Travel Egypt Guide, map of egypt

Most people who think of Egypt think of antiquities, but Egypt offers much more. Certainly it is a prime location to see our great heritage from the ancient world, including Pyramids and wonderful temples, but it is also part of the Holy Land, and tours to Christian and other religious monuments are popular. Yet Egypt also offers nature and desert treks, great scuba diving and even golf, fishing and birding expeditions. One may choose to relax on the wondrous Egypt Red Sea or Sinai coasts, take in the high culture of Cairo, or even leisurely float down the Egyptian Nile on a luxurious river boat.
Abu Ruash	Arish	Cairo	El Gouna	Hurghada	Marsa Matruh	Rosetta	Tanis
Abu Simbel	Assyut	Dahab	Esna	Ismailia	Meidum	Saqqara	Tuna el-Gebel
Abu Sir	Aswan	Dahshur	Farafra	Kharga	North Coast	Sharm el-Sheikh	Wadi El Gded
Abydos	Aswan high dam	Dakhla	Fayoum	Lake Nasser	Minya	Safaga	Wadi Natrun
Ain Sukhna	Bahariya	Dendera	Giza	Illahun	Nuweiba	Siwa	White Desert
Alexandria	Beni Hassan	Dush	Hawara	Luxor	Paris	Suez
Al Quseir	Bubastis	Edfu	Hermopolis	Marsa Alam	Port Said	Taba

All Cities - Kharga

Qasr el-Ghweita
About 20 km south of Kharga is the temple Qasr al-Ghweita built between 250 and 80 BCE. It was dedicated to the Theban triad Amon, Mut and Khonsu. According to some guide books, it is in a very ruinous state. This is fortunately not true.

The 10 meter high walls are nearly intact, the houses have high walls still standing and the temple is about as complete as any other popular ancient destination in Egypt. Even large parts of the surrounding village can be seen.




Qasr el-Ghweita has one of the nicest locations around Kharga Oasis, on top of a circular mountain. Walking up to the temple, it looks impressive and massive. Which probably was the intent back in the days of villains and competing tribes.	Entrance to the temple.

Around the temple there was a village that must have housed a couple of hundred persons. Some buildings are in about as fine condition considering the age of more than 1,500 years.	Standing inside the holiest of the holy, looking out, you actually see right through the fortified village and into the valley below. Impossible to catch on photo, but really a nice view.