KV54
Tomb KV54 is located in the Valley of the Kings, in Egypt. It was originally excavated by Edward R. Ayrton on behalf of the American lawyer Theodore M.
Articles in Egypt ( 605 )
605 Articles of interest in Egypt
Click on them to get its location and coordinatesGisr el-Mudir
Gisr el-Mudir, (Arabic for "enclosure of the boss") located at Saqqara in Egypt, just west of Sekhemkhet's pyramid complex, is a massive enclosure that seems to date from the Second dynasty.
El-Mursi Abul Abbas Mosque
El-Mursi Abul-Abbas Mosque (Arabic: جامع المرسي أبو العباس) is a famous mosque in Alexandria, Egypt.
Aswan International Airport
Aswan International Airport (IATA: ASW, ICAO: HESN), also known as Daraw Airport, is an airport located 16 km southwest of Aswan, Egypt.
Pyramid of Khendjer
The Pyramid of Khendjer was built for the burial of the 13th dynasty pharaoh Khendjer, who ruled Egypt c. 1760 BC during the Second Intermediate Period. The pyramid, which is part of larger complex comprising a morturary temple, a chapel, two enclos…
Monastery of Saint Macarius the Great
The Monastery of Saint Macarius (Arabic: دير الأنبا مقار) is a Coptic Orthodox monastery located in Wadi El Natrun, Beheira Governorate, about 92 km north west of Cairo, and off the highway between Cairo and Alexandria.
Mallawi
Mallawi (Egyptian Arabic: ملوى [mæl.ˈlæ.wi]; Saidi pronunciation: [ˈmal.la.wi] is a town in Egypt, located in the governorate of Minya.
Heracleopolis Magna
Herakleopolis (Ancient Greek: Ἡρακλεόπολις, [Μεγάλη] Ἡρακλέους πόλις ), in Latin Heracleopolis Magna, is the Greek name of the capital of the Twentieth nome (administrative division) of ancient Egypt, and located approximately 15 km west of the mode…
Giza Zoo
The Giza Zoo is a zoological garden in Giza, Egypt. It is one of the few green areas in the city, and includes Giza's largest park.
Future University in Egypt
Future University (FUE; Arabic: جامعة المستقبل) is a private university located in New Cairo, Egypt founded in 2006. It has six faculties.
Agilkia Island
Agilkia Island (also called Agilika; Arabic: أجيليكا) is an island in the reservoir of the Old Aswan Dam along the Nile River in southern Egypt; it is the present site of the relocated Ancient Egyptian temple complex of Philae.
2008 breach of the Gaza–Egypt border
The 2008 breach of the Gaza-Egypt border began on 23 January after Hamas militants in the Gaza Strip set off an explosion near the Rafah border crossing, destroying part of the 2003 wall. The United Nations estimates that as many as half the 1.5 mil…
1959 African Cup of Nations
The 1959 African Cup of Nations was the second edition of the Africa Cup of Nations, the football championship of Africa (CAF). It was hosted and won by the United Arab Republic, a short-lived confederation between Egypt and Syria. Only three teams …
Temple of Amenhotep IV
The structures within the Temple of Amenhotep IV at Karnak in Luxor, Egypt, were used during the first four years of the reign of the Egyptian Pharaoh Akhenaten, when he still referred to himself as Amenhotep IV, although they may have been construc…
TWA Flight 903
TWA Flight 903 was a regularly scheduled flight from Bombay International Airport, India to New York-Idlewild Airport, via Cairo-King Farouk Airport and Rome-Ciampino Airport.
TT8
TT8 or Theban Tomb 8 was the site of one of the greatest archaeological discoveries in ancient Egypt. This New Kingdom era tomb was one of the few tombs of Ancient Egypt's nobility to have survived intact down through the centuries - it was only dis…
Mortuary Temple of Amenhotep III
The Mortuary Temple of Amenhotep III (known in modern times as Kom el-Hettan, Arabic: كم الحيطان) is located in the Theban necropolis, on the west bank of the Nile, opposite Luxor in Egypt. It was built for the Pharaoh Amenhotep III.
MV Salem Express
The Salem Express was a passenger ship that sank in the Red Sea.
Luxor Museum
Luxor Museum is located in the Egyptian city of Luxor (ancient Thebes).
