... hand, Thebes is located in Upper Egypt along the east banks of the Nile River. It is an incredible 675 km south of modern Cairo (Mark 1). Thebes covered about 93 square miles then and is now known as the modern city of Luxor. Thebes is not completely left to ruins because there is a city there now, but back in its time is ... ...
Africa is the 2nd largest continent, it is 11,700,000 square miles. It is three times bigger then U.S.A. Scientists believe that life began in Africa. Africa is very a diverse continent. It is divided into 55 countries which have their own language and ... ...
EGYPT Did you know that the Great Pyramid of Khufu is the biggest one of all because it stands 450 feet high and 755 feet square? It was made from 2 million or more giant blocks of stone. I bet you didn't know that the al Azhar Mosque University might be the oldest university. It was built in ... the Kings. It was a hidden burial site for a lot of king and pharaohs. Tourists also go to see the Aswan High Dam. Behind the dame is Lake Nasser. It's 310 miles long (500 km).It covers 2,000 sq. mi. When it was built it flooded a lot of the part of Egypt know as Nubia. There are free state schools,...
