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Tables of Contents for Egypt
Chapter/Section Title
Page #
Page Count
Introduction
10
22
Geographical Overview
10
1
Climate
11
3
Flora and Fauna
14
1
The Desert
14
1
The Sea
15
1
The Nile
15
3
The People
18
1
Government
18
4
History in Outline
22
21
Pre-Dynastic Egypt
22
1
Early Dynastic and Archaic Egypt
23
1
Old Kingdom
24
2
First Intermediate Period
26
1
Middle Kingdom
26
1
Second Intermediate Period
27
2
New Kingdom
29
4
Third Intermediate Period
33
1
Late Period
34
1
Macedonian and Ptolemaic Dynasties
34
1
The Roman Period
35
1
Islamic Egypt
35
1
The Fatimids
36
1
The Mamelukes
36
2
The Reign of the Ottomans
38
1
Napoleon's Expedition
38
1
Mohammed Ali
38
1
The Suez Canal and the British
39
1
The Dawn of Nationalism
39
4
Religion of Ancient Egypt
43
8
The Egyptian Gods
44
6
Copts and Muslims
50
1
Art and Architecture
51
15
Architecture
51
6
Painting and Statuary
57
2
The Rediscovery of Egypt
59
7
Facts for Travellers
66
33
Getting to Egypt
66
4
Arrival
70
4
Travel within Egypt
74
14
Etiquette and Customs
88
2
Cuisine
90
1
Music and Dance
91
2
Sports
93
2
Other Useful Points
95
1
Shopping and Handicrafts
96
3
Cairo and Surroundings
99
50
The Egyptian Museum
99
12
Islamic Cairo
111
2
The Mosques of Cairo
113
7
Coptic Cairo
120
2
The Centre of Cairo
122
1
The Outskirts of Cairo
123
15
Memphis
138
3
Saqqara
141
8
From Cairo to Luxor
149
24
Beni Hasan
152
2
Speos Artemidos
154
1
Antinoopolis
154
2
Ashmunein
156
1
Tuna el-Gebel
156
1
Tell el-Amarna
157
4
Asyut
161
2
Sohag
163
1
Abydos
163
4
Dendera
167
6
Luxor and Karnak
173
37
The Temples of Karnak
174
25
The Temple of Luxor
199
7
Luxor Museum
206
4
Thebes: The West Bank
210
29
The Valley of the Kings
221
7
The Valley of the Queens
228
1
The Temple of Sety I at Qurna
229
2
Medinet Habu
231
3
Deir el-Bahri
234
2
The Ramesseum
236
1
The Colossi of Memnon
236
2
The Tomb of Nefertari
238
1
Upper Egypt South of Luxor
239
24
Esna
239
2
Edfu
241
3
Kom Ombo
244
1
Aswan
245
8
Philae
253
2
Nubia
255
1
Aswan Dam
256
1
New Kalbsha
256
1
Abu Simbel
257
6
Lower Egypt
263
12
Zagzig
264
1
Tanis
265
3
Wadi el-Natrun
268
1
Alexandria
269
6
The Suez Canal
275
4
The Canal Towns
276
3
The Red Sea Coast
279
10
Ain Sukhna
279
1
Ras Zafarna
279
2
Hurghada
281
2
Port Safaga
283
1
Qoseir
284
3
Berenike
287
2
Sinai
289
12
The Coasts
292
2
Biblical Sinai
294
4
The Holy Mountains
298
3
The Egyptian Oases
301
10
The Oasis of el-Faiyum
301
3
Bahariya and Farafra
304
1
Dakhla Oasis
305
3
Kharga Oasis
308
1
Siwa Oasis
309
2
Recommended Reading
311
2
Practical Information
313
1
Useful Addresses
313
6
Hotels
319
2
Restaurants
321
5
Index
326