What are the tourist attractions in Egypt?

1. Egyptian National Museum

The Egyptian National Museum is located near Tahrir Square in the center of Cairo. It is one of the most famous museums in the world and the largest collection of ancient Egyptian treasures in the world. one. The museum was founded in 1858 and displays more than 250,000 cultural relics from the ancient Egyptian period to the ancient Roman period with thousands of years of history. The most famous among them are the precious cultural relics unearthed from Tutankhamun's tomb; statues of King Khufu, Khafre, and Menkaure; the solid gold petal-style crowns of the princesses of the Twelve Dynasties; the mummy of Ramses II, etc. Here you can see with your own eyes the golden mask of the Egyptian pharaoh, the treasure of the museum. You can also visit the mummies of many pharaohs and royal nobles in the mummy exhibition hall and learn about their production process.

The Egyptian National Museum is a simple brick-red building divided into two floors. The first floor of the museum is displayed in the order of the development of ancient Egyptian history. It collects precious cultural relics from the ancient kings to the Roman rule in the fifth and sixth centuries AD, as well as exhibits from the ancient Egyptian period, the Greek and Roman periods. The second floor is displayed in the form of a special exhibition room, and the exhibits are more precious than those on the first floor. The exhibition room of Pharaoh Tutankhamun that attracts much attention here. Here you can see with your own eyes the pharaoh’s magnificent gold funeral mask, gold coffin, gold throne, etc. In addition, the mummy display room in the southwest corner of the second floor is the most attractive part of the Egyptian Museum.

2. The Pyramid of Giza

The Pyramid of Giza is located on the Giza Plain in the southern suburbs of Cairo. It is the general name of a pyramid group, not a separate pyramid. They were built in From 2600 to 2500 BC, it is synonymous with ancient Egyptian civilization and one of the seven wonders of the world. The three largest and best-preserved pyramids in the Giza Pyramids are the Pyramid of Khufu, the Pyramid of Khafre and the Pyramid of Menkaure. The three pyramids are arranged according to the constellation of Orion. The Giza Plain is so large that if you want to see all three pyramids, it will take a day to walk and visit.

The first thing you see after entering the scenic spot is the largest Pyramid of Khufu, which is the best-preserved pyramid so far. When tourists come to the Pyramid of Khufu, they can symbolically climb a few floors, but they cannot climb too high. There are police watching from the side. In addition to admiring the outside, you can also go inside the pyramid. There is a limited number of people allowed to visit the interior of the Pyramid of Khufu, 150 people each in the morning and afternoon. Photography is not allowed inside, and the inner corridors are illuminated. Inside, you can visit the Pharaoh's secret chamber. There is an open dark red granite empty sarcophagus in the secret chamber. The Pharaoh's treasures had long been looted.

3. The Sphinx

The Sphinx is located in the Giza Pyramid Scenic Area, between the Pyramid of Khufu and the Pyramid of Khafre, and has a history of 4,000 years. , which, together with the Pyramids of Giza, is the most representative relic of ancient Egyptian civilization and is synonymous with Egypt. There are more than one Sphinx in Cairo, but this one is the largest and most famous one in Cairo. The Sphinx is a statue with a human face and a lion body, with its front paws lying forward on the desert. The entire statue is 22 meters high and 57 meters long. Except for the front paws, it is entirely carved from a piece of natural rock. The original Sphinx wore a crown on its head, a relief of a sacred snake on its body, a long beard, and a collar around its neck.

After thousands of years of wind, rain and sand burial, the crown and collar of the Sphinx have disappeared. The relief of the Holy Snake was excavated under the statue by the British-Italian Caffiria in 1818 and presented to the British Museum. The beard fell off and fell into pieces. There are two pieces in the Egyptian Museum and one piece in the British Museum (now returned to Egypt). The most serious part is the nose. Some say it fell off due to weathering, and some say it was Napoleon using a cannon. No matter what, the Sphinx is now riddled with chronic diseases and riddled with holes.

