Mosque of Sultan Hassan 1356 – 1363 If pharaonic Egypt may boat of its pyramids, Moslem Egypt may boast of the Sultan Hassan Mosque. It is unique in style and remarkable for its grandiose proportions. Mosque of Sultan Hassan It was built by order of Sultan Hassan Ibn Naser Mohammed Ibn Mansour Kalawoun. He was […]

Temples of Abu Simbel are considered among the most celebrated achievements of the ancient Egyptians. The two temples were cut in the cliffs about 250 km south of Aswan. The temples were excavated by Belzoni in 1917 when the two temples were buried in the sand. The two temples were built by Ramesses 2nd, while […]

Valley of the Kings or Valley of the Gates (KV means kings valley), in the ancient times, called (the great field). It is dedicated to the kings, some nobles and sons of Ramesses II It locates on the west side of Luxor and has two valleys, the east one where most of the tombs are […]

Hurghada Museum is an important ring in Egypt’s museums. It is such a great window to watch the beauty of the ancient history of Egypt. The location is just 10 minutes north of the airport. This museum was built upon 10 thousand square meters, but the building covers just 3 thousand square meters.  In fact, […]

The valley of the Queens or Ta-Set-Neferu (place of beauty) is located on the west side of Luxor and nearby the Valley of the Kings. It is the place where the Egyptian queens, princesses, and princes were buried. This Valley is one of the most famous locations in Egypt as it is for the wives […]

Caesar, (the Roman period 30 BC-642 AD) also stayed in Egypt after taking control of it and Cleopatra ordered a large boat to be filled with Egypt’s finest accessories. This boat was to travel along the Nile and call at many cities. It was protected by Caesar’s guards who traveled alongside it. Soon after, Cleopatra’s […]

CT scans of the mummy of King Seqenenre-Taa-II revealed the circumstances of his death King Seqenenre-Taa-II was killed while fighting Egypt’s invaders and his embalmers had skillfully concealed some head wounds Modern medical technology revealed the story behind the death of a king in ancient Egypt who was martyred for the sake of reunifying Egypt […]

Cleopatra’s father was known as Ptolemy XII, he died in the spring of 51B.C. His will stated that Cleopatra, who was 18 at the time, would marry her brother Ptolemy XIII. Ptolemy XIII was only ten years old at that time and they were to rule together. She had to figure out how to remove […]

Queen Hatshepsut is also known as Maatkare (1479-1457 B.C). She was the fifth ruler of the 18th Dynasty; she was the daughter of Thutmose I and Queen Ahmose Nefertari. Her brother was Thutmose II, who had a son Thutmose III, by a minor wife. When Thutmose II died in 1479 B.C, his son Thutmose III […]