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Meidum

no@spam.com (Egypt Yellow Pages) — Fri, 22 May 2009 06:03:34 UTC

Meidum or Maidum
Situated 32km to the northeast of Al Fayoum is the ruin of Meidum also called the Collapsed Pyramid. Meidum was the Egyptians first try at building a true pyramid...

Open Air Museum At Memphis

no@spam.com (Egypt Yellow Pages) — Wed, 13 May 2009 13:43:49 UTC

Memphis was founded by King Narmer (or Nemes), the first pharaoh, around 3100Bc marking the beginning of the greatest era of the pharaonic...

Getting Around Cairo

no@spam.com (Egypt Yellow Pages) — Wed, 06 May 2009 11:31:51 UTC

Driving in Cairo is hectic and to the unfamiliar, challenging. Cairo subway known as the metro is excellent for getting around.....

Sakkara

no@spam.com (Egypt Yellow Pages) — Wed, 06 May 2009 11:31:17 UTC

Sakkara, home of the step pyramid and claimed to be the oldest of all Egyptian pyramids, is a site of great historical importance. Spreads over 8 kilometers, the necropolis of Sakkara is the largest in all of Egypt and is divided in two sections, North Sakkara and South Sakkara...

The Egyptian Museum

no@spam.com (Egypt Yellow Pages) — Wed, 06 May 2009 11:30:42 UTC

The Egyptian Museum contains the most important and impressive collection of Egyptian artifacts in the world.

The museum was set up and opened in 1902 by Auguste Mariette who was a distant relative of Champollion the decipherer of the hieroglyphics on the Rosetta Stone.

The Pyramids at Giza

no@spam.com (Egypt Yellow Pages) — Wed, 06 May 2009 11:30:17 UTC

Southwest of Cairo on the west bank of the Nile is where what has come to be known as the symbols of Egypt; the three pyramids and the Sphinx.

The Sphinx

no@spam.com (Egypt Yellow Pages) — Wed, 06 May 2009 11:29:27 UTC

Measuring 57 meters long the Sphinx was presumably sculpted in the fourth dynasty- around 2500BC...

Sinai Introduction

no@spam.com (Egypt Yellow Pages) — Thu, 28 Feb 2008 09:36:38 UTC

Sinai Introduction

The Sinai is a region of awesome beauty it is also a region full of contrasts. The scenery changes constantly. The sandy plains of the desert surrounding the interior drift towards the coast and sto......

The Step Pyramid Saqqara

no@spam.com (Egypt Yellow Pages) — Thu, 28 Feb 2008 09:19:50 UTC

The Step Pyramid Saqqara

Close to Cairo, in North Saqqara 21km south of Giza, stands the first true pyramid, the Step Pyramid of King Zoser, it is a part of the largest archaeological site...

Dahshur

no@spam.com (Egypt Yellow Pages) — Tue, 26 Feb 2008 14:53:10 UTC

Dahshur
Situated in the desert at about 10km south of Saqqara, the site was an off limit military zone until 1996 and to this day the Bent Pyramid can...