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The governorate is located on an area of 2959. 6 km² .It has a population of one and a half million people. It is divided Luxor Governorate into 9 Cities:

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 Luxor, Al Bayadiya, Al Qurna, Armant, Tod, Esna, New Luxor, New Tibah, and Al Zainia. It is bordered to the north by Qena Governorate 56 km, to the south by Aswan Governorate by 220 km, to the east by the Red Sea Governorate 280 km and to the west by the New Valley Governorate 337, and it is about 670 km from the Egyptian capital Cairo.

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Luxor divided into two parts, the eastern part, and the western part.

On the eastern bank of the Nile was the actual city with palaces and temples of veneration. On the western side of the Nile lies the area of the dead, here were the tombs of the secret cemetery of kings in the distant Valley of the Kings, the nobles, workers, princes, and the Valley of the Queens, along the banks, the kings built their memorial temple.

The climate

Luxor has a dry desert climate with little rain, but sometimes torrential rain falls on the hills and mountains in the Eastern Desert.

Winter is characterized by being warm and sunny weather from October to May and very hot summer from May to October, and temperatures in summer range

from 33 to 45 degrees Celsius and in winter from 15.5 to 8.5 degrees Celsius.

Economy

Tourism

Luxor relies on tourism, mainly as a source of income, where 90% of its population works in tourism, especially in the hotel sector, Nile cruises, sailing boats, horse carriages, restaurants, tourism companies, tour guides, taxi drivers and other jobs related to tourism.

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 Luxor has nearly a third of the world's antiquities, about 14 of the most important Egyptian temples and about 600 tombs such as Luxor Temple, Karnak Temple, Luxor Museum, Mummification Museum, Valley of the Kings, Deir el-Bahari Temple, Valley of the Queens, Deir El-Madina, and Ramesseum Temple, a statue of Memnon.

Therefore, it is considered one of the most important cultural tourist destinations in the world that tourists from all over the world visit.

Agricultural

The agricultural area in Luxor is limited  ranging on the Nile valley, from the Al-Dababiya limestone plateau in the east to the limestone plateau in the Valley of the Kings on the west about 30 to 40 km,from Al-Sharawneh borders in the south to Al-Ashy borders in the north about 87 km length.The agricultural production in Luxor is diverse, especially in the desert area.Luxor produces many types of vegetables and fruits such as wheat, corn, beans, lentils, tomatoes, cabbage, peppers, lettuce, potatoes, cucumbers, onions, garlic, parsley, coriander, mallow, okra, zucchini, mangoes, grapes, dates, guavas, melons, melons, and sugar cane, orange.

Industry

There is one sugar factory in Luxor, but it has many environmental and manual industries, the most important of which are spinning, carpets, papyrus, ceramics, alabaster, pottery, wood furniture, palm products, dairy products and honey. A new industrial city was established east of Luxor.

Important days

Province of Luxor is celebrated on 4 November each year with the National Day, on this day in 1922, Lord Carter discovered Tutankhamen’s tomb.

Every year there is a popular celebration where the birth of Sidi Abu Al-Hajjaj is celebrated 14 days before the month of Ramadan. Abu Al-Hajjaj is one of the righteous saints of God, known for his religiosity and has a high respect in Luxor.

This ceremony is similar to the ancient rituals of the Obit Festival, which is celebrated at the beginning of the flood season every year, with a golden statue of Amun from Karnak on the sacred boat and his golden cabin covered with a white curtain, accompanied by the audience, priests, musicians, dancers, incense-bearers, the king, his family and nobles.

In the celebration of the birth of Sidi Abu Al-Hajjaj, there was a sailing boat representing the boat that took him to Luxor, carried by a cart, a caravan of camels with brightly colored howdahs which means "bed carried by a camel", riders of Arabian horses.

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Also, the local people in their traditional dress (jalabiya), dancing a folk dance, stick-dancing game with a wooden stick, it's called in Arabic (TAHTIEB).

The rules of this game as a mock fight between two people, that is duel with a wooden thick stick, the winner is considered who can with his stick touch the opponent's head with a light touch or the body of the opponent three light touches. So it is a game that depends on camouflage, deception, speed of movement and speed of reaction to protect the head or body.

