About Travel to Egypt
Most people who think of Egypt think of antiquities, but Egypt offers much more. Certainly it is a prime location to see our great heritage from the ancient world, including Pyramids and wonderful temples, but it is also part of the Holy Land, and tours to Christian and other religious monuments are popular. Yet Egypt also offers nature and desert treks, great scuba diving and even golf, fishing and birding expeditions. One may choose to relax on the wondrous Egypt Red Sea or Sinai coasts, take in the high culture of Cairo, or even leisurely float down the Egyptian Nile on a luxurious river boat.
The New Tour Egypt
You may have known Tour Egypt now for many years. When we first went online, perhaps you participated in one of our coloring contest for elementary students. Later, you may have used our material to study Egypt in Jr. High, as many schools and even universities have used us as a resource over the years. Now, you are over 20 and Tour Egypt is still here, one of the oldest web sites on the internet and certainly a legend in both Egyptian tourism and antiquities.
We have been going through some changes, updating the web site to a more modern standard, and with some 15,000 pages that has taken some time. Now, that process is just about complete, and rest assured that all the tourism and antiquity information is still here on Tour Egypt, even if the look of the site has changed. Every part of the old Tour Egypt is here, including the forum section, recipes, user photos and of course our huge and inclusive section on all types of antiquities and life in ancient Egypt. We will probably be fixing a few pages even after the launch but that’s not surprising considering the magnitude of the Tour Egypt web site. We hope you enjoy the new site and we look forward to your frequent return, as we will provide new and updated stories about Egypt travel and antiquities, and soon even videos. Our readers can expect considerable new content.
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The Mosque of Abu Dahab
This mosque is hard to be noticed since it is located next to one of the greatest and most influential mosques of Egypt, the Azhar Mosque. However, paying attention to its design, the Mosque of Abu El Dahab is a unique model of the Ottoman architecture. Moreover, the builder of the mosque has a rather exciting story.
The builder of the mosque is the Amir Mohamed Beh Abu El Dahab, one of the leaders of Egypt during the rule of the Ottoman Empire. He played an important role in the politics of Egypt, as he was just a Mamluk at the beginning of his life for the Amir Ali Beh Al Kabir. After many governmental promotions, Mohamed Abu El Dahab received the title of” Beh” in a ceremony that took place in the Citadel. The new Beh was so happy with his title that he distributed a huge quantity of gold among the poor people of the city of Cairo. This was why he was called Abu El Dahab, or the Father of gold.
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