Egypt.
El Alamein
El Alamein, on Egypt's Mediterranean coast west of Alexandria, is best known as the site of the pivotal Second World War battles between British and German f…
Suez
Suez sits where the Suez Canal meets the Red Sea, a large Egyptian port city whose strategic position has shaped it for millennia — its ancient predecessor,…
Soma Bay
A self-contained Red Sea peninsula resort south of Hurghada, Soma Bay offers reef diving, windsurfing, kitesurfing, and sailing on waters shaped by reliable…
New Cairo
Founded in 2000 to ease the pressure on Greater Cairo, New Cairo is a planned satellite city on the eastern arc of the capital, built around gated communitie…
Edfu
Edfu's main draw is the Temple of Horus, a large and well-preserved Ptolemaic temple begun in 237 BC, sitting on the west bank of the Nile in Upper Egypt bet…
Zagazig
Zagazig, in Egypt's eastern Nile Delta, sits on the Muweis Canal and serves as a hub of the corn and cotton trade in the Sharqia governorate.
Ras Gharib
A grid-planned Egyptian Red Sea town spread across bare desert terrain beside the Gulf of Suez, where the industrial scale of petroleum infrastructure shapes…
Saint Catherine
Saint Catherine's Monastery and Mount Sinai draw religious pilgrims and mountain trekkers to this small high-altitude town in Egypt's South Sinai, surrounded…
Tanta
The moulid of Ahmad al-Badawi, held each October at Tanta's historic Ahmadi Mosque, draws over a million visitors to this large Nile Delta city midway betwee…
Maadi
This Cairo district on the east bank of the Nile with a dense café and restaurant scene and an unusual concentration of churches, Maadi is popular with expat…
Ismailia
Sitting on the west bank of the Suez Canal at the point where it widens into Lake Timsah, Ismailia was built in the 19th century as the operational headquart…
Ras el-Barr
Small Egyptian resort town where the Damietta branch of the Nile meets the Mediterranean, Ras el-Barr sits on a triangular peninsula with salt water on one s…
Asyut
This large city in Upper Egypt on the Nile, Asyut is home to one of Egypt's largest Coptic Christian communities, reflected in a concentration of historic ch…
Damietta
Damietta is an Egyptian port city on the Nile Delta's eastern branch, close to where the river meets the Mediterranean near Ras al-Bar.
Port Said
Founded in 1859 at the start of construction on the Suez Canal, Port Said sits at the northern mouth of that waterway where it meets the Mediterranean — a po…
Makadi Bay
Red Sea resort town south of Hurghada, Makadi Bay sits directly on the water with sand beaches and the clear waters of the bay as its main draw.
Madinaty
A vast planned city rising from Egypt's desert plateau east of Cairo, Madinaty presents a striking aerial contrast of curved green golf courses and low-rise…
El Qoseir
Red Sea town with around 5,000 years of continuous settlement, El Qoseir was known in ancient Egypt as Tjau and in the Ptolemaic era as Myos Hormos, serving…
Rosetta
Rosetta (also known as Rashid) is the Egyptian port city where the Rosetta Stone was discovered at nearby Fort Julien in 1799, making it one of the most cons…
As Sallum
This compact Mediterranean harbour town at Egypt's far northwestern edge, As Sallum sits directly on the sea below the escarpment known as the Aqaba al-Kabir…
Mit Ghamr
Mit Ghamr, on the eastern bank of the Nile's Damietta branch in Egypt's Dakahlia Governorate, is the country's dominant centre for aluminium production, part…
Sohag
Busy Nile-side city in Upper Egypt, Sohag offers a palm-lined central boulevard, a domed colonial-era civic building, and a walkable café scene backed by sur…
Qus
This Nile-side city in Egypt's Qena Governorate, Qus holds the ancient Al-Omari Mosque, built in the style of Cairo's Al-Azhar, alongside scattered pharaonic…
Qantir
Qantir, a village in Egypt's eastern Nile Delta, is believed to mark the site of Pi-Ramesses, the grand capital built by the 19th Dynasty pharaoh Ramesses II.
