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AAbabda people 438Aboukir 393Abu 304-5Abu Ghorab 197-200Abu Simbel 323-5, 12Abu Sir 194-8, 197Abydos 233-5, 233accommodation 21, 504-6, see

also individual destinationslanguage 543

activities 506-7, see also individual activities

Ad-Dahar 426-8, 430, 427Aghurmi 358Agilkia Island 315-16, 316ahwas 81

Alexandria 388-9Cairo 170

Ain al-Furtega 487Ain Della 346Ain Musa 462-3Ain Safi 359Ain Umm el-Dabadib 335air travel

to/from Egypt 524-5within Egypt 528-9, 529

Akhenaten 48-9, 227Akhmim 232Al-Araba al-Madfuna 233Al-Arish 500-3, 501al-As, Amir ibn 37al-Aswany, Alaa 72Al-Azhar Mosque 129-30, 10Al-Azhar Park 141-2Al-Balyana 233-5Alexander the Great 33, 49, 369Alexandria 369-93, 372-3, 374-5

accommodation 383-6ahwas 388-9ancient Alexandria 374-8attractions 374-83bookshops 370-1Central Alexandria 378-9, 374-5cultural centres 371drinking 388-90

eastern suburbs 380-2entertainment 390food 386-8history 369-70internet access 371itineraries 23, 29, 371, 388, 23, 29markets 382-3medical services 372shopping 390-1tourist information 373-4tours 383travel to/from 391-2travel within 392-3

Alexandria National Museum 375-6Al-Faraun 203Al-Fayoum Oasis 205-11Al-Gedida 342al-Ghitani, Gamal 72al-Ghouri, Sultan 39Al-Kab 292-3al-Khamissi, Khalid 73Al-Kharga 329-34, 332Al-Kharga Oasis 329-35, 330Al-Qasr 341-2Al-Quseir 433-5, 452, 456, 434Al-Qusiya 227-8al-Saadawi, Nawal 71Alternatives, the (dive site)

449-50Al-Tor 463-4Amada 322Amenhotep I 48, 188Amenhotep II 263-4Amenhotep III 48, 60Amenhotep IV, see AkhenatenAmphoras 449Amun 53, 53Amun Temple Enclosure 246-50,

248-9amusement parks 158animals 89, 443-6 see also

birdwatching, camel ridesmummies 192

Anubis 53, 53Apophis 53aquariums 158, 425Arabic 541-8, see also languagearchaeology, see also Pharaonic Egypt

books 37, 46, 261internet resources 115, 186

nautical archaeology 376recent finds 204, 261, 297, 376,

399architecture 76

books 129Ottoman architecture 134-5,

341-2, 394-5, 434tombs 54-5, 259

art, see also art galleries, artsCoptic Christianity 420festivals 512, 513hieroglyphs 60-1Pharaonic Egypt 56-9, 200, 208rock carvings 340, 438, 464

art galleries, see also museumsCairo Atelier 155Contemporary Image Collective

155Coptic Museum 126Gezira Art Centre 142Hanager Arts Centre 143Karim Francis Art Gallery 155Mahmoud Mukhtar Museum 143Mahmoud Said Museum 381Mashrabia Gallery of Contempo-

rary Art 155Mr & Mrs Mahmoud Khalil

Museum 144Museum of Modern Egyptian Art

142-3Palace of Arts 143Townhouse Gallery of Contempo-

rary Art 155-6Wissa Wassef Art Centre 153Zamalek Art Gallery 156

arts 71-8, see also art, art galleries, individual arts

as-Salih, Sultan 38Aswan 299-314, 300, 9, 96, 100

accommodation 309-12activities 308-9attractions 302-8boat travel 99, 101-2, 106-8,

308-9emergency services 301entertainment 313food 312-13internet access 301itineraries 24, 25, 29, 24, 25, 29markets 302, 313

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medical services 301shopping 313tourist information 302tours 309travel to/from 313-14travel within 314West Bank 305-8

Aswan Botanical Gardens 305Aswan Dam 314Aswany, Alaa al- 72Asyut 228-30, 229Aten 53, 53ATMs 516Atum 53Ay 266-7Az-Zeitun 359

BBab Zuweila 136Bahariya Oasis 347-55, 348Bakr, Salwa 71, 72baksheesh 65Balat 340-1ballooning 275, 506Banana Island 230bargaining 518Baris 334-5Bashendi 341Bastet 53bathhouses, see springsbathrooms 519Bawiti 348-52, 351beaches, see also swimming

Alexandria 383Hurghada 425Ismalia 412Mediterranean coast 399-400, 401Ras Mohammed National Park

465Sinai 463, 502

Bedouin people 66handicrafts 175, 176, 286, 502Mediterranean coast 399, 405Sinai 459, 483, 486, 502villages 337-8, 354, 471

beer 81Beit al-Harrawi 135Beit el-Suhaymi 133Beit Zeinab al-Khatoun 134-5Bells (dive site) 447belly dancing 77-8

Cairo 173courses 156festivals 158, 512Luxor 286

Ben Ezra Synagogue 127-8Beni Hasan 223-4Beni Suef 219Bent Pyramid 205Berbers 66Berenice 439-40Bes 53, 53Besharin people 438Bibliotheca Alexandrina 380-1Big Brother (dive site) 453Bilad ar-Rum 359bilharzia 538birdwatching 89, 506

Aswan 308books 506internet resources 89Lake Nasser 321Lake Qarun 209Wadi Rayyan Protected Area 210Zerenike Protectorate 502

