Alabaster factory

Luxor

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March 28th 2011
And on to Luxor...which I ımmedıately prefer over Aswan and Cairo. I think because it's a raw poor area once your off the main streets and for some reason I like places like that. Today's dose of sight-seeing was Valley of the Kings and Valley of the Workers. Valley of the Kings is my favourite "ancient site" so far. All are obviously amazing to see, but the tombs here are very colourful and ... 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