Melokiyah Madness is a deliciously delightful Egyptian chicken dish with a greenish color caused by its ingredients of spinach and coriander. This tasty dish also consists of rice along with chicken. Here’s how to make melokiyah madness and wow your guests with authentic Egyptian cuisine!     Ingredients   2 teaspoons ground coriander 1teaspoon salt […]

Marsa Alam is a port and resort located on the Red Sea in the southeast of Egypt. It is 700 kilometers away from Cairo and 280 kilometers away from Hurghada   This popular resort is located 135 km south of Al-Qusseir and 270 km south of Hurghada and is connected to Edfu by a 289 Km long […]

El-Qusseir is a great vacation spot located on the Red Sea. Recently, several different types of hotels have been established where tourists can take part in water sports and enjoy the beautiful surroundings.   Economically, el-Qusseir is an important port for exporting phosphate and is connected to Qena city by a 220km-long road.     Find out more […]

Safaga is an Egyptian city located 65 kilometers south of Hurghada. It is a marine port that is connected by a cruise shuttle service line with Jordan and Saudi Arabia. Safaga city is considered an extremely important center particularly in the field of special medical research.         The Safaga resort is reputable because of its […]

The city of Hurghada is another major tourist attraction in Egypt. Hurghada is located on the Red Sea coast, almost 550 km from Cairo. Egyptians once called it Ghardaka, from which the name of the city was derived. Hurghada attracts more than 2.5 million visitors each year and brings more than 3 billion dollars to Egypt’s economy […]

The Red Sea coast is a beautiful area that runs up to Sharm-El-Sheikh and the interior Egyptian mainland before divering into the Gulf of Suez to the west and the Gulf of Aqaba up to Israel in the east. The many mountain ranges along the Red Sea coast inspired the mariners of antiquity to name it the “Sea Mare Rostrum”, […]

Aswan is the third biggest town in Egypt today and the biggest one in upper Egypt. It is situated at the foot of the Nile Valley to the North end of Lake Nasser. In recent times Aswan has become a major mining area for aluminum and iron mining. It is also a favorite place for tourists to visit […]

The city of Alexandria was founded by Alexander the Great in 333 B.C .and has a unique history quite different from many other cities in Egypt. When this famous Macedonian (the Greek state, not the former Yugoslav country) was en roue to visit the Oracle Temple of Amun at the Siwa oasis he stopped overnight […]

Located in Upper Egypt Luxor has been described as the world’s largest open-air museum. Nowadays it has been elevated to the status of governorate, although it is still classified as being in the province of Qena. Luxor has a population of round about 230,000, most of whom are employed in tourism somehow, although there are many […]

Egyptian Cities, Towns and Governorates   When most people think about towns and cities in Egypt, the main ones that come to mind are the major cities or the ones with popular tourist attractions, but there are more than 200 towns and cities with a population of over 15,000 in Egypt.   Because 90% of […]