Housed in a traditional Siwan house, the museum displays traditional Siwan objects such as silver jewelry, musical instruments, wedding costumes, baskets and ceramics. Inspired by a Canadian diplomat who feared that the Siwan culture and its mud-brick houses would one day disappear, the small but interesting Siwa House Museum was built to preserve and display […]
If you want to reach the Farafra part of the desert, you should visit the Badr Museum. The Badr Museum features the work of local artist Badr Abdel Moghny. He works with mud, stone and sand to paint and sculpt artwork depicting traditional oasis life. This is a great way to learn about the life […]
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Al-Nassir-Mohamed Mosque
Al-Nassir Mohamed Mosque, one of the three mosques in the Cairo Citadel, may seem tiny next to the Mohamed Ali Mosque, but it is the only remaining Mamluk contribution to the Citadel. The mosque dates to 1318 and has two minarets that differ in shape and height. Note the beautifully carved wooden ceiling, which is […]
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Temple Fort of An-Nadura
Drive a little more than a mile outside Al-Kharga to the Roman temple and fortress ruins for a magnificentview of the desert. Note the paintings of women playing percussion instruments on the walls of the temple temple,madurai meenakshi temple,temple of the tooth,temple of the tooth perahera,temple of love,temple of the tooth attraction,temple of the tooth […]
A trip to the Dakhla Oasis is not complete without a visit to the medieval Ottoman city of Al-Qasr. Al-Qasr is located at the foot of the pink limestone cliffs on the northern edge of the oasis. The architecture of the houses, which enclose the cool narrow streets and alleys despite the summer heat and […]
