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Enjoy our photos gallery of various Egyptian sites
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Our IATA Membership No. is 90 ?24694 |
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El Minya lies about 240km south of Cairo. It is known as "The bride of Upper Egypt"
which could be due to the Ancient Egyptian tradition that took place in Minya. The
tradition was a sacrificial practice of sinking the statue of a woman into the River
Nile as a token wife for the annual flood to come high and early. El Minya derives
considerable charm from the old villas built by Italian architects for Egyptian
and Greek cotton magnates. El Minya is also known for famous archeological sites
and places to visit such as:
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Tal el Amarna: It is a small town in Minya built by the Pharaoh Akhenaton
after he left Thebes. He built this isolated town in order to
advocate a new religion based on the worshipping of only 1 god who is Aten. Tal el Amarna has remains of temples, palaces, houses and tombs.
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Bani Hassan: It is located about 25km South of Minya. The village is famous
for the catacombs present there which dates back to the Middle
Kingdom. The tombs features pictures and images marking regional life
during the Middle Kingdom.
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Tuna el Gebel: Also known as East Hermopolis. The area offers a look into
the mingling of Egyptian and Greek art during the Ptolemaic
era. This melting of civilizations is exemplified by the tomb of Petoziris, tomb of Isadora, Ibis catacomb and Stela of Akhentan.
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