An area in the Sahara desert west of the Nile River that encompasses Alexandria, a major city and principal seaport in Egypt

Once the ancient kingdom of Kush, Nubia is the stretch of land next to the Nile from Aswan to Khartoum in the south. Lake Nasser swamped much of the Nubian traditional homeland which contains dozens of sites of archaeological interest, including temples,, fortresses and tombs

Cairo city, capital of Egypt, and one of the largest cities in Africa. Cairo has stood on the same site on the banks of the Nile River for more than 1,000 years

Coptic Cairo, the historical Christian section of the city known as Old Cairo

Journey around the old walled city of Cairo and the Citadel of Cairo which are characterized by hundreds of mosques, tombs, madrasas, mansions, caravanserais, and fortifications dating from the medieval Islamic-era

Luxor and the West Bank are the gateway to the amazing Valley of the Kings, Valley of the Queens and a collection of pharaonic mortuary temples

Saqqara is a vast and fascinating, ancient burial ground in Egypt, serving as the necropolis for the Ancient Egyptian capital, Memphis. The ancient ruins in the Memphis area, including Ṣaqqara, Abū Ṣīr, Dahshūr, Abū Ruwaysh, and the Pyramids of Giza, are collectively designated a UNESCO World Heritage site.

Scenes from Rural Egypt, from Luxor to Aswan along the banks of the Nile river