KV9
Tomb KV9 in Egypt's Valley of the Kings was originally constructed by Pharaoh Ramesses V. He was interred here, but his uncle Ramesses VI later reused the tomb as his own. The layout is typical of the 20th dynasty – the Ramesside period – and is muc…
KV8
Tomb KV8, located in the Valley of the Kings, was used for the burial of Pharaoh Merenptah of Ancient Egypt's Nineteenth Dynasty.
Deversoir Air Base
Deversoir Air Base (LG-209) is a former military airfield in Egypt, located approximately 19 km south-southeast of Ismailia (Al Isma`iliyah); 116 km northeast of Cairo.
Bahr Yussef
The Bahr Yussef (Arabic: بحر يوسف; "the waterway of Joseph") is a canal which connects the Nile River with Fayyum in Egypt. In ancient times, it was known as Mer-Wer (the Great Canal). This project was built at the time of Amenemhat III, who was al…
Bab Zuweila
Bab Zuweila is a medieval gate in Cairo, which is still standing in modern times. It was also known as Bawabbat al-Mitwali during the Ottoman period, and is sometimes spelled Bab Zuwayla. It is considered one of the major landmarks of the city and i…
1995 Gulf of Aqaba earthquake
The 1995 Gulf of Aqaba earthquake (also known as Nuweiba earthquake) occurred on November 22 at 06:15 local time (04:15 UTC) and registered 7.3 on the moment magnitude scale. The epicenter was located in the central segment of the Gulf of Aqaba, the…
WV22
Tomb WV22, in the Western arm of the Valley of the Kings, was used as the resting place of one of the rulers of Egypt's New Kingdom, Amenhotep III.
The Mogamma
The Mogamma (Arabic: مجمع التحرير, also spelled Mugamma) is a government building in Cairo, Egypt. The Mogamma was the result of a series of master plans for the Qasr el Nil area (now Tahrir Square), which used to be occupied by the British barracks…
Soma Bay
Soma Bay is a coastal resort on the Red Sea in Egypt, 45 km south of Hurghada International Airport. The ten million m², self-contained community of Soma Bay is a peninsula surrounded on all sides by the sea.
Shubra
Shubra (Arabic: شبرا, IPA: [ˈʃobɾɑ]; Coptic: ϭⲱⲡⲣⲟ Šopro; also written Shoubra or Shobra) is one of the largest districts of Cairo, Egypt and it is administratively divided into three areas: Shubra, Road El Farag, and Elsahel.
Qasr Ibrim
Qasr Ibrim (Arabic: قصر ابريم) is an archaeological site in Lower Nubia, located in the modern country of Egypt. The name is derived from the nearby village of Ibrim, on the east bank of the Nile. The site has a long history of occupation, ranging …
Pyramid of Neferefre
The Pyramid of Neferefre, also known as the Pyramid of Raneferef, is an unfinished Egyptian pyramid from the 5th Dynasty, located in the necropolis of Abusir, Egypt. After the early death of Pharaoh Neferefre, the unfinished building was reconstruct…
Ptolemais Hermiou
Ptolemais Hermiou or Ptolemais in the Thebaid was a city in Greco-Roman Egypt, established on the west bank of the Nile at the site of the Egyptian village of Psoï in the Thinis nome by Ptolemy I Soter sometime after 312 BCE to be the capital of Upp…
Lake Manzala
Lake Manzala (Arabic: بحيرة المنزلة baḥīrat manzala), also Manzaleh, is a brackish lake, sometimes called a lagoon, in northeastern Egypt on the Nile Delta near Port Said and a few miles from the ancient ruins at Tanis. It is the largest of the nor…
Bilbeis
Bilbeis (Egyptian Arabic: بلبيس pronounced [belˈbeːs]; Coptic: Phelbs) is an ancient fortress city on the eastern edge of the southern Nile delta in Egypt.
Arab's Gulf
The Arab's Gulf, also known as the Arab Gulf or Arab Bay (all translating the Arabic name Khalij el-Arab, خليج العرب), is a large bay to the west of Alexandria in Egypt.
Abu Gorab
Abu Gurab (also known as Abu Ghurab, Abu Gurob and Abu Jirab) is an archeological site, where a sun temple built by the people of ancient Egypt was found. It was excavated by Egyptologists between 1898 and 1901 by Ludwig Borchardt on behalf of the B…