Sherbin
A Nile Delta city in Egypt's Dakahlia Governorate, Sherbin sits directly alongside a broad river channel, its low-rise buildings and tree-lined banks visible…
Biyala
A busy Egyptian Delta city in Kafr El Sheikh Governorate, where a palm-lined central roundabout anchors lively street-level commerce amid low-rise concrete b…
Safaga
This Red Sea port town in Egypt's Red Sea Governorate, Safaga draws divers to its coral reefs and clear waters, with high-quality dive centres and sites incl…
Helwan
This southern district of Cairo on the Nile, Helwan has roots stretching back to ancient Egyptian times and was historically known for its sulphur springs, w…
Marsa Alam
This Red Sea resort town in south-eastern Egypt, Marsa Alam is known for clear water and white sandy beaches, with a café and restaurant scene that is unusua…
Damanhur
A city in Egypt's western Nile Delta whose name derives from the ancient Egyptian "Dmi n Hor," meaning "city of Horus," Damanhur has held administrative impo…
Bilbeis
One of Egypt's oldest cities, Bilbeis traces its origins to the Fourth Dynasty of ancient Egypt and served for centuries as the eastern gateway into the coun…
El Dabaa
A town on Egypt's north Mediterranean coast in Matrouh Governorate, El Dabaa sits within reach of the El Alamein International Airport and stretches along a…
Qaha
This Nile Delta town in Egypt's Qalyubia governorate, Qaha sits amid well-irrigated farmland and canal waterways, offering a glimpse of agricultural Egypt wi…
Dayr Samalut
Samalut sits on the west bank of the Nile in Egypt's Upper Egyptian governorate of Minya, with the river a defining feature of the town.
Banha
Banha sits on the east bank of the Damietta Branch of the Nile, forming a near-peninsula where water wraps around three sides of the city.
Qalyub
This busy Egyptian city at the northern edge of the Cairo metropolitan area, marked by a bold castle-style roundabout monument flying the national flag, with…
Maghaghah
A Nile-side city on the west bank of the river in Egypt's Minya Governorate, Maghaghah is known for cotton ginning, onion processing, and the agricultural pl…
Al Lisht
Al Lisht, a village south of Cairo in Giza Governorate, holds one of Egypt's significant Middle Kingdom burial sites, with two pyramids built by the pharaohs…
Al Mazghunah
Two unfinished 12th Dynasty mudbrick pyramids stand at Mazghuna, a village in Egypt's Giza Governorate south of Dahshur.
El Shorouk
Planned satellite city on Cairo's eastern fringe, El Shorouk offers wide, low-traffic residential streets lined with uniform cream-toned apartment blocks, ma…
Talkha
Talkha sits on the west bank of the Damietta branch of the Nile, directly across the water from Mansoura, and the two cities together form a single urban agg…
Hihya
A Nile Delta town in Egypt's heartland, Hihya sits directly at the water's edge with upland country close by, offering a glimpse into everyday Egyptian river…
Al Fashn
Mid-sized Egyptian city sitting directly on the water with upland country close by, offering a glimpse into everyday Nile Valley life away from the country's…
Qasr Qarun
A remote desert site in Egypt's Fayoum region, Qasr Qarun sits beside an ancient lake and offers visitors a well-preserved Ptolemaic temple rising from stark…
Dikirnis
Mid-sized Egyptian city sitting directly on the water, with upland country close by, offering a glimpse into everyday Nile Delta life away from the country's…
Faraskur
This Nile Delta town in northern Egypt sitting directly on the water, offering a glimpse into everyday Egyptian river life amid the flat, fertile landscape o…
Atfih
Nile-side Egyptian town within reach of upland country and a UNESCO-listed site in the wider region, Atfih offers a quiet riverside setting for travellers cu…
Tahta
A mid-sized Egyptian city along the Nile corridor, Tahta sits within easy reach of both the river and nearby upland terrain, offering a grounded look at ever…
Sinnuris
A mid-sized Egyptian city in the Nile Delta region, set within hilly surroundings and a short drive from water, offering an authentic urban experience away f…
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