Unesco
world heritage sites in Egypt
This is a list of
World Heritage Sites in Egypt with properties of cultural and natural heritage
in Egypt as inscribed in Unesco world heritage
sites in Egypt.
Abu Mena (1979(
Ancient Thebes
with Its Necropolis (1979(
Historic Cairo
(1979(
Memphis and its
Necropolis: the Pyramid Fields from Giza to Dahshur (1979(
Nubian Monuments
from Abu Simbel to Philae (1979(
Saint Catherine Area
(2002(
Wadi Al-Hitan or
Whale Valley
There are 7
UNESCO World Heritage Sites in Egypt (and one of them is even on the danger
list). We go through each Unesco world heritage sites in egypt to give you a
little history and let you know which sites are a must-see and which you can
skip.
With Plan Egypt
Tours , you will scout Abu Mena ,Abu Mena was a town, monastery complex and
Christian pilgrimage center in Late Antique Egypt, about 50 km (31 mi)
southwest of Alexandria. Its remains were designated a World Heritage Site in
1979. There are very few standing remains, but the foundations of most major
buildings, such as the great basilica, are easily discernible.
Recent
agricultural efforts in the area have led to a significant rise in the water
table, which has caused a number of the site's buildings to collapse or become
unstable. The site was added to the list of World Heritage in Danger in 2001.
Authorities were forced to place sand in the bases of buildings that are most
endangered in the site.
Nubian Monuments
from Abu Simbel to Philae (1979) ,Abu simbel Temple situated near Egypt’s
southern borders with Sudan, 280 km south of Aswan, the Temples of Abu Simbel
are amongst the most interesting of all Pharaonic temples, There are two
temples cut into the rock dating back to king Ramses II, one is for Ramses and
the other for Nefertari.
The first Temple
Ramses II Temple was built by King Ramses II and is dedicated to the God
Re-Hor-Akhty, Amon Ptah, and King Ramses II as a deified King, Its facade is
35m. long and 30m high, The facade has four seated colossi of the King, each
one is 20m tall and represents the King seated on his throne wearing the double
crown, accompanied by 3 small figures of his wives, daughters and sons flanking
his legs, Near to the summit of the facade there are number of baboons and
above the entrance stands the figure of Re-Hor-Akhty.
The Temple of
Queen Nefertari is located 120m. from the Temple of Ramses II and was also
built by Ramses II, dedicated to the Goddess Hathor and to his wife Queen
Nefertari, Queen Nefertari was the principal and the most beloved wife of King
Ramses II, It is also a rock-cut Temple with a facade of about 28m. long and
12m. high, which contains 6 standing colossi, each one being about 11m. in
height, Four of them represent Ramses II and the other two represent Queen
Nefertari, each accompanied by two smaller figures of their children.
Ancient Thebes
with Its Necropolis (1979),Thebes, the city of the god Amon, was the capital of
Egypt during the period of the Middle and New Kingdoms. With the temples and
palaces at Karnak and Luxor, and the necropolises of the Valley of the Kings
and the Valley of the Queens, Thebes is a striking testimony to Egyptian
civilization at its height.
Historic Cairo
(1979) ,Tucked away amid the modern urban area of Cairo lies one of the world's
oldest Islamic cities, with its famous mosques, madrasas, hammams and
fountains. Founded in the 10th century, it became the new centre of the Islamic
world, reaching its golden age in the 14th century.
Memphis and its
Necropolis: the Pyramid Fields from Giza to Dahshur (1979),The name of Memphis
is derived from the Ancient Egyptian name called Min-Nefer, then Greeks called
it latter Memphis. Nowadays it is a local village called Mit Rahina.
It was founded in
the 1st Dynasty (3100 B.C) by King Narmar, Memphis was the capital of Ancient
Egypt, and the first capital city founded after the unification of Upper and
Lower Egypt. It remained as the capital of Ancient Egypt throughout the Old
Kingdom.
Memphis was a
centre for the worship of Ptah, god of creation and artworks, The creator god
Ptah, his consort Sekhmet, and their son Nefertem, were the main focus of
worship in the city which formed Memphis triad.
The city of
Memphis was the capital of ancient Egypt. It was the King's residence and the
political administrative center until around 2,200 .after unification for upper
and lower Egypt.
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