Birqash camel market 211-12Black Desert 346-7Black Pyramid 205Black Saturday 42Blue Hole (dive site) 447boat travel 529-30, see also cruisers,

dahabiyyas, feluccas, individual destinationsNile River 94-108, 97to/from Egypt 527

books, see also literaturearchaeology 37, 46, 261architecture 129art 77birdwatching 506children, travel with 508Coptic Christianity 33diving 442Egyptian Museum 185, 188food 79, 83history 30, 31, 32, 65language 541Nile River 96Pharaonic Egypt 30, 31, 50, 59pyramids 31Valley of the Kings 33wildlife 89

border crossings 405, 525-7botanical gardens (Aswan) 305British Protectorate 41-2Bubastis 214-15business hours 507bus travel

to/from Egypt 525-7within Egypt 530-1, 532-3

CCairo 109, 112-3

accommodation 159-64activities 155-6Agouza 144, 146-7ahwas 170bookshops 111-14central Cairo 119-25, 120-1Coptic Cairo 125-8, 126cultural centres 114dangers 117-18, 156, 159Doqqi 144, 168, 150Downtown 119-23, 157, 159-61,

164-5, 169, 170, 171, 120-1drinking 169-72emergency services 114-15entertainment 172-4festivals 158-9food 164-9Garden City 124, 157, 161-2, 166Gezira 142-3, 171, 150Giza 163-4, 168-9, 150Giza Plateau 145-53, 152Harraniyya 153, 163-4, 168-9Heliopolis 153-5, 169, 155history 110internet access 115internet resources 115Islamic Cairo 128-42, 157, 162,

166, 170, 131, 132, 135, 137, 139, 141

itineraries 25, 28, 111, 25, 28libraries 114markets 119, 130, 133, 135-6,

167-8, 176-7medical services 115metro 181Mohandiseen 144, 168, 171-2,

146-7nightclubs 172Old Cairo 125-8, 126Ramses Station 123-4, 179shopping 174-7theatres 172-3tourist information 116tours 158travel to/from 177-9travel within 179-82walking tours 157Zamalek 142, 162-3, 166-8,

169-70, 171-2, 146-7Cairo International Film Festival 513Cairo Opera House 173Cairo Puppet Theatre 157-8Cairo Tower 143

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Cairo Zoo 158Cambyses, King 345camel markets

Birqash 211-12Daraw 299Shalatein 440

camel ridesDakhla Oasis 339-40Giza Plateau 145-9Luxor 275-6Sharm el-Sheikh 470Siwa Oasis 360

camel safarisDahab 479Nuweiba 487

Camp David Agreement 44Canyon (dive site) 447car travel 531-2Carter, Howard 258cartouches 60-1, 60Catacombs of Kom ash-Shuqqafa

377-8, 377Cavafy 379Cecil Hotel 378cell phones 519cemeteries

Commonwealth War cemetery (El Alamein) 397

Fatimid Cemetery 303Giza Plateau 152Greek Orthodox cemetery 127Necropolis of Al-Bagawat 331-2Northern Cemetery 140, 141WWII Commonwealth War

Cemetery (Sallum) 405Zawiyyet al-Mayyiteen 222

Chahine, Yousef 74Cheops, see KhufuChephren, see Khafrechildren, travel with 507-8

amusement parks 158aquariums 158, 425books 508Cairo 156-8circuses 158food 84-5health 508, 540language 548planetariums 381

Christianity, see Coptic ChristianityChristie, Agatha 73

churchesChurch of al-Azraq 227Church of St Barbara 127Church of St George 127, 228Church of St Michael 227Church of St Sergius 127Church of St Simeon the

Tanner 143Church of the Transfiguration

496Hanging Church 126-7

cinema 21-2, 73-5Cairo International Film Festival

513circuses 158Citadel, the (Cairo) 137-8, 137City of the Dead, see Northern

CemeteryCleopatra VII 49, 269, 399climate 18, 508-9climate change 525coffeehouses, see ahwasCoffin Texts 58Colossi of Memnon 256-8conservation, see environmental

issuesConstantine, Emperor 37consulates 511Convent of St George 127Convent of the Holy Virgin 230convoys 287, 314, 530Coptic Christianity 68-9

art 420books 33history 33, 36-8Red Sea monasteries 418-21

costs 18-19courses 509

belly dancing 156diving 456language 383, 509

credit cards 516cruisers 105-8cruises, see boat travel, cruisers

dahabiyyas, feluccasCrystal Mountain 346culture 64-78

Ababda people 438Bedouin people 486Besharin people 438internet resources 66, 76Nubian people 320-1Pharaonic Egypt 49-52

customs regulations 509cycling 506, 529

DDaedalus (dive site) 453Dahab 476-83, 477, 10

accommodation 480-2activities 478-80dangers 478diving 447-8, 455drinking 483food 482-3travel to/from 483travel within 483

dahabiyyas 95, 103-5, 95, 103, 104, 105

Dahshur 204-5Dakhla Oasis 335-43, 336dance 77-8, see also belly dancingdangers 509-10, see also individual

destinationshitching 532mines 435scams 159security 206, 220, 287terrorism 45, 117, 469, 478,

491, 510theft 510

Daraw 299Darb al-Arba’een, see Forty

Days Rddecompression chambers

424, 443Deir Abu Makar 212-13Deir al-Adhra 219-20Deir al-Bahri 267-8, 5Deir al-Haggar 342-3Deir al-Medina 272Deir al-Muharraq 227-8, 9Deir Anba Bishoi 212Deir el-Baramouse 213Deir el-Sourian 212Dendara 236-8, 237Diab, Amr 76diarrhoea 539Diocletian, Emperor 33Dionysus 209disabilities, travellers with 519-20diving 441-57, 506-7, 444-5, 7

