Egypt

From my visit in 1957.

As a student, I took deck passage from Greece to Alexandria, Egypt for a two week tour of the country.

A street scene in Cairo.

Columns from the Karnak Temple in Luxor, Egypt,

This temple on the island of Philae, was in 1957 partly underwater for parts of the year (December to May) due to the lake formed by the Aswân dam on the Nile. Since then the newer higher dam has completely submerged the island and the temple area.

The Sphinx

The great pyramid of King Cheops.

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other Middle Eastern countries

The Middle East largely consists of Muslim countries:

   Some of the exceptions are the Christian country of:

    the Jewish state of:

 and a country with 17 different religious communities