Become a visual explorer! From the banks of the Nile to the pyramids of the Giza plateau, visit the ancient land of Egypt through 200 spectacular images.
Ancient Egypt was the cradle of modern civilization, and the splendor and scale of the nation’s antiquities is legendary, drawing millions of visitors. But the country is much more than that, boasting beautiful beaches on the Red Sea; bustling markets in Cairo and Alexandria; breathtaking tombs, temples, and pyramids; Roman, Coptic, and Sassanid history; and a rich Arab and Ottoman culture. From desert monasteries to the trade on the Suez Canal, from mausoleums hidden for centuries to medieval souks and modern urban life, Egypt guides readers through this exceptional country.
The splendor of Egypt’s antiquities is legendary, drawing millions of visitors. But the country also boasts beautiful beaches on the Red Sea; bustling markets in Cairo and Alexandria; breathtaking tombs, temples, and pyramids; and Arab and Ottoman culture. From desert monasteries to the Suez Canal, from mausoleums hidden for centuries to medieval souks and modern urban life, Egypt guides readers through this exceptional country.
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Over 200 evocative photos in a pocket visual guide to ancient and modern Egypt.
Contents to include:
Introduction
Ancient Egypt
Giza pyramids
Sphinx
Tutankhamun
Luxor/Waset
Great Temple of Amun at Karnak Valley of the Kings
Medinet Habu
Saqqara Pyramids
Abu Simbel
Temple at Edfu
Abydoss Temple of Osiris
Ptolemaic temples including Philae
Fayoum mummies
Roman amphitheatre, Alexandria
Pompeiis Column, Alexandria
Christian Tombs, Al-Bagawat, Egypt
Underwater ruin: Thonis-Heracleion resurfaced after 1,000 years
Landmarks
Al-Azhar Mosque, Cairo
Hanging Church, Cairo
Saint Barbara Church, Cairo
Babylon Fortress, Cairo
Sha'ar Hashamayim Synagogue, Cairo
Ben Ezra Synagogue, Cairo
Mosque of Amr ibn al-As, Cairo
Mosque of Mohammad Ali, Cairo
The Ibn Tulun Mosque in Cairo
The Al-Hakim Mosque in Cairo
Saladin Citadel of Cairo
Bab Zuweila Old Cairo
Qalawun complex, Cairo Tahrir Square, Cairo
Waterways
River Nile
Green irrigation of the Nile Valley
Nile Delta
Port Said ferries, waterfront, apartment blocks, Office of the Suez Canal
Company
Aswan Aswan Dam, Elephantine Island
Suez Canal
Suez Canal Bridge
Great Bitter Lake
Gulf of Suez
Gulf of Aqaba
Red Sea Coast
Sharm El-Sheik Beaches
Safaga Holiday Resort
Marsa Alam
El Gouna
Old Town Corniche, Sahl Hasheesh Damietta waterways
Deserts
White Desert
Western Desert
Farafra depression
Dakhla Oasis
Bahariya Oasis
Qattara Depression
Fortress of Shali, Siwa Oasis
Egyptian Museum, Cairo
Coptic Museum, Cairo
Museum of Islamic Art, Cairo
Qaitbay Citadel, Alexandria
Abu al-Abbas al-Mursi Mosque,
Alexandria
Church of St Catherine, Alexandria
St. Mark Coptic Cathedral, Alexandria
Montaza Palace, Alexandria
Bibliotecha Alexandrina
Catacombs of Kom El Shoqafa,
Alexandria
Cairos walled city Al Qahira (The
Victorious) the medieval Fatimid city
Siwa Salt Lake
Bedouin Life
Nubian Villages, Monastery of St Simeon
Eastern Desert
Red Sea Hills
Saint Catherines Monastery, Sinai Peninsula
City Life
Damietta churches and mosques St Marks Church, Rosetta
Al-Azhar Park, Cairo
Rivoli Cinema (Art Deco Building),
Cairo
The Khan El Khalili Bazaar, Cairo
El Azbakeya Wall book market, Cairo
Souq El Gomaa (Fridays Market),
Cairo
Mohamed Ali Street, Cairo
Wekalet El Balah, Cairo
Zamalek, Cairo
Muizz Street, Old Cairo
Trevor Naylor is a Yorkshire author and traveller who has spent all his career in the field of books. Publishing has taken him to over 90 countries but he regards Egypt as his second home, the place he has returned to live and work in for over 30 years. He has explored every corner of this fascinating and friendly country during that time and has written several books. He is the author of Cairo Inside Out (2017) Egypt Inside Out (2019) and Living Normally Where Life Comes Before Style (2007) and is co-author of A Roving Eye- Head to Toe In Egyptian Arabic Expression (2016).
