Egypt (Arabic مصر Misr/Miṣr [misˤɾ], Masri مصر Masr/Maṣr [ˈmɑsˤɾ], Coptic. Ⲭⲏⲙⲓ [kʰēmi]), the official name is the Arab Republic of Egypt (Arabic. جمهورية مصر العربية Jumhuriyyat Misr al-Arabiyya, masri جمهورية مصر العربية Gumhuriyya Masr il-Arabiyya), is a transcontinental state located in North Africa and the Middle East (Sinai Peninsula).
It borders Israel and the partially recognized state of Palestine in the northeast, Sudan in the south, and Libya in the west. The country is washed by the Mediterranean Sea in the north and the Red Sea in the east, both seas being connected by the artificially constructed Suez Canal.
To the west of Elephantine Island is the Aswan Botanical Gardens, it is often referred to by its old name, Kitchener's Island. This land belonged to Lord Horatio Kitchener in the 1890s when he commanded the Egyptian army. A passionate lover of... read more
Khan-Al-Khalili is a large market in the Muslim neighbourhood of Cairo, one of the city's striking landmarks. The square that Khan-Al-Khalili occupies was originally the site of the Saffron Tomb mausoleum, the burial place of the Fatimid caliphs. Emir Al-Khalili ordered the destruction of the Fatimid cemetery in 1382 in order to build a large caravanserai. At that time, this was the central... read more
The Catholic Church of the Visitation in the Jerusalem suburb of Ein Karem is named after one of the most beautiful Gospel episodes - Mary's visit to Elizabeth.
read moreIn the heart of Athens, northwest of the Acropolis, lie the ruins of the Ancient Agora. During the period of ancient Greece (from about the beginning of the 6th century BC) it was the political, financial, administrative, cultural and religious ce... read more