Alexandria 376books 442courses 456Dahab 447-8, 455El-Gouna 450-1Hurghada 425-6, 450-1, 455-6internet resources 22, 90, 442-3itineraries 28, 28live-aboards 456-7


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medical services 424, 443Na’ama Bay 448-9, 455Nuweiba 446-7, 455operators 453-7Ras Mohammed National Park

449-50reef conservation 454safety 443, 446Sharm el-Sheikh 448-9, 455sites 446-53south coast 452-3, 456

Djoser, see Zoserdonkey rides 275-6, see also camel

rides, horse ridingDra Abu’l Naga 268drinks 81-3, see also ahwas

language 545water 82, 540

driving licences 532drugs 478Dunraven 450Durrell, Lawrence 73, 379-80

EEast Bank (Luxor) 244-5, see also

Luxor, West Bankaccommodation 277-8, 279-80,

281-2attractions 243-55drinking 285entertainment 285-6food 282-4, 284-5Karnak 243-50

Eastern Desert 437-9economy 46, 65-6Edfu 293-6, 294Egyptian Museum 183-92,

185El Alamein 396-9elections 46electricity 505Elephantine Island 303-8El-Gouna 421-3

diving 450-1Elphinstone 452embassies 511emergencies, see also inside front

coverlanguage 546

environmental issues 91-2, 525alternative energy 90pollution 91Red Sea 425, 454Sinai 462

Esna 291-2, 292

FFarafra Oasis 343-5, 343Farouk, King 42-3Fatimid Cemetery 303Fatimids 38, 110fax services 519Fayoum Portraits 191, 208feluccas 101-3, 100

Aswan 99, 308-9Cairo 156Luxor 99, 276planning 101

ferries, see boat travelfestivals 512-13, see also individual

destinationsfilm 390, 513food 83music 158, 513religious 250, 252

films 21-2, see also cinemaFishawi’s Coffeehouse 170fishing 507food 79-87, 513

books 79, 83etiquette 85festivals 83glossary 85-7internet resources 80language 545restaurants 83street food 83-4vegetarian travellers 84

football (soccer) 66Forest of Pillars 464Forster, EM 379Fort of Qaitbey (Rosetta) 396Fort Qaitbey (Alexandria) 380Fortress of Saladin 500Fortress of Shali 357, 360Forty Days Rd 299, 331Frazer Tombs 220Free Officers 42-3fuul 83

GGama’a al-Islamiyya 220Garden City 124-5, 157, 161-2, 166Gardens (dive site) 448gay travellers 513

Siwa Oasis 364Geb 53Gebel al-Ingleez 353Gebel al-Mawta 358Gebel at-Teir 219-20Gebel az-Zuqaq 347

Gebel Dakrur 362-3Gebel Dist 353-4Gebel Foga 464Gebel Gala Siwa 347Gebel Katarina 498Gebel Mandisha 353Gebel Musa, see Mt SinaiGebel Serbal 500Gebel Silsila 296geography 88geology 88Gharb Aswan 307Ghitani, Gamal al- 72Ghouri, Sultan al- 39Giftun Islands 451Giza Plateau 144-53, 152, 11gods & goddesses 52-4golf 156Gordon Reef 448Gota abu Ramada 451Grand Egyptian Museum 154Great Sand Sea 366-7Groppi’s 169

Hhaggling 518Hakim 76Halfaya Pass 405Hamada 453Hammam Fara’un 463hammams, see springsHapy 31, 53, 53Harraniyya 153, 163-4Hathor 53, 53

temple 236, 237Hatshepsut 48, 269, 60

temple 267-8, 267, 5health 535-40

decompression sickness 446, 498diving 446heat exhaustion 539internet resources 535, 536language 545vaccinations 536

Heliopolis 169, 155Hell Fire Pass, see Halfaya PassHenettawy 189henna tattoos 304, 308Hermopolis 224, 226hieroglyphs 60-1, 60, 99High Dam 316-18hiking, see also walking tours

Mt Sinai 497-8Nabq Protectorate 476Red Sea monasteries 421

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history 30-46Black Saturday 42books 30, 31, 32, 65British Protectorate 41-2elections 46Fatimids 38, 110Free Officers 42-3independence 42-3internet resources 51Islamist movement 44-6, 220Nile Valley 218-19, 318-20Nubia 318-20Pharaonic Egypt 47-63, 234Suez Canal 41, 43, 410WWII 42, 367

hitching 532holidays 18, 513-14Horemheb 49, 203, 263, 296horse riding 507, see also camel rides,

donkey ridesDahab 480Luxor 275-6Sharm el-Sheikh 470

Horus 53, 54temple 294-5, 295

Hurghada 423-32, 423accommodation 426-9activities 425-6Ad-Dahar 426-8, 430attractions 425diving 425-6, 450-1, 455-6emergency services 424entertainment 430food 429-30internet access 424medical services 424resort strip 428-9, 430shopping 431Sigala 428, 430, 429tourist information 425tours 426travel to/from 431-2travel within 432

hyperbaric chambers 424, 443

Iibn al-As, Amr 37Ibrahim, Sonallah 72Idris, Yousef 72immigration 524independence 42-3

insect bites 539insurance 514, 535international transfers 516internet access 514-15internet resources 22, see also

individual destinationsair tickets 525archaeology 115, 186birdwatching 89culture 66, 76diving 22, 90, 442-3food 80health 535, 536history 51mummies 192newspapers 22tourist information 66

Isis 53, 315-16, 54Islam 67-8Islamic holidays 514Islamist movement 44-6, 220Ismail, Khedive 41, 110Ismailia 411-13, 412Ismailia Museum 411-12Israel & the Palestinian Territories 43-4itineraries 23-9, 23-9

