Lower Egypt
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File:Dahshur banner Bent Pyramid - The eroded Black Pyramid (left, background) and the Bent Pyramid (right) at the isolated desert site of Dahshur, near Saqqara Lower Egypt (Arabic: دلتا مصر Egyptian Arabic phrasebook|delta màSr) is an extensive region of Egypt containing the Nile Delta, Cairo, Alexandria, and the pyramid fields near Cairo. In ancient times, Lower Egypt was known as Ta-mehu which means Land of Papyrus.
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Contents
Cities
- Cairo — firmly attached to the past and home to a vibrant modern society
- Alexandria — a faded shade of its former glorious cosmopolitan self, but still worth a visit
- Dumyat
- Fayum — the forgotten gem of Egypt
- Mansoura
- Port Said
- Tanta
- Zagazig
More Destinations
- Abusir — seven pyramids in a compact necropolis, which is one of the most isolated in the nation
- Dahshur — earliest pyramids in wide open desert
- El Alamein
- Marsa Matruh
- Memphis (Egypt) | Memphis
- Saqqara — an extensive number of pyramids and tombs on a plateau above the Nile Valley
- Tell Basta — archaeological site
- Whale Valley (Wadi El Hitan) — a UNESCO World Heritage Site with its hundreds of fossils of some of the earliest forms of whale and the archaeoceti (a now extinct sub-order of whales)
Travel to Lower Egypt
Get Around
What to See
Top Muslim Travel Tips for Lower Egypt
News & References Lower Egypt
Travel Next
- Middle Egypt — the area along the Nile where the historical Upper and Lower kingdoms met
- Western Desert — location of the Western Oases: five pockets of green, each with their own unique attractions
- Red Sea Coast — luxury beach resorts, diving and marine life
- Sinai — rugged and isolated peninsula, with fascinating relics of the past, high mountains and great scuba diving
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