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Dendera is home of the Temple of the Goddess Hathor. The complex at Dendera marks the location of a very old holy place. An indication of the antiquity of the temple site is given by the astronomical alignment of the main temple to Gamma Draconis.

Wadi Al-Hitan, Whale Valley, in the Western Desert of Egypt, contains invaluable fossil remains of the earliest, and now extinct, suborder of whales, Archaeoceti. These fossils represent one of the major stories of evolution

Baharyia Oasis is located 205 miles (330 KM) southwest of Cairo; Baharyia is the closest of the four Western Desert oases to the capital.

Shalateen is located about 1,000 kilometers south of Cairo, 550 kilometers from Hurghada and less than 300 kilometers from Port Sudan. From a small human settlement, this outpost has evolved outside the usual tourist circuit....

The Straits of Tiran geographically seperates the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aqaba. Tiran is part of the Ras Mohamed National Park, and was leased to Egypt to support the presence of an observation post controlled by Multinational force & Observers ....

Madinet Habu, this magnificent complex, dominated by the temple of Ramses III, is the best preserved monument on the West Bank of Luxor.

Cairo Tower the nation's tallest man-made structure is a source of continuity in Cairo's scattered skyline.

Ras Mohamed is located at the southern tip of the Sinai Peninsula 20 km from Sharm El Sheikh (8 miles by sea). Today the Park is probably known as one of the top diving sites in the Red Sea thanks to an amazing array of coral and other marine life.

The Karnak temple complex is dedicated to god Amon and was spiritual center of the Ancient Egyptians. It now amaze us with its really impressive architectural achievements and the atmosphere it stills holds.