Alexandria 23, 29, 371, 388, 23, 29

ancient Egypt 28, 29, 28, 29Aswan 24, 25, 29, 24, 25, 29Cairo 25, 28, 111, 25, 28diving 28, 28Luxor 24, 28, 257, 24, 28Nile River 97-101, 97Nile Valley 24, 25, 24, 25oases 26, 26pyramids 28, 28Saqqara 199Sinai 25, 27, 29, 25, 27, 29Western Desert 26, 29, 26, 29

JJackson Reef 448jeep safaris 437, 479, 487Jordan 492-3, 526, 11Judaism 69Justinian, Emperor 37

KKarani 207-8Karnak 243-50kayaking

Dahab 479El-Gouna 422

Kerdassa 153

Khafre 48Khamissi, Khalid al- 73Khan al-Khalili 130, 131, 11khanqahs, see Sufi monasteriesKharmisah 359Khephren, see KhafreKhepri 53, 54Khnum 53, 291-2, 98Khons 53Khufu (Cheops) 48kitesurfing

El-Gouna 422Ras Sudr 463

Kolthum, Umm 75museum 125

Kom al-Ahmar 293Kom ash-Shuqqafa 377-8, 377Kom Ombo 296-9, 298, 98Koti 304

LLake Nasser 100-1, 108, 321Lake Qarun 209-10language 164, 541-8

Arabic alphabet 542Coptic 69courses 383, 509hieroglyphs 60-1pronunciation 543transliteration 515, 541-3

legal matters 515drugs 478

lesbian travellers 513Lesseps, Ferdinand de 410

De Lesseps’ House 412Library of Alexandria 382, see also

Bibliotheca AlexandrinaLillian Trasher Orphanage 229-30literature 71-3, see also books

Alexandria 379-80Little Brother (dive site) 453live-aboards, see divingLively, Penelope 73Luxor 239-88, 241, 8, 108, see also

East Bank, West Bankaccommodation 277-82activities 275-6attractions 243-75boat travel 97-9, 106-8bookshops 241dangers 242drinking 285emergency services 241entertainment 285-6festivals 250, 252, 277


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food 282-8history 240-1internet access 241-2itineraries 24, 28, 257, 24, 28medical services 242planning 256shopping 286-7tours 276-7travel to/from 287-8travel within 288Valley of the Kings 258-67, 260walking tour 250-2

Luxor Museum 252-4Luxor Temple 250-2, 251

MMaat 53Maatkare 189Mahfouz, Naguib 71, 72malaria 537-8Mallawi 224Mamluks 38-9Manning, Olivia 73maps 515Maraqi 359marine safaris, see divingmarkets, see also shopping

Alexandria 382-3Aswan 302, 313Bedouin market 502camel markets 211-12, 299,

440Cairo 119, 130, 133, 135-6, 167-8,

176-7Khan al-Khalili 130, 131, 11

Marsa Alam 435-7Marsa Matruh 400-5, 402mastabas, see tombsmausoleums

Aga Khan Mausoleum 305Khanqah-Mausoleum of Farag Ibn

Barquq 141Madrassa & Mausoleum of

An-Nasir Mohammed 134

Madrassa & Mausoleum of Barqu 134

Madrassa & Mausoleum of Qalaun 134

Mausoleum of Al-Ghouri 135Mausoleum of Sultan Beybars

al-Gashankir 131-2Mayat el-Wishwashi 487Mayat Malkha 487measures 505

Medinat al-Fayoum 205-7, 207Medinat Habu 273-4, 274, 99Mediterranean coast 396-405, 397Meidum 208Memphis 194Menes, see NarmerMenkaure 48merchants’ inns 131, 133, 135, 394Merenptah 188, 258, 261-2microbus travel 533Minya 220-3, 221mobile phones 519Mohammed Ali 40-1monasteries, see also churches

Deir Abu Makar 212-13Deir al-Adhra 219-20Deir al-Muharraq 227-8, 9Deir Anba Bishoi 212Deir el-Baramouse 213Deir el-Sourian 212Greek Orthodox Monastery 127Monastery of Al-Kashef 332Monastery of St Anthony 418-19Monastery of St Jeremiah 201Monastery of St Paul 419-21Monastery of St Simeon 305-6Red Monastery 232Red Sea monasteries 418-21St Katherine’s Monastery 495-7White Monastery 231-2

Monastirli Palace 125money 18-19, 510-11, 515-17, see

also inside front covermoneychangers 516-17Mons Claudianus 439Mons Porphyrites 439Montuhotep II 48, 186Moon Beach 463mosques

Al-Azhar Mosque 129-30, 131, 10Al-Fath Mosque 124Blue Mosque 137Complex of Sultan Ashraf Barsbey

141Mosque-Madrassa of Al-Ghouri

135Mosque-Madrassa of Sultan

Hassan 138-9Mosque of Abu Abbas al-Mursi 379Mosque of Abu al-Haggag 251-2Mosque of Al-Aqmar 133Mosque of Al-Hakim 132-3Mosque of Al-Maridani 136-7Mosque of Al-Mu’ayyad 136Mosque of Amir Qurqumas 141

Mosque of Amr ibn al-As 128Mosque of An-Nasir

Mohammed 138Mosque of Ar-Rifai 139Mosque of Gamal ad-Din 131Mosque of Ibn Tulun 139-40Mosque of Mohammed Ali 138Mosque of Qaitbey 140-1Mosque of Qijmas al-Ishaqi 136Mosque of Sayyidna al-Hussein

