Nile Cruises  Way back in the seventies the first Nile cruise for tourists has started sailing on the river Nile, then it started to be more common in late eighties.   Early nineties some cruises were running between Cairo and Aswan for about 2 weeks long and suddenly stopped since 1997 for some security reasons, only after the Egyptian revolution they thought of getting them back but it seems that no many bookers wanted to go...

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Luxor

Luxor - Thebes  Luxor is a small city lies on both sides of the river Nile, it's about 700 km to the south of Cairo. It's population is about 600,000 people. they live on both sides of city.30 % of them are Christians and the rest are Muslims.  The main profession for them is tourism, though agriculture represents a big  parentage of people working in it. Luxor is a very old city and shows different eras  of the Egyptian...

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Egyptian Desert

Travelers and the nature of deserts: For those travelers staying in well regulated accommodation in good hotels, the realities of the desert can be disguised for as long as electricity and pure water supplies are sustained. Much of the information in the following section can thus be ignored, though not with total impunity. Trips into the desert even by the most careful of tour operators carry some of the hazards and a knowledge of good...

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The Nubian Society

THE NUBIANS Dark-skinned Nubians inhabit the narrow valley south of Aswan. Although modern studies have been unable to establish the ancestry of the Nubian people or trace changes in the race through history, they carry predominantly Caucasian genes and appear unrelated to other Africans. These people once farmed the narrow margins of the river, planting palm groves along its edge. Hoisting triangular lateen sails above their boats, they hauled...

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Egyptians Between Town & Country

Egyptian Rural Life  Egyptian Villages Most of the inhabitants live in mud-brick homes, their thick walls insulating against the afternoon heat. Flat roofs, exposed to the northern evening breezes, serve as cool sleeping quarters as well as storage areas. Villagers plaster the outer walls and often trim them in blue, a color they believe wards off the evil eye. As a man becomes richer, he can add a second story to his house...

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Learn More About Egyptians

                                         Egyptian people  In reading several books regarding Egyptian travel, this author was surprised to see the Egyptian populous divided into four cultural groups consisting of Copts, Bedouins, Nubians and Egyptian peasants, or fallahin. Upon closer examination, fallahins are presented basically...

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Do and Don't while visiting Egypt.

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