Egypt: The land of
civilization
Egypt is an
ancient but at the same time a very young country.
Cairo which is
over 3,000 or 7.000 years old , offers the most significant collection of Pharaonic ,
Coptic and Islamic art.
From Egypt came
the first calendar, the earliest script, the oldest known love-song, the first
decorated stone monumental building and the tallest tomb.
Egypt was also the
first nation to be completely Christianized and it has the oldest university in
the world (The Islamic Al Azhar University). Five places from various periods have
been declared World Heritage sites: Memphis, capital of the Old Kingdom together
with its associated necropolis, the modern city of Luxor with its temples and
tombs, all of the Nubian temples from Abu Simbel to Philae, the early Christian
pilgrimage center of Abu Mina, and the ancient Islamic quarter of Cairo.
The new glamorous
attractive Red Sea resort cities in Sinai and Hurghada provide the relaxing tourist face of Egypt.