Egypt Insight Guide

Buch | Softcover

300 Seiten

2008
APA Publications Pte Ltd (Verlag)
978-981-258-716-9 (ISBN)

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A guide to Egypt that gives a tour of the country, cross-referenced with maps. It includes a travel tips section at the back of the book which is packed with useful contact addresses and numbers. It features essays on Egypt's history, people and culture, ranging from its pyramids to Cairo's bazaars.

Fully revised and updated, 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. This title includes key features such as: 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	18.3.2008
Reihe/Serie	Insight Guides
Zusatzinfo	Illustrations (chiefly col.)
Verlagsort	Singapore
Sprache	englisch
Maße	150 x 223 mm
Themenwelt	Reiseführer ► Afrika ► Ägypten
ISBN-10	981-258-716-0 / 9812587160
ISBN-13	978-981-258-716-9 / 9789812587169
Zustand	Neuware