4. Nile River

The Nile River is a river that flows through eastern and northern Africa. It flows into the Mediterranean Sea from south to north. With a total length of 6,670 kilometers, it is the largest river in Africa and the largest river in the world. The longest river. The Nile River is the mother river of Egypt, and is also known as the "River of Life" for Egyptians. Although the Nile River section flowing through Egypt is only 1,350 kilometers long, it is the section with the best natural conditions. In the Cairo section of the Nile, the standard scenery is clear water, oases along the coast and sand dunes in the distance. Tourists usually choose to take a night cruise on the Nile River. Not only can they enjoy the city night view of Cairo, but they can also watch wonderful belly dance or Sufi dance performances.

You can see a variety of cruise ships of different grades at the docks on both sides of the Nile River in downtown Cairo. The prices range from 10 Egyptian pounds to one or two hundred Egyptian pounds. The more famous ones include the Pharaoh and the Luxury Dinner cruise ship. wait. Tourists can take a cruise to enjoy the beautiful scenery of the entire Nile River. During the whole process, they can not only enjoy the sunrise and sunset of the Nile River on the cruise ship, but also stop at famous scenic spots on both sides of the Nile River. There are cruise activities during the day and night. There are usually belly dance, Sufi dance and other performances on the boat during the night cruise, which is very lively.

5. Karnak Temple

Karnak Temple is located in the north of the ancient city of Luxor, on the east bank of the Nile 700 kilometers south of Cairo. It is the largest temple in ancient Egypt. The temple complex is the oldest temple in Thebes. It was first built in 2000 BC, and more than 50 pharaohs participated in its construction. It was not until the 3rd century BC that this temple, which took the longest time to be built in the history of civilized mankind, was finally completed.

Karnak Temple is not only the largest temple in Luxor, but also the largest temple in Egypt. The temple covers an area of ??more than 1 million square meters, with as many as 10 towers guarding more than 20 halls. No matter how long you stay inside, you will always have the feeling of taking a quick tour.

The Karnak Temple is divided into three parts by brick walls. The middle part is the best preserved and the largest part. It is dedicated to the sun god Amon. The one on the left is dedicated to the god Montu, while the other is dedicated to the goddess Mut in the form of a vulture, the wife of the god Amun, but it has not yet been discovered. In addition, there are dozens of temples of various sizes in the complex. Here you can see the representative buildings, columns, courtyards, towers and obelisks of ancient Egypt, and even the sacred lake. When entering the temple, be sure to see the giant statue of Ramses II, which is the most representative image in the Karnak Temple.

6. Valley of the Kings

The Valley of the Kings is located in the west of the ancient city of Luxor, on the west bank of the Nile River, 7 kilometers away from the shore. It can be reached from the steep mountain ring at the north end of the Acropolis of Thebes. Arriving by road. There are 63 imperial tombs here, and 64 pharaohs from the 17th to 20th dynasties are buried. The Valley of the Kings was once known as the "Grand Necropolis of Pharaohs". Elders of the new era chose to be buried in this sparsely populated valley to avoid tomb robbing that was already rampant at that time. The tombs in the Valley of the Kings are irregularly distributed in the valley. The tombs are dug into the mountains, and the entrances are often opened on the mountainside to prevent damage by tomb robbers.

The Tomb of Seti I is the largest tomb in the entire Valley of the Kings. The huge rock cave was dug into an underground palace. The walls and ceilings are covered with murals and gorgeous decorations that are unimaginable. The entrance to the tomb is often halfway up the mountain, with a small passage leading to the depths of the tomb. The patterns and hieroglyphs on the two walls of the passage are still very clear today. Tutankhamun's tomb is the most legendary tomb that almost everyone who comes to the Valley of the Kings will not miss. Most of the treasures in the tomb have been moved to the Cairo Museum, but Tutankhamun's mummy still remains. In its original place.

7. Luxor Temple

Luxor Temple is located in the center of Luxor. It was once just a small temple used to celebrate the New Year. Later, Amenhotep III , Thutmose III and Ramesses II successively expanded and repaired this place, and used it as a place of worship to welcome the god Amun Ra, the goddess Mut and the god Kongsu, so it is also called "the god Amun". "Southern Villa". The expansion of the Luxor Temple continued until Alexander the Great, and the Romans who later moved in used the temple as a military camp. In the 13th century, the Abu Khaq Mosque, which represented the power of Islam, was built next to the Luxor Temple. Along with the Luxor Temple, you can see the joys and sorrows of the world.

