Jerusalem

The largest city in occupied historical Palestine in terms of area and population, and the most important religiously and economically. It is known by other names in the Arabic language, such as: Bait Al-Maqdis, Al-Quds Al-Sharif, the first of the two Qiblas, and in the Bible as Jerusalem, and Israel officially calls it: Jerusalem Al-Quds.

It contains the Al-Aqsa Mosque, the Church of the Holy Sepulcher and the Wailing Wall, and it is one of the holiest places in the three monotheistic religions.

Petra is an archaeological and historical city located in the Ma’an Governorate in the south of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan. It is famous for its rock-cut architecture and ancient aqueduct system. It was called in the past “Sela”, as it was called the “Pink City” due to the colors of its twisted rocks.

Petra was founded approximately in 312 BC as the capital of the Nabataean kingdom. It assumed a prominent position for many years, as its location on the Silk Road, and the Mediterranean for the civilizations of Mesopotamia, Palestine and Egypt, played a major role that made the Nabatean state control the trade between the civilizations of these regions and their inhabitants. The city is located on the slopes of the altar mountain, between a group of towering rocky mountains, which form the northwestern flank of the Arabian Peninsula, specifically Wadi Araba, which extends from the Dead Sea to the Gulf of Aqaba.

Sharm El Sheikh is an Egyptian tourist city, located at the confluence of the Gulfs of Aqaba and Suez on the Red Sea coast. It covers an area of ​​480 km, has a population of 35,000, and is the largest city in the South Sinai Governorate. The city includes tourist resorts frequented by visitors from all over the world, and is famous for being one of the world’s diving centers that attracts amateurs and professionals of this sport. Ras Church, Sharm El Miyeh, Nakhlat El Tabbal, next to Ras Mohammed Protectorate located to the south, Nabq Protectorate between it and Dahab, and Naama Bay at the confluence of the continents of Asia and Africa. It contains more than 200 hotels and resorts, other than restaurants, cafes, commercial markets, entertainment cities, nightclubs and casinos.

Dahab is an Egyptian tourist city that follows the South Sinai Governorate and is located on the Gulf of Aqaba. It is about 100 km from the city of Sharm el-Sheikh and 87 km from the city of Nuweiba. It was named after the color of its golden sand. The city is divided into two parts, the first is located in the south and is called the village of Al-Asala and is famous for its simple Bedouin life, and the second section is located in the north and is the soul and pulse of the city because it includes commercial markets and recreational places. The city is famous for its pristine beaches and natural diving sites rich in coral reefs.

The city of Saint Catherine is the most special and distinguished city in Sinai. It is the highest inhabited place in Sinai. It is located on a plateau that rises 1600 meters above sea level in the heart of South Sinai, 300 km from the Suez Canal, with an area of ​​5130 square km, surrounded by a group of mountains is the highest In Sinai and in all of Egypt, the highest peaks are Mount Catherine, Mount Musa, and Mount Safsafa. This altitude endowed it with a distinct climate, moderate in summer and very cold in winter, which gives it a special beauty when snow covers the tops of the mountains and the land of the city. The area has been declared a nature reserve due to its natural, historical and religious significance.

It has Saint Catherine’s Monastery, Mount Moses, the shrine of the Prophet Aaron and other religious monuments. It is considered the largest natural reserve in the Arab Republic of Egypt in terms of area.

Al-Rifa’i Mosque is located in the Citadel Square (Salah al-Din Square). It was built in the nineteenth century to match its neighbor who was built in the fourteenth century AD, the “Sultan Hasan al-Mamluk Mosque.” The mosque was named after Imam Ahmad al-Rifai (512-578 AH/1118). -1181-2 AD) the owner of the Rifa’i order, one of the Sufi orders, and although Imam Ahmad al-Rifai was not buried in that mosque, he witnesses the celebration of his birth annually in a scene full of joy and happiness.

The mosque is distinguished by its distinctive architectural design, as everyone who visits the mosque is astonished by the accuracy of the details of the decorations on the outer walls and the giant columns at the outer gate. The two minarets of the mosque were distinguished by grace and beauty, and it is worth noting that it was the first building that used cement in its construction in the history of Islamic architecture and that was an indication of the transition to the modern era.

The Royal Montazah Gardens is a group of gardens rich in trees and flowers, with an area of ​​370 acres, in the Montazah district in the east of Alexandria in Egypt. The main building is in the Italian Florentine style, as well as the Salamlek Palace, which has been turned into a luxury hotel (Al-Salamlik Palace). The park’s gardens are distinguished by their antique trees and rare flowerbeds.

These gardens were built more than a hundred years ago, when Khedive Abbas Helmy II ordered their construction. Within the Montazah gardens, there are tourist facilities established after the Egyptian revolution to serve the gardeners of the public, including restaurants, an integrated tourist center, playgrounds and chalets. The Montazah gardens overlook five beaches: Aida, Cleopatra, Phenicia and Samir Amis, in addition to a private beach at Helnan Palestine Hotel.

The Pompey’s Pillar has been wrongly known since the Crusades as the “Pompey” column. This error is due to the fact that the Europeans thought that the head of Pompey (the Roman commander who fled to Egypt to escape from Julius Caesar and was killed by the Egyptians) thought that his head had been placed in a precious funerary urn and placed over the crown of the column as The column was known as “Theodosian Column (in the Byzantine era).

The pillar is made of red granite. The body of the column is a single piece, 20.75 meters long, 2.70 meters in diameter at the base, and 2.30 meters in the crown. The total height of the column, including the base, is about 26.85 meters.

The Roman theater in Alexandria in Kom El-Dikka is one of the monuments of the Roman era. It was built at the beginning of the fourth century AD, and it is the only Roman theater in Egypt.

The building is listed in the shape of a horseshoe or the letter U and consists of 13 rows of marble terraces numbered with Greek letters and numbers to organize the seating process and it can accommodate about 600 people.

And the use of the building as a hall to listen to music (Odeon), as it had the element of listening thanks to the presence of the dome and the orchestra area.

In the Byzantine era, the building was used as a meeting hall (Plutarium).