Egypt Book

Contents
How To Use This Book
Contents Pages
Our Egypt
Egypt Is
Gift of the Nile
Politics
Religion
Religious Tension
The Economy
The Egyptians
A Different View
Etiquette
The Arts
Egypt Was
The Old Kingdom
The Middle Kingdom
The New Kingdom
The Ptolemies
Romans and Christians
Under Arab Rule
Fatimid and Ayyubid
Mamluk and Ottoman
Under Ottoman Rule
Modernized
Colonized
Independent
War and Peace
Cairo
Shopping
Food
Nightlife
Accommodations
Transportation
Focus On
The Pyramids
Mosques
City of the Dead
Cafés
The Egyptian Museum
The Metro
Europeans in Cairo
Egyptian Food
Egyptian Drinks
Belly Dancing
Ride
A Desert Ride
Walks
Enclave of Devotion
From the Citadel to Bab Zuwayla
To the Northern Gates
Among 1,001 Shoe Stores
Lower Nile Valley
Focus On
el-Faiyum Oasis
Ancient Religion
Akhenaton
The Osiris Cult
Luxor
Focus On
Temples
Moulids
SOS Egypt
Tombs
Tutankhamun
Bike Ride
The West Bank
Walk
Luxor: Along the Corniche
Upper Egypt and Nubia
Focus On
Boats and Cruises
The Aswan Dam
Oases in the Western Desert
Walk
Siwa: Through the Palm
Drive
The Great Desert Circuit
Alexandria and the Delta
Focus On
Ancient Alexandria
Cafá-pâtisseries
Beaches
Walk
Literary Alexandria
Drive
Rosetta
Canal Zone and Red Sea Coast
Focus On
Buildingthe Canal
The Red Sea
Monasticism
Drive
In the Red Sea Mountains
Sinai
Focus On
The Bedouin
Scuba Diving
The Desert Interior
Walk
Up Gebel Musa (Mount of Moses)
Stores
Travel Facts
Arriving
Essential Facts
Getting Around
Driving
Communications
Emergencies
Other Information
Tourist Offices
Accommodations and Restaurants
Index
Acknowledgements
Maps