Nile Valley Attractions

At one time, Egypt's regional capital, Al Minya, was a little city in the Middle Egypt area that received little attention from tourists. It was during the First Intermediate Period that Minya became a minor power center and remained so into the Middle Kingdom when Egypt's the Old Kingdom was overthrown by the New Kingdom.

At the end of the 18th Dynasty, Egypt's capital city, Tell El-Amarna, was razed to the ground, and its ruins are now part of a vast Egyptian archaeological complex. Akhenaten ordered the city's construction in 1346 BC, which was abandoned shortly after his death in 1332 BC when his successors retook the town. "Akhetaten," which means "horizon of Aten" in Egyptian, is the name given to the city by the ancient Egyptians.

In Egypt, you'll constantly find something new to uncover, since there are several fascinating tourist destinations with significant historical significance, such as Beni Hashan, which is a good example.

Fayoum is Egypt's biggest oasis and the one that is closest to the Nile River and the capital, Cairo. In the vicinity, Lake Qarun was created around 70,000 years ago when the Nile inundated a depression that is today known as the district of Fayoum. Today, the lake is nourished by the canals that link it to the river.