130Mosque of Sheikh Mohammed

396Mosque of Suleiman Pasha 138Mosque of Suleiman Silahdar 133Nasr ad-Din Mosque 341Shorbagi Mosque 379Terbana Mosque 379

motorcycle travel 531-2moulids 252, 512, see also festivalsMt Sinai 497-9, 7Mubarak, Hosni 44-5, 46mummies

animals 192archaeology 266Bahariya Oasis 349Egyptian Museum 188-9, 191internet resources 192Luxor Museum 253Mummification Museum 255mummification process 55-6,

253museums

Agricultural Museum 144Akhenaten Museum 222Alexandria National Museum

375-6Al-Kharga Museum of

Antiquities 330Animalia 304Antiquities Museum 381Aswan Museum 304-5Badr’s Museum 343Bahariya (Al-Mathaf ) 348-9Carriage Museum 138Cavafy Museum 379Coptic Museum 126Egyptian Museum 183-92, 185Egyptian National Railways

Museum 124Ethnographic Museum (Dakhla)

336Ethnographic Museum (Al-Qasr)

342Gawhara Palace & Museum 138

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museums continuedGayer-Anderson Museum 140Grand Egyptian Museum 154History of Science Museum 381Hosh al-Kenzi 299House of Siwa Museum 357Ismailia Museum 411-12Karnak open-air museum

249Luxor Museum 252-4Mahmoud Mukhtar Museum

133, 143Mahmoud Said Museum 381Manial Palace Museum 124-5Manuscript Museum 381Monastery Museum 496-7Mr & Mrs Mahmoud Khalil

Museum 144Mummification Museum 255Museo Mevlevi 139Museum of Islamic Art 136Museum of Islamic Ceramics

142Museum of Kom Aushim 208Museum of Modern Egyptian Art

142-3National Military Museum 138Nubia Museum 302-3Oasis Heritage Museum 349-50October War Panorama 154-5Police Museum 138Postal Museum 123Qurna Discovery 272Sinai Heritage Museum 502Sohag Museum 231Solar Barque Museum 149Umm Kolthum Museum 125War Museum (El Alamein) 397

music 75-6festivals 158, 513Umm Kolthum Museum 125

Muslim Brotherhood 45-6Mut 335-9, 338Mut (goddess) 53Mycerinus, see Menkaure

NNa’ama Bay 466-76, 470

diving 448-9, 455Nabq Protectorate 476Nakhl 500

Napoleon 39-40, 370Naqb as-Sillim 346Narmer 47Narmer Palette 47, 184Nasser, Colonel Gamal Abdel 42-3national parks & protectorates

89-91Nabq Protectorate 476Ras Abu Gallum Protectorate

483-4Ras Mohammed National Park

449-50, 464-6, 465St Katherine Protectorate 495-500Wadi Rayyan Protected Area 210Zerenike Protectorate 502

Naucratis 215necropolises

Beni Hasan 223-4Dra Abu’l Naga 268Mir 228Necropolis of Al-Bagawat 331-2Qarat al-Hilwa 353Qila al-Dabba 340Tell al-Amarna 225-7, 226Tuna al-Gebel 224, 226

Nefertari 273Nefertiti 49, 187, 269Nekhbet 53Nesikhonsu 189New Gurna 274-5newspapers 67, 115, 505

internet resources 22Nile Barrages 213-14Nile Delta 213-16Nile River 30-2, 94-7, 317, 9, 93, 96,

102, 107boat travel 94-108, 97books 96itineraries 97-101, 97

Nile Valley 217-38, 239-88, 289-325, 218, 241, 319history 290, 318itineraries 24, 25, 24, 25security 220, 287

Nilometers 125, 305, 317nomadic people 438, see also Bedouin

peopleNorthern Cemetery 140, 141Nubia 318-21Nubian people 66

culture 320-1dance 313museums 299, 302-3, 304villages 304, 307

Nut 53, 54

Nuweiba 484-90, 485accommodation 487-8activities 486-7diving 446-7, 455food 488-9travel to/from 489travel within 490

Ooases

Ain al-Furtega 487Al-Fayoum Oasis 205-11Al-Kharga Oasis 329-35, 330Bahariya Oasis 347-55, 348Dakhla Oasis 335-43, 336Farafra Oasis 343-5, 343itineraries 26, 26Qara Oasis 366Siwa Oasis 355-66, 356, 6

obelisks 62Unfinished Obelisk 303

October War Panorama 154-5Old Gurna 272opera 390Oracle of Amun 345, 355Osireion, the 234-5Osiris 53, 235, 54Ottomans 39-40

architecture 134-5, 341-2, 394-5, 434

PPADI certification 456painting 76-7palaces

Abdeen Palace 119Alexan Palace 229Amir Taz Palace 139Baron’s Palace 154Gawhara Palace & Museum

138Monastirli Palace 125Montazah Palace 381-7Qasr Beshtak 134Uruba Palace 154

passports 524Pearce, Michael 73Pepi II 48permits 520-1Peters, Elizabeth 73Petra (Jordan) 492-3, 11Pharaoh’s Island 490pharaohs 34-5, 47-9, see also

mummies, Pharaonic Egypt, individual pharaohs


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books 31female pharaohs 269

Pharaonic Egypt 47-63, 234, see also mummies, pharaohsart 56-9, 200, 208books 30, 31, 50, 59culture 49-52glossary 61-3gods & goddesses 52-4hieroglyphs 60-1, 60, 99tomb architecture 54-5, 259

