Welcome to Tourist Egypt! We hope you find here all you need to know when you choose to visit Egypt and it's famous wonders! We will take you on a journey to see the intimidating Sphinx, the Great Pyramid, the astonishing cities of Egypt, the Museums and numerous Temples, and the heritage of Alexander the Great - Alexandria.
Index :
1. General Info and History of Egypt
2. Pyramids and the Sphinx
3. Temples
4. Museums
5. Sinai and the Red Sea
6. The city of Aswan
7. The city of Luxor
8. The City of Cairo - UNDER CONSTRUCTION
9. The city of Alexandria - UNDER CONSTRUCTION
10 The Tourism of Egypt - UNDER CONSTRUCTION
The History of Egypt
5,000 years ago, on the banks of the Nile River, a remarkable way of life and of civilization was born. It evolved and flourished longer than most civilizations in the history of the world, for over 3,000 years. Located between Africa and the Middle East, Egypt holds a history of over 5,000 years. Filled with remnants of the ancient times, like the Pyramids, the Sphinx, the tombs of pharaohs , temples and much more, it is the dream location for all tourists of all ages.
Egyptian history begins around 3300 BC, when the ancient Egyptians finally had enough symbols in their writing to record history. It was also the time when Upper and Lower Egypt united, under King Menes the pharaoh, into a single kingdom. He built two capital cities: in the north - Memphis, in the south - Abydos. Egypt is said to be the gift of the Nile river. It depended on the Nile for food, water and transportation, and this gave Egypt an advantage that other civilizations didn’t have. Being the focal point of Egyptian life for thousands of years, by providing convenient transportation and irrigation channels that needed to be maintained, the river Nile gave Egypt some of the main reasons for becoming the first country in the world with a national government. The Nile’s unlimited supply of water allowed the creation of the society responsible for the wonders of ancient Egypt.
In the time of pharaohs (translated “the one who lives in peace), no other civilization could compete with Egypt on buildings, wealth, or long centuries of peace. Under consecutive strong and able rulers a well organized government was established. The calendar was introduced and the most loved god was the Sun-God, Ra. Egyptians believed that the pharaohs were more than human and they considered them to be gods. Their were often called “son of Ra” or “giver of life”, and no names were enough to express the greatness of the pharaoh. He was in service of the gods, and by doing so he helped the sun rise every day and the Nile to flood each summer. Only the pharaoh could make offerings of food and water, and in exchange the gods would feed the souls of the Egyptians after death. The power of the pharaoh was unquestioned and almighty and even touching his scepter or crown by mistake was punished with death.
With the passing of time, authority began to weaken in Egypt, and the kingdom got under the control of foreign princes. The foreign rulers introduced the horses and chariots to Egypt.After about 400 years, priests got their hands on the power and the empire declined. Egypt was so weak that Alexander the Great took over Egypt with ease. His capital city was Alexandria, where he is believed to be buried. After his death, his empire was divided among his generals and the Greek rule ended with the reign of Cleopatra VII. She ruled together with her son from Alexandria, which became a world center of Greek culture. For the next 300 years Egypt was ruled by Greek-speaking pharaohs, then it became a province of the Roman Empire. A division of power in Rome, resulted in the abandonment of Egypt. After many years of war with foreign countries that took over for short periods of time, Egypt finally became an independent country with a President.
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