The ancient Egyptians recorded this sport on the walls of their temples, and they were interested in teaching it to the soldiers.

Do not forget to eat the kebab Abu hagag in these days, which is a small boiled kebab the size of a table tennis ball. It consists of wheat, spices, onions, meat, garlic and chopped coriander.

 

Luxor | The City of Hundred Gates

The City of Hundred Gates

The City of Hundred Gates

No, one does know exactly when Luxor was founded; it is likely that the city has been already in the Old Kingdom some kind of provincial capital. Luxor became the capital of all of Egypt, for the first time under the rule of King Montuhotep 11, at the time of the Middle Kingdom. It was the height of the Theban Kingdom in the New Kingdom, from where the greatest king of history ruled.

Luxor | The City of Hundred Gates

From this place Queen Hatshepsut sent her diplomatic missions to Punt, from here King Thutmose III planned his war battles, and here was the story of King Ramses II, whose name was recorded on his temples more than a hundred thousand times!

 Who founded in his time obelisks, temples, statues, and his wonderful temple in Abu Simbel, Also, he immortalized the name of his beloved beautiful, Nefertari, in Abu simple temple and in her magnificent, colorful tomb in the Valley of the Queens.

The Meaning of Luxor

 In the past, it had several names it was called “waste,”, meaning the government, and it was also called “Niot,” or “No-Amun,” meaning the city of Amun.

During the era of the modern state, it was called "Ta-Apet", which is the name of its holy places.

As for the city of the dead on the western site, it was called "Wast Amenet", meaning Western Thebes, and it was also called "Br Hator", meaning the house of Hathor, in reference to the ancient Egyptian goddess Hathor.

During the Greco-Roman times, the region was called "Diospolis Magna" or "Diospolis Magna", meaning the great city of Zeus.  "Ta-Apet"it was later changed to "Tiba" or "Thebes", which Homer described in Ilias as the City of Hundred Gates, either because of the pylons of its temples or because of the gates of its fortified walls. 

The name "Luxor" is the Arabic name given to the city of Luxor, which represents the heart of the current governorate, which was newly created, is the plural of the word palace in reference to the remains of the city's temples or perhaps the city has many palaces that mean palaces in the Arabic word (Arabic: palaces) or castra from the Roman word for "fortresses".

Amun worship

Thebes was the city of the idol Amun, whose worship spread throughout Egypt, and Thebes was the center of this worship for Amun, with his wife Mute and son Khonsu, formed the sacred triad of Thebes.

 The City of Hundred Gates

All of the kings of Egypt offered Amun the obligations, obedience, and loyalty and Doing daily rituals in these temples to make the deities peaceful.

At the time of Akhenaten, Thebes again became the capital of the country, But Akhenaten changed the worship of Amon to the worship of Aton, so he was called the unbelieving king, then the temples and palaces of Akhenaten were destroyed. Akhenaten and his wife Nefertiti moved to the Acket Aton (Tell al-Amarna) now, then transferred the capital to it, at this time the name of Thebes fell into oblivion.

During Tutankhamun's rule, the capital was moved again to Thebes. At the time of Ramses, it moved, this time to PR Ramse in the northeast (Tell Basta) now, but Thebes remained the religious capital.When the Pharaonic Empire ended, the Greeks also came to the south and sanctified the ancient Egyptian religion. Alexander the Great and his successors built chapels and temples in the Siwa Oasis where the Temple of Revelation is, as well as in Thebes and the surrounding area between Thebes and Aswan.

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The Red Sea Governorate is one of the longest governorates in Egypt. Its coastline extends on the Red Sea with a length of 1080 km, from the Gulf of Suez, to the borders of Sudan. It consists of 7 cities, 12 large villages and 27 small villages. The population is about 360000 people.

 Hurghada is considered one of its most important cities. It is located on the western shore of the Red Sea, and it is the capital of the governorate. It extends 40 km along the coastal strip of the Red Sea, with a total area of 460.5 km. It is one of the oldest ports, and it is known as one of the best diving centers in the world. 

It is bordered by the city of Ras Ghareb in the north, 143 km, in the south of Safaga, 61 km, in the east by the Red Sea, and in the west by the Red Sea Mountains, between 8 to 35 km.

The distance between Hurghada and Luxor in the south is 280 km, and Cairo in the north is 455 km.

