Traveling to Lose the Misery

The Egyptian city of Giza (Giza also sometimes called) is located on the west bank of the Nile and is closely bound up with the country’s capital, Cairo, whose center is only 20 miles away. According to a calculation made in 2005 2,443,203 people live in Giza, Giza, which, behind Cairo and Alexandria, Egypt is the third largest city. Although the city is so close to Cairo, it is the capital of a separate province, also named Giza or in Arabic al-Gizah.
The city has seen it all the time, especially by the various conquerors, some changes. This has been improved, notably by the British, the city’s infrastructure, in the form of roads, paths and buildings. Contrary to many assumptions Giza is not just desert, so there could also over time develop a thriving center for the Egyptian culture.
Today is world famous Giza built for several thousand years ago Pyramids of Giza, which are one of the Seven Wonders of the World. These attract millions of tourists annually and is the main reason why the Egyptian government put large amounts of money in upgrading the infrastructure of the city.
Giza itself has, despite the many tourists do not own International Airport, which is why, if you arrive by plane, landing at the airport in Cairo. Most tourists arrive by air but not to Giza, but are in the Red Sea and make a day trip to Cairo and Giza. Even traveling across the country, often with a Nile cruise and a final beach vacation are offered.

Alexandria
The region around Alexandria, was inhabited from about 2700 to 2200 BC. The actual city of Alexandria, however, was only founded in 331 BC by Alexander the Great and was, although located in Upper Egypt, to Greece. Today, the port city on the Nile delta is home to approximately 3.87 million inhabitants, making Alexandria the second largest city in Egypt is.
The two most important bodies of the ancient world were the Lighthouse of Alexandria and the Great Library of Alexandria. Both, however, no longer exist today, but are still very popular.
Lighthouse of Alexandria
The Lighthouse of Alexandria was one of the seven wonders of the ancient world and was on the island of Pharos, in the Mediterranean off Alexandria, which is why the tower is called the Pharos of Alexandria. Due to the great age unfortunately not all the details of the lighthouse have been preserved, but it is assumed that he had a height of 115 to (more…)

The Nile is 6671 kilometers long is the longest river in Africa and the second longest river in the world. It has its source in the mountains of Rwanda and Burundi and flows through the territories of six countries: Burundi, Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda, Sudan and Egypt. He joins Egypt in the Mediterranean and is just for Egypt, a huge economic and historical importance dar.
The course of the Nile
The Nile is composed of two different tributaries, the Blue Nile and White Nile, the White Nile is much longer than the Blue Nile. Meanwhile, one is gone so to say that this is only the Blue Nile is a tributary.
The White Nile is made up of the Burundian source river Luvironza-Ruvuvu-Ruvusu-Akagera and the Rwandan source river Rukarara-Nyabarongo. When the rivers are gathered together are called the River Akagera Nile, which flows into Lake Victoria. The Victoria is a former artificial lake that was now converted into a reservoir. From here, the Nile flows into Lake Albert, which is why (more…)

The Mediterranean

When called Mediterranean, actually European Mediterranean, is a 2.5 million square kilometers of ocean with a maximum depth of 5267 meters. It lies between the continents of Europe (north), Asia (East) and Africa (west). Characteristic of the Mediterranean, is that it is hardly connected to the other oceans. The most important connection is because the Strait of Gibraltar, linking the Mediterranean with the Atlantic Ocean and at the narrowest point only 14 kilometers wide. It is also on the Dardanelles, the Marmara Sea and connected the Bosporus to the Black Sea. By 1869, there is still a connection to the Red Sea on the man-made Suez Canal.
Salinity
The Mediterranean Sea has around 38 per thousand with a higher salt content than most other oceans. This is a consequence of the large evaporation while the low inflow of fresh water from rivers. As a consequence, there are (more…)