Pharos, the 380Philae 315-16, 316phonecards 518-19pick-up truck travel 533planetariums 381planning 18-22, 510-11, see

also itinerarieshealth 535-6holidays 513-14

plants 89police convoys 287, 314, 530Pompey’s Pillar 377pool & snooker 156population 65, 66Port Fuad 408, 409Port Said 407-11, 409Port Tawfiq 413-16, 414postal services 517-18protectorates, see national parks &

protectoratesPsusennes I 191Ptah 53Ptolemy 49pyramids

Abu Sir 191, 194-8, 197Al-Lahun 209Bent Pyramid 205Black Pyramid 205books 31Dahshur 204-5Djedkare 203Giza 144-53, 152, 11Hawara 208-9itineraries 28, 28Khentkawes II 197Meidum 208-16Merenre 203Neferirkare 196-7Nyuserra 196Pepi I 203Pepi II 203Raneferef 197Red Pyramid 205Sahure 196

Saqqara 198-204, 197, 198, 6Sekhemket 201-2Step Pyramid of Zoser 198-9,

198, 6Teti 202-3Unas 200-1Userkaf 200

Pyramids of Giza 144-53, 152, 11camel & horse rides 145-9internet resources 115Khafre 149-51Khufu 149Menkaure 151Sphinx, the 151-2, 11

QQaitbey, Sultan 38-9, 140Qalaat al-Gindi 500Qalamun 342Qara Oasis 366Qarat Qasr Salim 349Qasr ad-Dush 335Qasr al-Farafra 343-6, 344Qasr al-Ghueita 334Qasr az-Zayyan 334Qasr el-Labakha 335Qasr Ibrim 323Qena 235-8, 236quarries 303, 308Qurna Discovery 272

RRa 53, 55radio 505Ramadan 68, 83Ramesseum, the 270-2, 271, 8Ramses I 265Ramses II 49, 187, 188, 235, 60Ramses III 49, 189Ramses IV 189Ramses V 189Ras Abu Gallum Protectorate 483-4Ras Mohammed National Park 464-6,

465diving 449-50

Ras Sudr 463Ras Um Sid 449Red Monastery 232Red Pyramid 205Red Sea coast 417-40, 418

diving 441-57, 444-5, 7Red Sea monasteries 418-21religion 64, 67-9responsible travel, see sustainable

travel

restaurants 83road distance chart 531rock carvings 340, 438, 464Rocky Island 453Roman Amphitheatre (Alexandria)

376-7Rosetta 393-6, 394Rosetta Stone 395

SSaadawi, Nawal al- 71Sabil-Kuttab of Abdel Rahman

Katkhuda 133-4Sadat, Anwar 44Safaga 432-3, 451-2, 455-7safaris 506, 528

camel safaris 437, 479, 487desert safaris 437-8, 328-9, 506diving safaris 456jeep safaris 437, 479, 487

Said, Mahmoud 381Sais 215Salah ad-Din 38Salih, Sultan as- 38Sallum 405sand baths 363sand dunes 339-40, 347sandboarding 507Saqqara 198-204, 197, 198, 6Sataya 453scams 117-18, 159, 242, 510schistosomiasis 538security 206, 220, 287, see also dangersSeheyl Island 314-15Sekhemket 201-2Sekhmet 54, 55Senusret, see Sesostris IIISenwosret, see Sesostris IIISeqenenre II 188Serabit al-Khadim 464Serapeum, the 202, 377service taxis 533Sesostris III 48Seth 54Seti I 49, 188, 234, 258, 265Seti II 265Sha’ab abu Nuhas 450Sha’ab al-Erg 450Sha’ab Samadai 452Sha’ab Sharm 452-3shaabi 76Shalatein 440Shali (fortress) 357, 360Shark & Jolande Reefs 449Shark Observatory (dive site) 449

I N D E X ( P - S ) 567


INDEX

Sharm el-Sheikh 466-76, 467, 468accommodation 471-3activities 469-70dangers 469diving 448-9, 455emergency services 468entertainment 474-5food 473-4internet access 468medical services 468tours 470-1travel to/from 475travel within 475-6

sheesha 82, 9Sheikh Barakat 464Shiatta 359shopping 518, see also markets,

individual destinationsantiques 174, 391carpets 135-6, 174-5clothing 175, 345handicrafts 175-6, 286, 365, 502language 546-7perfume 177pottery 286, 365spices 177tailors 177tarboosh (fez) 136textiles 232

shwarma 84Sidi Abdel Rahman 399-405Sidi Barani 405Sigala 428, 430, 429Sikait 440Sikket ar-Reshshah 500Sinai 458-503, 461, 7

climate 459-60dangers 460, 491history 459, 464itineraries 25, 27, 29, 25, 27, 29tours 498-9travel to/from 460travel within 460-2

Siou 304Siwa Oasis 355-66, 356, 6

accommodation 361-3attractions 357-9drinking 364-5festivals 360-1Gebel Dakrur 362-3

history 355-6shopping 365Siwa Town 357-8, 361-2, 360tourist information 357tours 359-60travel to/from 365-6travel within 366

snake bites 539Sneferu 48, 204snooker 156snorkelling 506-7

Dahab 478-9Hurghada 425-6Nuweiba 486Sharm el-Sheikh 469-70

Sobek 54, 55soccer 66Sohag 231-2, 231Solar Barque Museum 149solo travellers 518Soueif, Ahdaf 71souqs, see marketsSouthern Upper Egypt 291-9, 291Speos Artemidos 224Sphinx, the 151-2, 11sport 66sporting events 512, 513, see

also festivalssprings 340

Al-Kharga Oasis 335Bahariya Oasis 350, 354Cleopatra’s Bath 358Dakhla Oasis 339Farafra Oasis 343-4Hammam Fara’un 463Hammam Musa 463Siwa Oasis 358, 359

St Anthony 36, 418-19St Bigol 231, 232St Bishoi 212, 232St Katherine’s Monastery 495-7,

