The Nile Insight Guide
APA Publications Pte Ltd (Verlag)
978-981-234-716-9 (ISBN)
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This guide includes a section detailing the history of the area, features covering aspects of the life and culture, ranging from its tremendous variety of birds to its role in the cinema; a region by region visitor's guide to the sights, and a comprehensive travel tips section packed with essential contact addresses and numbers. Plus hundreds of photographs and seven maps.
Maps: The Nile; Nubia and Lake Nasser; Aswan; Aswan to Luxor; Luxor and Thebes; Temple of Luxor; Karnak; Valley of the Kings; Luxor to Abydos; Middle Egypt; Memphis, Saqqarah and Giza; Saqqarah; Pyramids of Giza; Cairo; Old Cairo; Citadel to Bab al-Futuh; The Delta; Alexandria. Introduction: The Wonder of the Nile. History: Decisive Dates; The Search for the Source; The History of Nile Cruising; The Pyramid Builders; Grave Robbers and Curses; The Rebel Dynasty; Ramesses the Builder; Cleopatra and the Ptolemies; TheMameluks; The French on the Nile; The British on the Nile; The Last Pharaohs; The Republic. Essay Features: Taming the Nile; The Nile in the Cinema; Wildlife. Places: Places Introduction: Nubia and Lake Nasser; Aswan; Aswan to Luxor; Luxor; Luxor to Abydos; Middle Egypt; Memphis, Saqqarah and Giza; Cairo; The Delta. Information Panels: The Cruise Business; Pyramidology; Modern-day Smuggling; Spy Stories; Flora of the Nile; Discovering Tutankhamun; The Mummy Business; The Rosetta Stone. Travel Tips Highlights: Getting Acquainted; Planning the Trip; Practical Tips; Getting Around; Where to Stay; Where to Eat; Culture; Shopping; Sport; Language; Further Reading
| Erscheint lt. Verlag | 29.3.2002 |
|---|---|
| Reihe/Serie | Insight Guides |
| Zusatzinfo | colour photographs and maps |
| Verlagsort | Singapore |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 150 x 220 mm |
| Gewicht | 708 g |
| Themenwelt | Reiseführer ► Afrika ► Ägypten |
| ISBN-10 | 981-234-716-X / 981234716X |
| ISBN-13 | 978-981-234-716-9 / 9789812347169 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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