The temple is considered the center of mythological stories where Isis resurrects Osiris and gives birth to Horus.

Cairo and Luxor may quibble but Aswan boasts arguably the most ravishing setting of all Egyptian cities, located in the ...

For thousands of years, the sitting figure of Ramses II watched over the Nile, till the construction of the Aswan dam threatened to drown the ancient temple under the waters of the river. In an ...

(Some scholars, though not Sourouzian, believe Amenhotep III's temple was designed to allow the holy Nile floodwaters to wash through the gates and plazas.) Since the Aswan High Dam was completed ...

Upper Egypt's Aswan and Luxor are key destinations for foreign visitors seeking cultural tourism.

the Abu Simbel temple in the early 1960s was a first act to recognize this idea. UNESCO launched an international safeguarding campaign to save monuments in Nubia from being flooded by the waters of ...

Its preservation is a result of Spain's assistance in protecting the ancient sites of Abu Simbel from flooding caused by the construction of the Aswan Dam in Egypt. The temple's decorative motifs ...

Sail along the historic Nile river from Aswan to Luxor, surrounded by the timeless beauty of Egypt's ancient landmarks, including the Valley of the Kings, the Temple of Karnak, the Temple of Luxor ...

You can relax by taking a sip of Arabic coffee in a centuries-old cafe, then ride a felucca boat to explore the Nile, visit Karnak, Aswan Temple, Luxor Temple, and Temple of Edfu, and don’t forget to ...