496St Katherine Protectorate 495-500St Mark 33, 68St Paul 36, 419-21St Shenouda 231St Simeon 143, 305-6Step Pyramid of Zoser 198-9, 198, 6Stingray Station 449-50submarine rides 426Suez 413-16, 414Suez Canal 406-16, 407

history 41, 43, 410Suez Canal House 408Suez Crisis 410

Sufi monasteries 131, 141Sufism

dancing 173-4festivals 361

sustainable travel 19-20, 88, see also environmental issuesRed Sea 425, 454Sinai 462St Katherine Protectorate

495swimming, see also beaches

Aswan 309Cairo 156Luxor 276women travellers 522

synagoguesAlexandria 378-9Cairo 123, 127-8

Tta’amiyya 83Taba 491-5Taharka 49tailors 177Tanis 215Tanta 215-16Taposiris Magna 399Taweret 54, 55taxes 19, 517, 527taxi travel 533, 534tea 81telephone services 518-19Tell al-Amarna 225-7, 226temples 54

Abu Ghorab 197-8Abu Simbel 324-5Ain al-Muftella 352-3Alexander 352Amada 322Amun 246-50, 274, 248-9An-Nadura 331Augustus 316Beit al-Wali 321-2Bubastis 214Dakka 322Deir al-Haggar 342-3Deir al-Medina 272Dendara 236-8, 237Derr 322Graeco-Roman 207-8Hathor (Abu Simbel) 324-5Hathor (Dendara) 236-7, 237Hathor (Philae) 316Hatshepsut 267-8, 267, 5Hearing Ear 247


568 I N D E X ( S - T )


INDEX

Hibis 330-1Horus 294-5, 295Isis 237, 315-16Kalabsha 321Karnak 243-50Kertassi 322Khnum (Aswan) 305Khnum (Esna) 291-2, 98Khonsu 249Kom Ombo 297-8, 298, 98Luxor 250-2, 251Maharraqa 322Medinat Habu 273-4, 274, 99Merenptah 258Montu 249Mut 249Oracle 358Pennut 322Ptah 247Ramesseum, the 270-2, 271, 8Ramses II (Abydos) 235Ramses II (Wadi as-Subua) 322Ramses II (Abu Simbel) 324-5, 12Ramses III (Karnak) 246Ramses III (Medinat Habu)

273-4, 274Serabit al-Khadim 464Serapeum, the 377Serapis 439-40Seti I (Abydos) 234Seti I (Luxor) 258Seti II 246Tuthmosis III 247Umm Ubayd 358Wadi as-Subua 322

terrorism 45, 117, 469, 478, 491, 510

Teti 202-3theatres 157-8, 172-3theft 510Thistlegorm 451Thomas Reef 448Thoth 54, 55Thuyu 191Ti 202time 519

language 547tipping 65toilets 519tombs 54-5, 259, see also Valley of the

Kings, Valley of the QueensAhmose 226, 293Akhenaten 227Akhethotep 202Al-Faraun 203

Al-Shazli 439Amenemhat 223Amenhotep II 263-4Amenhotep Huy 353Amunherkhepshef 273Ankhmahor 203Asfur 141Assasif 268Ay 227, 266-7Bannentiu 349Baqet 223Benia 269Dhutmosi 270Frazer 220Harkhuf 307Hekaib 307Horemheb 203, 263Huya 225-6Inherka 272Ipy 272Isadora 225Khaemhet 270Khaemwaset 273Khentkawes 152Kheruef 268Kheti 223Khnumhotep 223-4Khonsu 268-9Kitines 341Kubbet al-Hawa 307Mahu 227Mekhu 306-7Menna 269-70Merenptah 261-2Mereruka 203Meryre I 226Meryre II 226Mesu-Isis 358Mir 228Mntophaat 268Montuhirkopshef 265Nakht 269-70Neferronpet 270Nefersekheru 270Nefertari 273Nobles (Aswan) 306-7Nobles (Luxor) 268-70Pabasa 268Panehsy 226-7Pasha Hindi 341Pentu 226Persian 201Peshedu 272Petosiris 224-5Ptahhotep 202

Ramose 270Ramses I 265Ramses II 261Ramses III 263Ramses IV 260-1Ramses IX 261Ramses VI 262-3Ramses VII 260Rekhmire 270Roy 268Sabni 306-7Saite 201Sarenput I 307Sarenput II 307Sayyed al-Shazli 439Sennedjem 272Sennofer 270Seshemnufer IV 152Sethnakht 264-5Seti I 265Seti II 265Sheikh Nasr ad-Din 341Shuroy 268Si Amun 358Siptah 264Tanis 215Tawosret 264-5Tell al-Amarna 225-7, 226Ti 202Titi 273Tutankhamun 262Tuthmosis III 264Tuthmosis IV 265-6Userhet 270Zed-Amun-ef-ankh 349

tourist information 519internet resources 66

tours 527-8, see also safarisAlexandria 383Aswan 309Cairo 158Eastern Desert 437-8Luxor 276-7Red Sea coast 426Sinai 470-1, 498-9Western Desert 332, 337, 344,

353, 359-60touts 510train travel 534tram travel 534transport 524-34

language 547-8travel permits 520-1travel to/from Egypt 524-8travel within Egypt 528-34

I N D E X ( T ) 569


INDEX

travellers cheques 517trekking, see hikingtruck travel 533Tuna al-Gebel 224, 226Turtle Bay 449Tutankhamun 49, 189, 189-91, 262Tuthmosis II 188Tuthmosis III 48, 264, 60Tuthmosis IV 188, 265-6TV 67, 505Twin Peaks 346typhoid 538

