Touring Kafrat al Jabal in Egypt
Kafrat al Jabal in the region of Al Jīzah is located in Egypt - some 9 mi or ( 14 km ) South-West of Cairo , the country's capital city .
Time in Kafrat al Jabal is now 11:09 AM (Wednesday) . The local timezone is named " Africa/Cairo " with a UTC offset of 2 hours. Depending on your budget, these more prominent places might be interesting for you: Gaza, Tel Aviv, Haifa, Beersheba, and Tanta. Being here already, consider visiting Gaza . We collected some hobby film on the internet . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Check out our recommendations for Kafrat al Jabal ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.
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Ancient Egypt travel
www.youtube.com One of the most mysterious places in ancient Egypt was the inside of a temple. Temples were the homes of the gods and goddesses and very few people were allowed to see the inside. You, ..
Cairo - Pyramids - Sphinx - HD
Filmed in 2002, during our trip to the Sinai. Watch in HD. ..
Trip to Giza: Pyramids and Sphinx
What it says on the tin. Music: Douglas Irvine - Sun Boat Drifting, followed by Thievery Corporation - Lebanese Blonde. ..
Pyramids and possible UFO's
Okay so I used an editing program to put in a few UFO's just for the fun of it but this is our video of a trip to Giza and our guide talking about the relation between the location of the pyramids and ..
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Interesting facts about this location
Great Sphinx of Giza
The Great Sphinx of Giza, commonly referred to as the Sphinx, is a limestone statue of a reclining or couchant sphinx (a mythical creature with a lion's body and a human head) that stands on the Giza Plateau on the west bank of the Nile in Giza, Egypt. It is the largest monolith statue in the world, standing 73.5 metres long, 19.3 metres wide, and 20.22 m high.
Located at 29.98 31.14 (Lat./Long.); Less than 2 km away
Hall of Records
Hall of Records is a mythical library buried under the Great Sphinx of Giza, which is in the Giza pyramid complex. It is rumoured to house the knowledge of the Egyptians by papyrus scrolls and history of the lost continent of Atlantis, much as the Great Library of Alexandria housed Grecian knowledge.
Located at 29.98 31.14 (Lat./Long.); Less than 2 km away
Sphinx
A sphinx is a mythical creature with, as a minimum, the body of a lion and a human head. In Greek tradition, it has the haunches of a lion, the wings of a great bird, and the face of a woman. She is mythicised as treacherous and merciless. Those who cannot answer her riddle suffer a fate typical in such mythological stories, as they are killed and eaten by this ravenous monster. Unlike the Greek sphinx which was a woman, the Egyptian sphinx is typically shown as a man (an androsphinx).
Located at 29.98 31.14 (Lat./Long.); Less than 2 km away
Giza Necropolis
The Giza Necropolis is an archaeological site on the Giza Plateau, on the outskirts of Cairo, Egypt. This complex of ancient monuments includes the three pyramid complexes known as the Great Pyramids, the massive sculpture known as the Great Sphinx, several cemeteries, a workers' village and an industrial complex. It is located some 9 km (5 mi) inland into the desert from the old town of Giza on the Nile, some 25 km (15 mi) southwest of Cairo city centre.
Located at 29.98 31.13 (Lat./Long.); Less than 2 km away
Giza Plateau
The Giza Plateau is a plateau that is located in Giza, Egypt. The famous Giza Necropolis is located in this geographical area, which is characterized by a sandy, desert climate and terrain with little vegetation. The plateau and its monuments have been recorded in the Giza Plateau Mapping Project run by Ancient Egypt Research Associates, directed by Dr. Mark Lehner. AERA's 2009 field season was recorded in a blog.
Located at 29.98 31.13 (Lat./Long.); Less than 2 km away
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