Tag: Nefertari
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Luxor
The city today known as Luxor was known as Waset to ancient Egyptians, which is altneratively also known in Greek as Thebes. Arab conquest changed the name to Luxor (from Al-Uqsur). In 1979 it became a UNESCO World Heritage site. Most people lived on the east bank of the river, with the dead and funerary…
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Abu Simbel and Nubia
Aswan High Dam We went over the 2.5 mile dam in the dark on our way south to Abu Simbel, and stopped to see it on our way back. The dam was built between January 9, 1969 and January 15, 1971, creating Lake Nasser. The lake is up to 750 feet deep, 7 miles wide…