UUmm Kolthum Museum 125Umm Qamar 451Unas 200-1

Vvacations, see holidaysValley of the Kings 258-67, 260

books 33internet resources 22

Valley of the Queens 273vegetarian travellers 84visas 520-1, see also passports

WWadi al-Hittan 210-11Wadi as-Subua 322Wadi Feiran 500Wadi Gimal 438-9Wadi Hammamat 438Wadi Miya 438

Wadi Mukattab 464Wadi Natrun 212-13Wadi Rayyan 210-11Wadi Sikait 438Wadjet 215-16walking, see hikingwalking tours

Cairo 157Luxor 250-2

water 82, 540water sports, see also individual

sportsDahab 479-80El-Gouna 422Sharm el-Sheikh 470Sigala 432

waterwheels (Al-Fayoum) 206weather 18, 508-9websites, see internet resourcesWeeks, Kent 261weights 505West Bank (Luxor) 254, 5, see also

East Bank, Luxorattractions 255-75accommodation 278-9, 280-1,

282food 284, 285entertainment 286Valley of the Kings 258-67,

260Valley of the Queens 273

Western Desert 326-67, 327, 6climate 328history 327-8, 331, 345, 355-6

itineraries 26, 29, 26, 29planning 328, 350safaris 328-9tours 332, 337, 344, 353,

359-60White Desert 346White Monastery 231-2wi-fi 514-15Wikala of Al-Ghouri 135wikalas, see merchants’ innswildlife 88-9, 443-6, see also

birdwatchingwindsurfing 422, 432, 463, 470,

479, 507wine 81-2women in Egypt 69-71, 521women travellers 359, 521-3

health 540work 523WWII 42, 367, 398

Yyellow fever 538-9Young, Louisa 73, 77Yuya 191

ZZabargad Island 453Zagazig 214-15Zaghloul, Saad 42Zerenike Protectorate 502zoos 158Zoser 48

Step Pyramid 198-9, 198, 6

570 I N D E X ( T - Z )


INDEX

accommodationAdam’s Home (Aswan) 309 Adrére Amellal (Siwa Oasis)

362 Al Tarfa Desert Sanctuary

(Al-Qasr) 342 Al-Babinshal (Siwa) 362 Al-Karm Ecolodge (St Katherine

Protectorate) 499 Basata (Nuweiba to Taba)

491 Desert Lodge (Al-Qasr) 342 Desert Rose (Siwa Oasis) 361 Eskaleh (Abu Simbel) 325 Fekra (Aswan) 311 Flower of Light (Luxor) 280 Fustat Wadi El Gemal (Eastern

Desert) 439 Mövenpick Sirena Beach

(Al-Quseir) 435 Nature Camp (Bahariya Oasis)

354 Shali Lodge (Siwa Town) 362

Shaqra Eco-Lodge (Marsa Alam) 436

Shark’s Bay Umbi Diving Village (Sharm el-Sheikh & Na’ama Bay) 471

Soma Bay Sheraton (Hurghada) 428

Tala Ranch Hotel (Siwa Oasis) 363

Taziry Ecolodge (Siwa Oasis) 362

Under the Moon Camp (Bahariya Oasis) 354

activities & toursBackpacker Concierge (Cairo)

116 Centre for Sinai 479 Fekra (Aswan) 311 Man & the Environment (Dahab)

479 Red Sea Desert Adventures 437 Red Sea Diving Safari 456

national parks & protectoratesNabq Protectorate 476 Ras Abu Gallum Protectorate 483 Ras Mohammed National Park

464 Wadi Rayyan & Wadi al-Hittan

210 Zerenike Protectorate 502

organisationsACE 275 HEPCA 425 Man & the Environment 442 , 479 Red Sea Association for Diving &

Watersports 442 Reef Check 442 South Sinai Association for Diving

& Marine Activities 442

shoppingGirls Work Shop (Bahariya Oasis)

352 Wady Craft Shop (Cairo) 176

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LighthouseLookout

Mountain, VolcanoNational Park

OasisRiver Flow

Geographic

InformationBank, ATM

Embassy/ConsulateHospital, Medical

InformationInternet Facilities

Police StationPost Office, GPO

TelephoneToiletsPoint of Interest

TransportAirport, AirfieldBorder Crossing

Bus StationCycling, Bicycle PathGeneral Transport

Taxi Rank

SleepingSleepingCamping

ShoppingShopping

EntertainmentEntertainment

DrinkingDrinking

Cafe

EatingEating

BeachCastle, Fortress

ChristianIslamicJewish

MonumentMuseum, Gallery

RuinZoo, Bird Sanctuary

Sights/ActivitiesSYMBOLS

Petrol StationParking Area

CAPITAL (NATIONAL)Large City

Small City

CAPITAL (STATE)Medium City

Town, Village

POPULATION

Rocks

Building

Land

MarketArea of Interest

Campus Reservation

Cemetery, Other

Park

SportsUrban

Mall

Forest

Cemetery, Christian

Airport

Beach, Desert

AREA FEATURES

Marine ParkDisputed

Ancient WallCliff

Regional, SuburbState, Provincial

InternationalBOUNDARIES

Swamp

ReefMangrove

Lake (Dry)Lake (Salt)

WaterCanal

Intermittent RiverRiver, Creek

Mudflats

HYDROGRAPHY

TramBus RouteMetro

FerryRail (Underground)

RailTRANSPORT

Walking Tour DetourWalking Tour

Walking Trail

Tunnel

LaneTertiary

Walking PathTrack

TollwayFreewayPrimary

Mall/Steps

Pedestrian OverpassSecondary

Unsealed RoadOne-Way Street

Under Construction

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