Culture and History

Luxor Temple lit at night, the seated colossi of Ramesses II and the great columns floodlit orange against a deep blue evening sky, with visitors in silhouette below

Fun Facts About Egypt: True Facts and Where You See Them

September 13, 2026
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A turquoise faience Eye of Horus amulet, the wedjat, photographed against a plain grey background

Eye of Horus Meaning: Myth, Amulet and Where to See It

September 13, 2026
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Mysteries of the Sphinx: Age, Face, Hidden Chambers, Nose

September 13, 2026
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Carved stone gateway and arched wooden door of a Coptic church on Sharia Mari Gerges in Old Cairo, with a Coptic cross on the door, a cross above the gate, a hanging metal lantern and a blue street sign in Arabic and English, photographed from below against a white sky.

Coptic Christmas in Egypt: January 7, Liturgy and Feast

September 13, 2026
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Ancient Egyptian Religion: Temples, Priests and Rituals

September 13, 2026
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The Step Pyramid of Djoser at Saqqara from the open desert in front, its six stepped tiers complete against a clear sky, with a group of visitors on the path at the right

Imhotep was the architect of the first pyramid, and Egypt later made him a god

September 13, 2026
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The pyramids of Khafre and Menkaure from the sand plateau, deep blue sky above and an empty foreground of pale desert

How Were the Pyramids Built? Quarries, Ramps and the Workers

September 13, 2026
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Painted raised relief on a wall showing a row of ancient Egyptian deities and a king, among them a falcon headed god, a goddess wearing cow horns and a sun disc, and a mummiform figure at the right, with columns of hieroglyphs and royal cartouches above and a decorated border band along the top; photographed indoors under warm artificial light.

Egyptian Mythology: The Myths Behind the Temples You Visit

September 13, 2026
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A colossal seated statue of Ramesses II at Luxor Temple at dusk, beside a papyrus-bud column

Ramesses II: Ramses the Great, Kadesh and Abu Simbel

September 13, 2026
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The gold funerary mask of Tutankhamun, its striped nemes headdress and broad inlaid collar set with blue, turquoise and red stone, the vulture and cobra on the brow, lit against a dark red museum background.

Tutankhamun Tomb and Treasure: KV62, the Mask and the GEM

September 13, 2026
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A small alabaster statuette of a seated scribe with a heavy wig, an inscribed papyrus roll open across his lap, on a plain grey ground

Ancient Egyptian Writing: Scripts, Scribes and Papyrus

September 13, 2026
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A granite falcon statue in the foreground with the terraced colonnades of the temple of Hatshepsut at Deir el Bahari rising behind it

Queen Hatshepsut: The Woman Who Ruled Egypt as a Pharaoh

September 13, 2026
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A limestone head of Akhenaten in three quarter view against a plain grey ground, the long jaw, narrow eyes and blue crown shape characteristic of the Amarna style

Akhenaten: The Heretic Pharaoh, Amarna and What Survives

September 13, 2026
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The reconstructed entrance colonnade of the Djoser complex at Saqqara, its fluted engaged columns running down the wall, with the Step Pyramid behind

Tea and shisha in Egypt: how to sit in a cafe like a local

September 13, 2026
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A painted temple relief with blue and white star bands, showing a king making an offering to two enthroned deities, in the Ptolemaic style of Dendera

Cleopatra: The Last Queen of Egypt and Where to See Her

September 13, 2026
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Figures of gods painted on the wall of an Egyptian tomb, the colour worn by time

Egyptian Book of the Dead: Spells, Judgment, Where to See It

September 13, 2026
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The Rosetta Stone in a museum, the dark granodiorite slab with its three registers of hieroglyphic, demotic and Greek text against a black ground

Rosetta Stone: What It Says, Where It Is and What to See

September 13, 2026
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A pale alabaster canopic jar with a human headed stopper, photographed against a black background

Mummification in Ancient Egypt: Process and Where to See It

September 13, 2026
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Queen Nefertiti: Her Story, the Bust and Where to See Her

September 13, 2026
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An aerial photograph of the Giza plateau from an aircraft window, the three pyramids on their sandy ground with the dense city of Cairo pressing right up to the edge

Egypt Tourism Statistics: Arrivals by Year, Records, Markets

September 13, 2026
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The Rosetta Stone, its granite face carved with hieroglyphic, demotic and Greek text

The best books about ancient Egypt to read before you visit, chosen stop by stop

September 13, 2026
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A large group of snorkellers in masks and fins floating together in clear turquoise Red Sea water, seen from a boat

Movies About Egypt and Documentaries to Watch Before You Go

September 13, 2026
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A crowded open motor launch carrying local passengers on the Nile, with a modern building and a stone embankment behind. Low resolution and flat light

Egyptian Cotton: How to Spot the Real Thing in Egypt

September 13, 2026
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The pillared hall inside the Great Temple of Abu Simbel, with a row of colossal Osiride statues of Ramses II standing against square pillars with arms crossed over the chest, hieroglyphs and painted reliefs covering the pillars, walls and ceiling, and a wooden visitor walkway running along the floor.

Recent Archaeological Discoveries in Egypt: Where to See

September 13, 2026
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The head and shoulders of the Great Sphinx of Giza in close view from the right, the Great Pyramid rising directly behind it against a blue sky

Egypt festivals and holidays: the calendar a traveler can actually plan around

September 13, 2026
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The salmon coloured neoclassical facade of the Egyptian Museum in Tahrir Square, Cairo, with its arched entrance, statues in the niches and three flags on the roof

The Egyptian Museum in Tahrir Square: What Is Still There and How to Visit

August 29, 2026
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Aerial view of the Nile at Aswan in golden light, two feluccas under sail, green islands, moored cruise boats and the town spreading along the east bank

The Nile River: From Its Source to the Sea, and How to Sail It

August 28, 2026
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Painted hieroglyphs and reliefs on the ceiling and walls of an Egyptian temple, lit by daylight from a doorway

Egyptian Hieroglyphs: What They Mean and How to Read Them

August 28, 2026
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The facade of the small temple at Abu Simbel, with standing statues of Ramesses II and Queen Nefertari

The Pharaohs of Ancient Egypt: God-Kings of the Nile

August 28, 2026
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Columns of an Egyptian temple carved with hieroglyphs and reliefs that keep their blue and ochre paint

The Ancient Egyptian Calendar: How the 365-Day Year Began

August 28, 2026
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An ancient Egyptian winged scarab pectoral in lapis lazuli, carnelian and turquoise inlay, displayed against black

Ancient Egyptian Amulets: The Ankh, Scarab and Eye of Horus

August 28, 2026
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The granite falcon statue of Horus wearing the double crown, standing at the entrance of the Temple of Edfu

Ancient Egyptian Gods and How to Recognize Them

August 25, 2026
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