2.  Most travellers to Egypt visit the famous sites in Cairo and Upper Egypt.  The country has many other interesting historical places like:

3. It was once described by a traveller as 30.000 square km of nothing. In fact, Sinai has some of the most beautiful landscape in Egypt. It is also home to wildlife such as the fox and the wolf just as it was 3000 years ago. built to protect its treasures.

4. The monastery of St Catherine is located in the centre of Sinai. It was built in the sixth century when the Romans were in Egypt. It is the oldest Christian in the world. It has huge walls which range from 12 – 60 meters high. These walls were built to protect its treasures.

5. The area around El-Minya contains tombs, temples and monasteries. One of the most famous sites in the area is Tel El-Amarna. It is 50 km south of El-Minya on the east bank of the Nile. The pharaoh Aknatonm, built temples and palaces there. He intended it to be the capital of Egypt. Today the temples and palaces have gone, but the tombs that were cut into the hills remain.

6. It is very fertile agricultural area. It is famous for its waterwheels. They were built in the third century BC. They were designed to lift water from the river to the level of the fields. This water was used for irrigation. There is a group of seven waterwheels to the north of the city.

8.  Most travellers to Egypt visit the famous sites in Cairo and Upper Egypt.  The country has many other interesting historical places like:

9. It was once described by a traveller as 30.000 square km of nothing. In fact, Sinai has some of the most beautiful landscape in Egypt. It is also home to wildlife such as the fox and the wolf just as it was 3000 years ago. built to protect its treasures.

10. The monastery of St Catherine is located in the centre of Sinai. It was built in the sixth century when the Romans were in Egypt. It is the oldest Christian in the world. It has huge walls which range from 12 – 60 meters high. These walls were built to protect its treasures.

11. The area around El-Minya contains tombs, temples and monasteries. One of the most famous sites in the area is Tel El-Amarna. It is 50 km south of El-Minya on the east bank of the Nile. The pharaoh Aknatonm, built temples and palaces there. He intended it to be the capital of Egypt. Today the temples and palaces have gone, but the tombs that were cut into the hills remain.

12. It is very fertile agricultural area. It is famous for its waterwheels. They were built in the third century BC. They were designed to lift water from the river to the level of the fields. This water was used for irrigation. There is a group of seven waterwheels to the north of the city.