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OFF THE Beaten TRACK

OFF THE Beaten TRACK. What are the uncommon interesting historic places in Egypt ?. Here are three of the uncommon historic places in Egypt. Sinai El-Minya The Siwa oasis. Sinai. What is Sinai famous for ? It is famous for St. Catherine’s Monastery.

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OFF THE Beaten TRACK

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  1. OFF THE Beaten TRACK

  2. What are the uncommon interesting historic places in Egypt ? Here are three of the uncommon historic places in Egypt. Sinai El-Minya The Siwa oasis

  3. Sinai

  4. What is Sinai famous for ?It is famous for St. Catherine’s Monastery.

  5. A brief idea about St. Catherine’s Monastery. The monastery of St. Catherine stands in the heart of Sinai. It is the oldest working Christian monastery in the world. In the sixth century, the Romans ruled in Egypt and the Emperor Justinian ordered the building of a small chapel beneath an important. Over its 1,400-year history, it developed into a massive fortress with walls from 12 to 60 meters high. These huge walls were built to protect its many treasures.

  6. El-Minya

  7. What is El-Minya famous for ?El-Minya is famous for Tel El-Amarna Nefertiti – Tel El Amarna

  8. Tel El-Amarna, the Solar City It lies 50 kilometres south of El-Minya on the east bank of the Nile. The Pharaoh Akhenaton, who worshiped the sun god, built temples and palaces on this site which he intended to be the capital of Egypt. Today, these temples and palaces have gone, but the tombs that were cut into the hills remain. Akhenaton

  9. The Siwa Oasis

  10. The Siwa Oasis • It is situated 627 kilometres south west of Cairo in the Western Desert, close to the Libyan border. Strangely, Siwa lies in a deep depression 18 meters below sea level. All over this historic oasis you will find natural wells, where bubbles come up from 15 to 20 metres under the ground.

  11. Prepared by : Morcos Anismorcos100@gmail.comAshraf Gawish Secondary SchoolNabarouh Directorat • Under the supervision of : • Mr. Hamdy Eed • Mr. Mohamed El Tantawy

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