Climate

 It is characterized by its bright sun, the moderate temperature throughout the year, a dry desert climate, and an average temperature ranging between 27 degrees Celsius and 18 degrees Celsius throughout the year.

Population

The population of Hurghada is about 90,000 people, and more than that is about 50 thousand workers coming from other cities to work in the field of tourism.

The Meaning of Hurghada

The city's original name is "Hurghada" in reference to a desert area known as "Desht Hur-Ghada" Al-Ma'ani Dictionary

 DYCHT is the name of a tribe -Hor, meaning the dry plant-Ghada is the soft branch.

Another opinion says:

That the name belongs to a plant called Nitraria Retusa, a naturally growing shrub since ancient times that grows on sand dunes, and in areas of high salinity such as salt marshes.

It is salt tolerant and drought tolerant. It can grow to a height of 2.5 meters and produces small white/green flowers and small edible red fruits. 

The fishermen were fishing in the area between the Arabian Peninsula and the Red Sea coast, and they met at a large tree of the "Hurghada" plant, and its current location is the port of Hurghada.

The new city

The new city of Hurghada was founded in 1905, and the name changed to Hurghada. There was nothing in the city, but a group of primitive houses inhabited by Bedouins in the Saqala area, and they worked in the fishing and pearling. During the reign of King Farouk, a royal restroom was built, but after nationalization during the rule of President Gamal Abdel Nasser, it was called the Club Armed Forces of Water Sports.

National Day

On 22 January of each year, the Red Sea Governorate celebrates its National Day, the anniversary of the victory of the Egyptian armed forces over the Israeli forces in the Battle of Shadwan, when the Israeli forces attempted to occupy the Shadwan Island in 1972.

 Sources of income:

Tourism

It is considered the most important main source of income for the residents, with more than 1000 hotels, hotel apartments, commercial streets, shopping malls with international brands, and many local or brand restaurants. It has many islands, a diversity of coral reefs, and natural reserves inhabited by large numbers of marine animals and rare birds, some of which are considered endangered, such as the eagle, the white-eyed gull, and the hawksbill turtle. Hurghada is the most beautiful place in the world for diving and water sports enthusiasts who are looking for relaxation from work, making it a domestic and international tourist destination visited by thousands of tourists annually.

 Natural resources

The city of Hurghada is characterized by the richness of its land with natural resources such as granite, basalt, schist, quartzite, gold, and petroleum quarries. Petroleum was discovered in 1913, and the actual production and export it began in 1921. Now Petroleum is extracted by several Egyptian companies with foreign partnerships in the city of Ras Ghareb, which is one of the most important areas of oil refining, as well as the fields of the Ish all-Malaha Petroleum Company in north Hurghada on an area of 15.3 km, and the Jabal al-Zayt Petroleum Company in the regions of Jabal al-Zayt and Ras al-Esh.

Fishing

More than 10,000 residents of the city work as a fishers. The most famous types of fish are kosher, tween, and bourbon. Fishing is prohibited for 3 months of each year in order to preserve the fish stocks in the area. It is strictly forbidden to fish in nature reserves and to hunt rare marine creatures such as sharks, sea cucumbers, turtles, and others.  Every year, the Egyptian Fishing Federation, in cooperation with the Marine Sports Club in Hurghada, organizes fishing competitions.

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History of the Sheikhs and leaderships of Dubai: the value of the Dubai brand

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History of the Sheikhs and leaderships of Dubai

In 1833 Dubai was founded, when about eight hundred people from the Bani Yas tribe moved to Dubai, Sheikh Maktoum bin Batti led them to the creek of Dubai, which divides the city into two parts: Deira and Bur Dubai. Since that time ruled Dubai under his Family.

The leadership Sheikh Maktoum bin Batti led the rule from (1833-1852).

It was a difficult period in which he faced political and economic challenges, as Dubai was a small town but, he played a big role to preserve the area known as the Trucial Coast

Then came Sheikh Saeed bin Batti (1952-1859) who followed the path of his brother Maktoum, then formed the union of Dubai with Abu Dhabi and Umm Al Quwain, and became seriously ill and died.

Next came Sheikh Hasher bin Maktoum (1859-1868).

He has been a just and strong ruler, who respected the treaties concluded with England and the Trucial States.

