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739 places in the atlas, 104 of them inscribed as UNESCO World Heritage.
🇪🇬 Egypt · Archaeological wonder
Gabal El Haridi is an archaeological site in Egypt approximately 350 kilometers south of Cairo within Sakulta, in Sohag Governorate in Upper Egypt.
🇪🇬 Egypt · Archaeological wonder
Ancient Egypt
The Colossi of Memnon (Arabic: el-Colossat or es-Salamat) are two large stone statues of the Pharaoh Amenhotep III, which stand at the front of the ruined Mortuary Temple of Amenhotep III, the…
🇪🇬 Egypt · Archaeological wonder
ancient history · Ancient Egypt
The Beautiful Festival of the Valley (Egyptian: hb nfr n jnt; Arabic: عيد الوادي الجميل, romanized: Eid al-Wadi al-Jamil) was an ancient Egyptian festival, celebrated annually in Thebes (now Luxor),…
🇪🇬 Egypt · Archaeological wonder
Avenue of Sphinxes or The King's Festivities Road, also known as Rams Road (Arabic: طريق الكباش), is a 2.7 km (1.7 mi) long avenue (dromos) which connects Karnak Temple with Luxor Temple having been…
🇪🇬 Egypt · Archaeological wonder
Ancient Egypt · Ancient Egypt
Leontopolis is the Koine Greek name of a city that may correspond to either the modern area of Tell el Yehudiye or Tell el-Yahudiya ("the Jewish tell").
🇪🇬 Egypt · Archaeological wonder
Ancient Egypt
building in Qurna, Theban Necropolis in Upper Egypt, across the River Nile from the modern city of Luxor (Thebes)
🇪🇬 Egypt · Temple complex
The Amr ibn al-As Mosque (Arabic: مَسْجِد عَمْرِو بْنِ الْعَاصِ, romanized: Masjid ʿAmr ibn al-ʿĀṣ) is a mosque, located in the Fustat neighbourhood of Old Cairo, Egypt.
🇪🇬 Egypt · Archaeological wonder
Ancient Egypt
Lisht or el-Lisht (Arabic: اللشت, romanized: Al-Lišt) is an Egyptian village located south of Cairo.
🇪🇬 Egypt · Archaeological wonder
The Berenice pet cemetery is a pet cemetery in Berenike, Egypt, dating from the 1st–2nd century CE. It contains the remains of more than 580 individual animals including cats, dogs, and monkeys.
🇪🇬 Egypt · Archaeological wonder
El-Tod (Arabic: طود aṭ-Ṭūd, from Coptic: ⲧⲟⲟⲩⲧ or ⲧⲁⲩⲧ, Ancient Egyptian: Ḏrty, lit. 'falcon', Ancient Greek: Τουφιον, Latin: Tuphium) was the site of an ancient Egyptian town and a temple to the…
🇪🇬 Egypt · Archaeological wonder
Biahmu (Byahmu) is a village and archaeological site in Faiyum Governorate, Egypt. The town is in the Faiyum Oasis, 7 kilometres (4.3 mi) from the city of Faiyum.
🇪🇬 Egypt · Archaeological wonder
Magharet el Kantara or Shaw's Cave (Arabic: مغارة القنطرة, arched cave) is a rock art shelter of the Gilf Kebir National Park in the New Valley Governorate, Egypt.
🇪🇬 Egypt · Archaeological wonder
Idfa (Arabic: إدفا) is a village in Sohag Governorate in Upper Egypt located 6.4 km (4.0 mi) from the nearby city of Sohag.
🇪🇬 Egypt · Archaeological wonder
archaeological site in the Egyptian depression of el-Bahriya
🇪🇬 Egypt · Archaeological wonder
building in Naqlun, Fayum, Egypt
