Egypt: A Practical Guide
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by Moustafa Gadalla 256 pages, paperback, 4″ x 6″ ISBN-13: 978-0-9652509-0-0 ISBN-10: 0-9652509-0-3 e-Book ISBN-13: 978-1-931446-13-6 e-Book ISBN-10: 1-931446-13-X Includes:
Publisher: Tehuti Research Foundation |
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Quick, easy, and comprehensive reference to sites of antiquities. Detailed plans and descriptions of all major temples and tombs in Ancient Egypt. Tips are included to help understand both the modern and ancient Egyptian cultures. This pocket-sized book is informative, detailed, and contains an illustrated glossary. A no-nonsense, no-clutter, practical guide to Egypt, written by an Egyptian-American Egyptologist.
Table of Contents
| Table of Contents | 5 |
| Introduction | 9 |
| 1. Demographic Information Geography Weather Language Population & People Religions Economy Agriculture Education |
10 |
| 2. Cultural Tips Orientation and Getting Directions Greetings & Civilities Tipping & Gratuities The Smoking Egyptians Tourist Police How Egyptians View Tourists Women Travelers Photography No Intimacy in Public Places Unposted Prices Littering the Streets Treatment of Animals Tour Guides Talking to Egyptians |
17 |
| 3. Planning Your Travel When to Go What to See Who to Plan With How to Get Information Tourist Offices Abroad ETA Offices in Egypt How to Get There Where to Stay What to Pack Health & Vaccinations Visas & Documents Student Discounts Crime in Egypt |
22 |
| 4. Arriving & Departing Visas at Point of Entry Airport Hustlers Customs Registration Antiquities Permits Travel Permits Vaccinations Return Ticket On Departure |
34 |
| 5. Getting Around Egypt What to Wear What to Carry With You Calling Home Time Newspapers & Magazines & Maps Radio & Television Coping with the Environment Getting Sick in Egypt Money Exchange & Credit Cards Nile Activities What to Eat Places to Eat What to Drink The Night Life What to Read What to Buy Where to Go Shopping Business Hours Transportation Between Cities Transportation Within Cities |
37 |
| 6. Historical Information Pre-Dynastic Era The Glorious Pharaonic Era Ptolomaic Era Roman & Byzantine Rule Arab Rule Turkish Rule British Occupation Independent Egypt |
58 |
| 7. Understanding Ancient Egyptians Religion The Neteru (gods/goddesses) Animal Worship Symbolism & Neteru Their Language The Per-aa(Pharaoh) Sacred Texts(Their Writings) Temples The Obelisks Monument Usurping The Pyramids of Egypt Why the Stone Pyramids Are Not Tombs The All-Egyptian Story (Isis & Osiris) Egyptian Art (The Cube) The Egyptian Calendars |
64 |
| 8. Cairo & Vicinities Greater Cairo Area Points of Interest (Pharaonic Sites, Christian Sites, Islamic Sites, Modern Sites) The Giza Plateau Memphis Saqqara Dahshur Meidum The Nile Delta The Suez Canal |
84 |
| 9. Middle Egypt Beni Hasan Mallawi Hermopolis (El Ashumnein) Tuna el Gebel Tehuti (Hermes), Master of Khmunu Tell el Amarna The Akhenaton Story |
128 |
| 10. Luxor/Thebes(Ta-Apet) East Bank Luxor Museum The Apet and Feast of the Valley Festivals Accomodations How to Get to Luxor Luxor Temple Temples of Karnak West Bank Valley of the Kings Valley of the Queens Hatshepsut Commemorative Temple (Deir el Bahari) The Hatshepsut/Tuthomosis III Real Story The Ramesseum Commemorative Temple – Seti I Commemorative Temple Ramses III Commemorative Temple (Medinat Habu) Colossi of Memnon & The Vanished Temple Tombs of the Nobles Village of the Workmen (Deir el Medina) The 42 Negative Confessions |
138 |
| 11. Sites North of Luxor(Ta-Apet) Dendera(Enet-ta-ntr) Temple Abydos(Abtu) Temples |
178 |
| 12. Valley of the Upper Nile Esna Temple El Kab(Nekheb) Kom el Ahmar(Nekhen) Edfu Temple Kom Ombo Temple |
186 |
| 13. Aswan(Sunt) & Abu Simbel Aswan(Sunt) How to Reach Aswan(Sunt) Accomodations The Unfinished Obelisk Nile Feluccas Elephantine (Yebu) Island Sehel Island Botanical (Kitcheners) Gardens The Rock Tombs The Temple of Kalabsha The Aswan Dam The High Dam Auset(Isis) Temple of Ancient Philae The Sites: Philae and Agilka Auset(Isis) Beloved of All Abu Simbel The Abu Simbel Temples The Relocation of Abu Simbel Temples Transportation and Accomodations |
194 |
| 14. Alexandria Alexandria Points of Interest Accomodations & Transportation |
208 |
| 15. The Mediterranean Coast | 212 |
| 16. The Egyptian Sahara Oasis El Fayoum Oasis Bahariya Oasis Farafra Oasis Dakhla Oasis Kharga Oasis Siwa Oasis |
214 |
| 17. The Red Sea Hurghada (Water Activities, Submarine Ride) Safari Trips Accomodations and Transportation Safaga El Qosseir |
222 |
| 18. Sinai Hammam Faraun(Suez Gulf) Water Activities Sharm el Sheikh & Naama Bay Ras Mohammed Tiran Island Dahab Nuweiba Taba St. Catherines Monastery Mt. Sinai The Bedouins Overland Exploration El Arish Transportation to Sinai |
226 |
| Appendices | |
| Glossary | 232 |
| Selected Bibliography | 244 |
| Index | 246 |
| Index – Maps | 255 |
| Ordering Information | 256 |
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