The Sahara (, , ‘the Great Desert’) is the largest subtropical hot desert and third largest desert after Antarctica and the Arctic. At over , it covers most of North Africa, and is nearly the area of China or the United States. The Sahara stretches from the Red Sea in the east, including parts of […]

Alexandria ( or ; , in Egyptian Arabic)[see other names] is the second largest city and the second largest metropolitan area in Egypt after Greater Cairo by size and population, extending about along the coast of the Mediterranean Sea in the north central part of the country. It is also the largest city lying directly […]

The Karnak Temple Complex, commonly known as Karnak (), comprises a vast mix of decayed temples, chapels, pylons, and other buildings. Building at the complex began during the reign of Senusret I in the Middle Kingdom and continued into the Ptolemaic period, although most of the extant buildings date from the New Kingdom. The area […]

The Sinai Peninsula or Sinai (; ; , ) is a triangular peninsula in Egypt about in area. It is situated between the Mediterranean Sea to the north, and the Red Sea to the south, and is the only part of Egyptian territory located in Asia, as opposed to Africa, serving as a land bridge […]

Ismailia ( ) is a city in north-eastern Egypt. Known in Egypt as “The City of Beauty and Enchantment” Ismaïlia is situated on the west bank of the Suez Canal, it is the capital of the Ismailia Governorate. The city has a population (including surrounding rural areas) of approximately 750,000 inhabitants. It is located approximately […]

Suez ( ; ) is a seaport city (population ca. 497,000) in north-eastern Egypt, located on the north coast of the Gulf of Suez (a branch of the Red Sea), near the southern terminus of the Suez Canal, having the same boundaries as Suez governorate. It has three harbors, Adabya, Ain Sokhna and Port Tawfiq, […]