Mt sinai

Egypt - Dahab and Mt Sinai

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June 8th 2008
After a full day crossing the border from Jordan we finally made it into Egypt. Our first stop was 4 days in the ocean side resort town of Dahab. Dahab is on the Sinai penninsula which a very interesting area. the entire penninsula was annexed from Egypt by Israel in 1967 and handed back in 1982. The 1982 agreement was brokered by the Americans and as a result the entire Sinai region is under very ... read more

Africa » Egypt » Sinai » Dahab

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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