He codified penalties that violated these treaties.

Sheikh Rashid bin Maktoum (1868-1894).

He expanded his relationships with families, especially the Bouchams tribe from the Buraimi region, who married one of their daughters.

Sheikh Maktoum bin Hasher (1894-1906) 

He ruled after Rashid bin Maktoum, he abolished taxes and liberalized trade and Dubai became a world trade center during his reign.

Sheikh Batti bin Suhail (1906-1912) 

The death of Maktoum Ibn Hasher was in the year 1906 and he had young children, so the ruling went to his cousin Sheikh Batti Bin Suhail, who ruled for a period of 6 years.

Sheikh Saeed bin Maktoum (1912-1958)

During his reign, Dubai was a large commercial center of its privileged location, as well as for the pearl trade, which was an important source of income. In the thirties of the last century, all the emirates affected by the economic crisis and the pearl trade were destroyed to discover high quality and cheap artificial pearls.

All the emirates relied  only on the pearl trade, but in  Dubai port was not affected much by this crisis because the variability of trade in Dubai.  Sheikh Saeed was very interested in the teachings of Islam. He always took his children in Pakistan to    make  sport hunting houbara by falcons, and to the palm field that he owned in Ras Al Khaimah.

History of the Sheikhs and leaderships of Dubai

Sheikh Rashid bin Saeed Al Maktoum (from 1958 to 1990)

He was educated in the Ahmadiyya school and learned a lot from his father, Sheikh Saeed, especially the hobby of falconry.He managed the emirate out the box, and that policy played a  role in Dubai's development, which led it to where it is today.He had a daily program to follow up on projects during the day, then he went to the Majlis at night for the daily meeting.He established Dubai Municipality in 1960 (the old building of the municipality in the Deira market).

In the municipality building, the first planning for the modern city of Dubai was drawn up and plans for the first square, the Clock Square and the public parks.

In his time many accomplishments, such as the Al Maktoum Bridge, which facilitated the movement of trade inside and outside Dubai. As well as the establishment of Dubai Airport,  he had an important project to expand and deepening of the creek, after it was flooded with silt. He established the Sheikh Rashid Port and Maktoum Hospital. 

In1964 the first hotel in Dubai, founded to be the pillar of tourism, then 5-star hotels.  He built the Sheikh Rashid Tower, to start the real state trade.

He cooperated with the late Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan in achieving the dream of unity, which became a reality.

 In 1971 by announcing the union of the United Arab Emirates with 7 Emirates.He became with Sheikh Zayed as Vice President of the State and Prime Minister 1979-1983.Since 1981 he has been very ill and his sons' taken care of him. He was assigned to his son Maktoum as ruled after him, he passed away in 1991.

Sheikh Maktoum bin Rashid Al Maktoum (1990-2006)

Who took over the rule of Dubai after the death of his father, Sheikh Rashid bin Saeed, and also as deputy head of state and first prime minister (1972-1979).

In 1979 he ceded the ministry to his father, Sheikh Rashid, he returned as Prime Minister from (1983-2006).

Sheikh Maktoum had studied the English language and science at the hands of specialized teachers, and then his father, Sheikh Rashid sent him to complete his education in England. 

During the period of the rule, he financed all charitable projects and established schools, universities, sports facilities, horse teams, vital facilities, and gardens. Founded horse stables (Godolphin), and the team won first place in London in 1997.He took care of the low-income people at the level of the Emirates and built economic houses for them. He passed away in 2006 during one of his trips to Australia.

Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum (2006 until present)

Vice President of the United Arab Emirates, Prime Minister, Minister of Defense U A E, and Ruler of the Emirate of Dubai. Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum was born on July 15, 1949. On January 4, 2006, Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid was a ruler in the Emirate of Dubai. He undertook major reforms for the UAE government, launching the Federal Government Strategy 2008 and the UAE Vision 2021. Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid is best known for authoring and organizing Nabati Arabic poetry that deals with a number of topics, the most prominent of which are related to public affairs.

Most of the modern projects in Dubai started with his ruled, and they were approved and supported by his brothers.

Dubai needed such projects because of the depletion of oil in it, no more than 20 % of its income at that time.

Dubai has become, under the leadership of His Highness, one of the most prominent and developed cities in the world.