The Luxor Temple is 262 meters long and 56 meters wide. It consists of a tower gate, a courtyard, a multi-column hall and a temple. Enter the temple from the north-facing gate. Outside the temple, there is a causeway across the water leading to the Karnak Temple. This causeway has become a highlight of Luxor after being renovated. Originally, there was an avenue with sphinxes on both sides of the outer wall of the temple leading to the Temple of Karnak (Temple of Karnak), but it has been interrupted now, but some well-preserved statues still stand here. Inside the temple, you can see the huge statue of Ramses II, the granite obelisk and the spectacular stone pillars and other buildings.

8. Abu Simbel Temple

The Abu Simbel Temple is located 290 kilometers southwest of Aswan City, on the west bank of Lake Nasser, with an archway gate built on the cliff. It consists of a huge cliff statue of Ramses II, front and rear pillar halls and a temple. There are two giant temples carved from rock, namely: dedicated to the god Ptah, the god Amun-Ra, The large temple of the Harakhtite god and the deified Ramses II and the nearby small temple dedicated to the goddess Hathor and Ramses II's favorite wife Queen Nefertari. There are two days a year that the sun shines directly into the temple. Except for Anubis, the god of death, the other three statues in the temple can illuminate in the dark.

The Abu Simbel Temple was a temple built by Ramses II to show off himself and attempt to extend his life into the afterlife. Two majestic tower gates, a pillar hall with 48 huge stone columns, two broad courtyards and three sanctuaries form a palace that can praise the immortal achievements of this "King of Kings". Although this eternal palace has fallen into disrepair due to the baptism of time, its magnificent scale can still make people awe-inspiring when walking around. This huge complex includes temples, storage rooms, administrative offices, and priests' residences. From the time it was built until the 9th century AD, it was the economic and life center of Thebes.

9. Philae Temple

The Philae Temple was originally located on Philae Island in the Nile River south of the Aswan Dam. When the Aswan Low Dam blocked the Nile in 1902, the temple was partially submerged. After a high dam was built on the south side of Philae in 1062, the temple was almost completely submerged. In order to protect these precious cultural relics from damage, starting in 1972, the Egyptian government built a cofferdam around the temple, drained the river water in the weir, and then dismantled the temples into more than 45,000 stone blocks and more than 100 carved stone pillars. , in August 1979, the Philae Temple was rebuilt according to its original appearance on the island of Egrica, about 500 meters away from Philae Island.

The Philae Temple is one of the three best-preserved ancient Egyptian Ptolemaic dynasty temples. It was built in the Hellenistic Ptolemaic period and was the temple in charge of fertility and reproduction in ancient Egyptian mythology. Built for the goddess Isis. Among those worshiped here are Hathor, the god of wealth, and Isis, the god of fertility. It is said that the goddess Isis has ten thousand names. She is not only responsible for fertility, but also the protector of all people, so she is highly respected by the ancient Egyptians. The temple contains the last hieroglyphic inscriptions discovered so far and some vivid reliefs, mainly those depicting Isis, her husband Osiris and her son Horus.

10. Katebey Castle

Ketebe Castle is located on Pharos Island northwest of Alexandria, where the Alexandria Lighthouse, one of the world-famous Seven Wonders, originally stood. The lighthouse experienced storms, floods and countless tides for 17 centuries, and finally collapsed in a strong earthquake in 1303. In 1480 AD, in order to prevent Turkish invasion, King Ketbe of Egypt ordered to use the stones from the lighthouse site to build a castle on the original site of the lighthouse. , and named after himself, this is the complete existing Qatebe Castle. The castle's thick outer walls are matched with several semicircular towers, and it is now the best lookout for people to enjoy the scenery and take photos.

Katebe Castle is a rectangular Arabic-style building covering an area of ??20,000 square meters. It is surrounded by tall walls on three sides. It is beautiful in shape and majestic. Together with the Ancient Cairo Castle, it is known as the two largest medieval castles in Egypt. For thousands of years, the ancient warriors and warriors of the past have long since passed away, leaving only this castle in the salty sea breeze, guarding the fragmented memories of this legendary city. Ketbe Castle is a landmark building in Alexandria. It has a statue of Poseidon on the top. Now the castle house has become a mosque and museum. From here, you can enjoy the beautiful view of Alexandria and the Mediterranean Sea.