Egypt
Egypt is a bridge between North East Africa and the Middle East and its history dates back to the time of the pharaohs. Thousand-year-old monuments line the banks of the fertile Nile Valley, including the Sphinx and the colossal pyramids of Giza. The city of Luxor is home to the temple of Karnak and its hieroglyphs, as well as the tombs of the Valley of the Kings. Cairo, the capital, is full of Ottoman sites, such as the Mohammed Ali mosque or the Egyptian museum and its treasures of antiquities