Karnak Temple

Luxor - Day 37

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October 20th 2007
The road to Luxor continued to be straight and true, with hardly any traffic whatsoever until we descended down a great wadi with spectacular cliffs on either side towards the Nile and Luxor town. After one or two wrong slots in the centre of the town we found the campsite in the centre of the built up area. There was grass for us to pitch our tents and we found only two other campers the ... read more

Africa » Egypt » Upper Egypt » Luxor

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The regularity and richness of the annual Nile River flood, coupled with semi-isolation provided by deserts to the east and west, allowed for the development of one of the world's great civilizations. A unified kingdom arose circa 3200 B.C. and a ser... ... read more