As well as a number of initiatives such as:

the Shopping Festival, the Dubai E-Government. He established Godolphin, a group of stables equipped for international horse racing, and Darley stables to take care of stallions.

The establishment of Modern Dubai airports that contain the best international airports services to receive travelers to the development of tourism in Dubai. 

He built the luxury hotel Burj Al Arab, on an artificial island. He grounded the Palm Island project a resort project consisting of three man-made islands shaped like a palm.

The establishment of Burj Khalifa, the highest building in the world 828 m, has 180 floors,180 apartments,450 suites

In 2013, Dubai was chosen to host the International Expo from October 1, 2021, until March 31, 2022, where more than 180 countries and millions of visitors from around the world will meet in this exhibition.

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Dubai from desert sands to skyscrapers:  visit Dubai the past and the present

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Dubai from desert sands to skyscrapers

Name

‏Dubai, also spelled Dubayy,

There the saw the word being derived from two Persian words

Bayy Bride And two Du , This is to refer to Bur Dubai and Deira Duba .

There is a second opinion that sees the word derived from (Dibba), 

Which is a famous market, and that is why it was named after him.

The third meaning:  (He came with Dibba from Dubai) meaning he brought a lot of money, and that is that everyone who used to come to Dubai returns with a lot of money, because the creek has made it a global center for trade.

The fourth meaning of the word Dubai (Dibba), and means a small grasshopper that did not show its wings yet. A small grasshopper covered the face of the whole of Dubai and did not leave any grass in it, and Dubai used to appear like desert land until it was inhabited by the Al Maktoum tribe.

Finally, the name may belong to a woman who was called Dabayah, who could inform the tribe of the pirates' movements to protect them from their attacks before they happened.

The Geographical location

The city of Dubai is the capital of the emirate, divided by a bay of water called Dubai Creek into two parts: the southern part called Bur Dubai and the northern part called Deira.

Dubai is the second among the seven emirates by area, about 4,114 square kilometers.

Dubai is located on the eastern coast of the Arabian Peninsula, in the southwestern corner of the Arabian Gulf, and its coastline is about 72 kilometers long, and it is bordered by Abu Dhabi to the south, and Sharjah to the northeast, and Dubai is about 16 meters above sea level.

The mountainous Hatta region belongs to the emirate of Dubai, it's far away about 100 kilometers from the border of the Sultanate of Oman.

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Population

Dubai is distinguished by its cultural diversity, and it is known as the international city, where 270 nationalities live in Dubai and coexist with each other without racism or ideological difference.

   The population of the Emirate of Dubai is approximately 3,355,900 people

   There were 2,331,800 males and 1,024,100 females.

The high percentage of males compared to the number of females is due to the fact that the highest percentage of expatriate workers are males who do not accompany their family members with them.

The number of Emirati citizens in the Emirate of Dubai reached 168,029, males numbered 84,245, and females reached 83,784 people.

The climate Dubai's characterized by high temperature and humidity in summer and mild winters with irregular rainfall.    The average annual precipitation in the coastal region is less than 120 mm, but in some mountainous areas, the annual precipitation often reaches 350 mm. Dubai has desert locations, from time to time, strong dust storms blow on Dubai and reducing visibility.    From November to May, the temperature ranges between 22 degrees Celsius and rises to 35 degrees Celsius.     From May to November, temperatures range between 30 ° C and 48 ° C.

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Economy

Dubai has been distinguished as a link for commercial traffic, that connects the east of the world with its west.

In the past, Dubai Creek was a natural port for the region, and Dubai was a center for fishing, pearling, and trade.

At the beginning of the twentieth century, Dubai became a popular port and the main market located on the Deira side was the largest in the coastal region.

In 1966 the oil discovered, Dubai's rapid growth and changes in lifestyle. The emirate began exporting oil in 1969.  Economic developments brought Dubai to what it is today in terms of development and prosperity.  Today's Dubai economy is no longer dependent on oil, as it is diversified and focused on the sectors of trade, tourism, real estate, services, and finance.

In 2013, Dubai was chosen to host the International Expo from October 1, 2021, until March 31, 2022, where more than 180 countries and millions of visitors from around the world will meet in this exhibition.

