The small temple was created for the first wife of the Pharaoh-Nefertari, and the patron goddess in it is Hathor. Ramses, constantly concerned about his own glorification, ordered the construction …
Great Temple of Abu Simbel
The story of Abu Simbel The Temple of Abu Simbel, built by pharaoh Ramses II, is one of the symbols of Egypt and of the whole of antiquity along with …
High Dam of Aswan
Since prehistoric times, every year, the waters coming from Ethiopia were directed towards the mouth of the Nile flooding the land and leaving the silt on the ground, sediment of …
Gebel El-Selsila & Surroundings
Gebel-el-Silsila. This is the name of a rocky canyon, located between Kom Ombo and Edfu, through which the Nile carries its waters, and where the high rocks are passing along …
Private tombs of Noblemen – Qubbet El-Hawa in Aswan
Qubbet el-Hawa is a site on the western bank of the Nile, opposite Aswan. The name is derived from the dome of the tomb of an Islamic sheikh, but archaeologically, it is usually …