The Valley of the Whales, Egypt, shows us that there is a lot of evidence that the Wadi Hitan basin was underwater about 40 million to 50 million years ago.
Ancient Egypt
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St. Catherine's, an Eastern Orthodox Christian monastery on Egypt's Sinai Peninsula. The Old Testament says Moses obtained the Tablets of the Law here.
Philae Temple is one of the most interesting old places to visit in Egypt, on Philae Island, which was a holy place for the Isis cult for thousands of years.
Ramesses II built Abu Simbel temple complex around 1264–1244 BC. Great Temple for himself, while the Small Temple honors his most important wife, Queen Nefertari
Nubian Monuments from Abu Simbel to Philae. Nubians are a group of people who have always lived in the area that is now north Sudan and south Egypt.
Luxor Temple on the eastern bank of the Nile River, built around 1400 BCE by King Amenhotep III, was completed by Tutankhamen and Horemheb and expanded by Ramses II.
Khonsu Temple is in the southwest corner of the area around Amun-Ra at Karnak Temple. During Ramses III’s rule, it was built and dedicated to the son of Amun Mut.
Karnak Temple was built between 2055 BC and 100 AD. Cult Egyptian temple honoring Amun, Mut, and Khonsu. The largest religious structure ever built.
Egyptian landmarks include 7 UNESCO World Heritage Sites in Egypt. Travel and tourism in Egypt depends on historical sites in Egypt and monuments in Egypt.
Interesting Facts about King Tuts Tomb in Valley of Kings, Egypt, which was a UNESCO World Heritage Site from 1979 and is part of Ancient Thebes with its Necropolis.
Valley of the Queens includes Ancient Thebes with its Necropolis, a UNESCO World Heritage Site from 1979, along with the Valley of Kings, Luxor, and Karnak.
Valley of the Kings is just west of the Nile River, where almost all of the Kings or Pharaohs of the 18th, 19th, and 20th dynasties (1539–1075 BCE) were buried.