of Cairo.

  Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: Rappoport, A.S. (Angelo Solomon), 1871-1950 VIAF (71482297) (Public domain). Map

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  Abu MenaUNESCO

  أبو مينا

  Ruins · Alexandria Governorate

  Abu Mena was a town, monastery complex and Christian pilgrimage centre in Late Antique Egypt, about 50 km (31 mi) southwest of Alexandria, near New Borg El Arab city. Its remains were designated a World Heritage Site in 1979 for the site's importance in early Christianity.

  Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: isawnyu (CC BY 2.0). Map

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  Wadi al HitanUNESCO

  محمية وادى الحيتان الطبيعية

  Town · Faiyum Governorate

  Wādī al-Ḥītān is a paleontological site in the Faiyum Governorate of Egypt, some 150 kilometres (93 mi) south-west of Cairo. It was designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site in July 2005 for its hundreds of fossils of some of the earliest forms of whale, the archaeoceti.

  Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: Roland Unger (CC BY-SA 3.0). Map

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  Islamic CairoUNESCO

  القاهرة الإسلامية

  Neighborhood · Cairo Governorate

  Islamic Cairo, or Medieval Cairo, officially Historic Cairo, refers mostly to the areas of Cairo, Egypt, that were built from the Muslim conquest in 641 CE until the city's modern expansion in the 19th century during Khedive Ismail's rule, namely: the central parts within the old walled city, the…

  Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: Kareem Tarek Hussein (CC BY-SA 4.0). Map

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  Theban NecropolisUNESCO

  مدينة طيبة الجنائزية

  Heritage site · Luxor Governorate

  The Theban Necropolis is a necropolis on the west bank of the Nile, opposite Thebes (Luxor) in Upper Egypt. It was used for ritual burials for much of the Pharaonic period, especially during the New Kingdom.

  Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: Steve F-E-Cameron (CC BY 3.0). Map

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  Mosque-Madrasa of Sultan HasanUNESCO

  مسجد السلطان حسن

  Religious · Cairo Governorate

  The Mosque-Madrasa of Sultan Hasan is a monumental mosque and madrasa located in Salah al-Din Square in the historic district of Cairo, Egypt. It was built between 1356 and 1363 CE during the Bahri Mamluk period, commissioned by Sultan an-Nasir Hasan.

  Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: Batoul Khalifa (CC BY-SA 4.0). Map

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  Bab ZuwaylaUNESCO

  باب زويلة

  City · Cairo Governorate

  Bab Zuwayla or Bab Zuweila is one of three remaining gates in the city walls of historic Cairo in Egypt. It was also known as Bawabat al-Mitwali or Bab al-Mitwali. The gate was built in 1092 by the Fatimid vizier Badr al-Jamali.

  Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: JMCC1 (CC BY-SA 3.0). Map