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Info about Egypt: best weather time in Egypt

Info about Egypt

 Best times to visit Egypt

When you visit Egypt, the land of the pharaohs, you will be interested in its ancient civilization and traditions.

We gives you info about Egypt , to enjoy your holiday in Egypt. No one can give a true info about Egypt and Egyptian culture,

better than the cruise experts team, because our origins are here.

Egypt's population

Egypt's population is 110 million, of which more than 25 million live in Cairo. Most of Egypt's population lives on the banks of the Nile, which divides Egypt into two parts, west and east, where more than 90% of the population lives. Egypt's one million square kilometers, the green area only 4%, and the remaining 96% of the desert, it is not surprising that Egypt ranks third in the world in stone wealth.

 Names of Egypt

 Ancient Time

ancient names of Egypt has more than meaning in different eras,

including what is the ancient name of Egypt and what is modern,

but what does the ancient name of Egypt mean?

Hieroglyphs

"Ta We"

means Upper Egypt and Lower Egypt,

"Kemet"

means Black Land,

"Deshert"

means Yellow Desert and Red Mountain.

ha-ka-Ptah

On Memphis Capital of Egypt in old kingdom , the city god of

" Ptah" was called ha-ka-Ptah, which means In the sense of God's soul.

Hebrew and Aramaic name

It was named after Mizoram bin Nasr bin Ham bin Noah, who came to Egypt after the Great Flood.Egypt was mentioned as "Mo ser.

 Greek's name

This word ha-ka-Ptah was transformed into ega ptah, then turned into Egyptos,from which the word Egypt came in English

Arabic's name

But when the Arabs opened Egypt, they called its people "Gubt," which is why the people of Egypt are called Copts.

Now you pronounce "Misr" as in the Koran and the Bible.

Now, called "Egypt" as the official name.

Egyptians speak Arabic

Egypt is one of the few countries whose language has not changed much.

In the Byzantine era, Coptic language spread, When Muslims entered Egypt, Arabic became the official language, and it was strange that there were some words and sentences of hieroglyphs used in the Egyptian dialect!

Most Egyptians also speak English as a foreign language, because it is the first foreign language in basic and secondary schools. But don't be surprised when you walk around the market, listening to a salesman who speaks Chinese, Japanese or Russian.

Of course, we provide you with an academic tour guides accredited by the Egyptian Ministry of Tourism who speaks many languages fluently.

Egypt's Borders

Egypt is the beating heart of the world, as Napoleon Bonaparte said, "Egypt is the heart of the planet that occupies it, dominating the whole world. "It has been at the crossroads of three continents and for thousands of years Egypt's borders have not changed. Its eastern borders meet in Sinai with Saudi Arabia, Jordan, Israel, Palestine, the Red Sea, which stretches Egypt's border to the south with the Sudan and to the north through the Suez Canal to the Mediterranean Sea, reaches Libya's border, spans 3,500 km of sea beaches from the Red Sea to the White Sea, and in the west lies Western Sahara, a natural barrier that extends to the Libyan desert and meets in the south.With the borders of the Sudan, the Nile reaches Egypt, the Sudan, and Lake Nasser, which extends to 150 km in the Sudan.

Best weather time in egypt

Summer starts in May and ends in October, and temperatures range with different times of night and day in the summer from 30 degrees in the north, as the humidity rises to 45 degrees in the south with dry weather.

It rains once or twice in the north, and August is the warmest month in the summer. The best summer cities in Egypt are Alexandria, North Coast, Sharm El Sheikh, Marsa Alam, and the Western Desert.

You can also enjoy a sailing cruise on the gentle Nile cruise boats from Luxor to Aswan, but your visit should start early in the morning.

Autumn begins from the beginning of October to the first of .November

Winter begins on the first of November and ends in April, this is the ideal time for tourists to enjoy the warm sun in Egypt. The weather is sometimes cold and others time is rainy specially on the northern coasts, it rains about six times, sometimes see snow on the heights of Saint Catherine, and temperatures range from 0 ° C at night to 25 ° C during the day and the coldest month in winter is February.The spring begins from the first of April to May, when the Khamaseen winds are active in it.

From October to May the weather is changeable, the temperatures are warm or summer during the day, but in the early morning and at night they are very cold, and we advise you to avoid air conditioning and wear a jacket.