Travel to Egypt and Israel :

Military of Egypt
Military of Egypt The Egyptian Armed Forces consists of the Army, Air Force, Navy and Air Defense. The Coast Guard and Border Guard operate as subordinates to the Navy and Army Command respectively. The Egyptian military is the strongest military power on the African continent, and the second largest in the...

Introducation of Maan
Introducation of Maan Ma'an is a city in southern Jordan. It is the capital of Ma'an Governorate. The modern city has a population of around 30,000. Civilisations with the name of Ma'an have existed since at least Nabatean times - the modern city is to the north and west of the...

Getting in Red Sea
Getting in Red Sea From outside Egypt Some international flights now go to Hurghada, otherwise fly direct to Cairo then either take an internal flight (see below) or go overland by bus or by car. Contact your travel agent for details. From Cairo Overland You may like to book a tour through a travel...

History of Tel Aviv
History of Tel Aviv The settlement in the area of modern southern Tel Aviv (the neighbourhoods of Neve Shalom and Neve Tsedek) was started in the 1880s as a substitute for the rather expensive Arab neighbourhoods of Jaffa. However the city of Tel Aviv itself was established only in 1909 as...

Jerusalem: Israel
Jerusalem: Israel Jerusalem (31°46'N 35°14'E) is an ancient Middle Eastern city on the watershed between the Mediterranean Sea and the Dead Sea at an elevation of 650-840 meter. It is located east of Tel Aviv, south of Ramallah, west of Jericho and north of Bethlehem. Jerusalem was the capital of ancient Jewish...

Giza: Egypt
Giza: Egypt Giza is a town in Egypt on the left bank of the Nile river, across from the old city of Cairo, and now part of the greater Cairo metropolis. It is the capital of Al Jizah governorate, and is located in the northeast of this governorate, near its...

Climate of Egypt
Climate of Egypt Hot, dry summers with mild, dry winters and cold nights. Rainfall is negligible except on the coast. In April, the hot, dusty Khamsin wind blows from the Sahara. Required clothing Lightweight cottons and linens during summer, with warmer clothes for winter and cooler evenings....

History of Israel
History of Israel Historical roots The earliest known mention of the name 'Israel', probably refering to a group of people rather than to a place, is the Egyptian Merneptah Stele dated to about 1210 BCE. For over 3,000 years, Jews have held the Land of Israel to be their homeland, both as...

Introducation of Western Desert Oases
Introducation of Western Desert Oases From Cairo it is possible to experience Egypt's finest journey on offer, the Great Desert Circuit. It runs for over 621 miles (1,000km) through spectacular desert landscape and is punctuated by four oases situated in a depression: Bahariya, Farafra, Dakhla and Kharga. The first two have...

Climate of Jordan
Climate of Jordan Hot and dry summers with cool evenings. The Jordan Valley below sea level is warm during winter and extremely hot in summer. Rain falls between November and March, while colder weather conditions occur in December/January. Required clothing Lightweight cottons and linens are advised between May and September. Warmer clothes are...

Noubarya: Egypt
Noubarya: Egypt Noubarya is a town in Egypt, approximately 100 miles north of Cairo. The settlement was founded in 1987 as part of an irrigation scheme using water from the Nile....

Education in Cairo
Education in Cairo Cairo has long been the hub of education and educational services not only for Egypt but also for the Arab World. Today, Cairo is the center for the government offices governing the Egyptian educational system, has the largest number of Educational schools, and higher learning institutes among other cities...

Introducation of Red Sea
Introducation of Red Sea The Red Sea is a gulf or basin of the Indian Ocean between Africa and Asia. The connection to the ocean is in the south through the Bab el Mandeb sound and the Gulf of Aden. In the north is the Sinai Peninsula, the Gulf of...

Ancient Egypt
Ancient Egypt Ancient Egypt was a civilization along the Lower Nile, reaching from the Nile Delta in the north as far south as Jebel Barkal at the time of its greatest extension (15th century BC). It lasted for three millennia, from circa 3200 BC to 343 BC, ending with the conquest...

Points of Interest in Cairo
Points of Interest in Cairo Much of Cairo is modern, with wide streets. Its famed mosques, palaces, and city gates are found mostly in the older sections. The mosques of Amur (7th cent.), Ibn Tulun (876-79), Hasan (c.1356), and Qait Bay (1475) are especially noted for their bold design. Khedive Ismail's...