Egypt Insight Guide
APA Publications Pte Ltd (Verlag)
978-981-234-803-6 (ISBN)
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This 356-page guide to Egypt gives a highlighted tour of the country, cross-referenced with detailed maps. A comprehensive travel tips section at the back of the book is packed with essential contact addresses and numbers. Its key features include: places - region-by-region gazetteer section, with top attractions highlighted and cross-referenced with detailed local maps; essay features - incisive essays on Egypt's history, people and culture, ranging from its spectacular pyramids to Cairo's breathtaking bazaars; travel tips - practical listings section, including accommodation, entertainment, transport and essential contact addresses and numbers; and hundreds of full-colour photographs and 24 maps.
Maps: Egypt; Cairo; Old Cairo; The Citadel; Citadel to Bab al-Futuh; Saqqarah; Greater Cairo; Giza; Oases; Middle & Upper Egypt; Luxor & Thebes; Karnak; Temple of Luxor; Valley of the Kings; Aswan; South Aswan; Delta & Suez; Alexandria; Sinai; The Red Sea and Eastern Desert; Inside front flap: Egypt; Inside back flap: Cairo. Introduction and History: The Spell of Egypt; Decisive Dates; Ancient Egypt; The Ptolemaic Period; The Roman Period and Early Christianity; Egypt under Islam; Modern Egypt and Muhammad Ali. Features: Endangered Monuments; The Egyptians; Markets and Bazaars; A Love of Food; Egyptian Coffeehouses; Popular Culture. Places: Introduction; Cairo, Mother of the World; Giza, Memphis and Saqqarah; The Oases and the Fayyum; Middle Egypt; Upper Egypt; Abu Simbel and Nubia; Alexandria and the Northern Coast; Suez Canal; Sinai; The Red Sea and Eastern Desert; Scuba Diving and Water Sports. Picture Stories: Ancient Gods; Nineteenth-century Travellers; Dance; Wildlife; Underwater Archaeology. Travel Tips - Highlights: Getting Acquainted; Planning the Trip; Practical Tips; Getting Around; Where to Stay; Where to Eat; Sites; Culture; Shopping ; Sport; Language; Further Reading.
| Erscheint lt. Verlag | 29.3.2002 |
|---|---|
| Reihe/Serie | Insight Guides |
| Zusatzinfo | colour photographs, maps |
| Verlagsort | Singapore |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 150 x 224 mm |
| Gewicht | 724 g |
| Themenwelt | Reiseführer ► Afrika ► Ägypten |
| ISBN-10 | 981-234-803-4 / 9812348034 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-981-234-803-6 / 9789812348036 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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