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  • Egyptian tourists buy snacks from a local man in front of the ancient Egyptian columns of Luxor Temple, Luxor, Nile Valley, Egypt.  The temple behind was built by Amenhotep III, completed by Tutankhamun then added to by Rameses II. Towards the rear is a granite shrine dedicated to Alexander the Great and in another part, was a Roman encampment. The temple has been in almost continuous use as a place of worship right up to the present day.
    egypt95-02-03-2016.jpg
  • Egyptian youths enjoy the spectacle of a boy trying to control a mule in front of the ancient Egyptian columns of Luxor Temple, Luxor, Nile Valley, Egypt. The temple behind was built by Amenhotep III, completed by Tutankhamun then added to by Rameses II. Towards the rear is a granite shrine dedicated to Alexander the Great and in another part, was a Roman encampment. The temple has been in almost continuous use as a place of worship right up to the present day.
    egypt552-10-03-2016.jpg
  • Egyptian women under sunlit hieroglyphs in the dark recesses of the ancient Egyptian Luxor Temple, Nile Valley, Egypt. The temple was built by Amenhotep III, completed by Tutankhamun then added to by Rameses II. Towards the rear is a granite shrine dedicated to Alexander the Great  and in another part, was a Roman encampment. The temple has been in almost continuous use as a place of worship right up to the present day.
    egypt185-03-03-2016.jpg
  • Young Egyptians pass in front of the ancient Egyptian columns of Luxor Temple with the Mosque of Abu el-Haggag's, far right, Luxor Temple, Nile Valley, Egypt. The temple behind was built by Amenhotep III, completed by Tutankhamun then added to by Rameses II. Towards the rear is a granite shrine dedicated to Alexander the Great and in another part, was a Roman encampment. The temple has been in almost continuous use as a place of worship right up to the present day.
    egypt98-02-03-2016.jpg
  • Young Egyptian women walk in front of the ancient Egyptian columns of Luxor Temple, Luxor, Nile Valley, Egypt. The temple behind was built by Amenhotep III, completed by Tutankhamun then added to by Rameses II. Towards the rear is a granite shrine dedicated to Alexander the Great and in another part, was a Roman encampment. The temple has been in almost continuous use as a place of worship right up to the present day.
    egypt547-10-03-2016.jpg
  • n Egyptian tourist take photos under sunlit hieroglyphs in the dark recesses of the ancient Egyptian Luxor Temple, Nile Valley, Egypt. The temple was built by Amenhotep III, completed by Tutankhamun then added to by Rameses II. Towards the rear is a granite shrine dedicated to Alexander the Great and in another part, was a Roman encampment. The temple has been in almost continuous use as a place of worship right up to the present day.
    egypt188-03-03-2016.jpg
  • Egyptian tourists take selfies under sunlit hieroglyphs in the dark recesses of the ancient Egyptian Luxor Temple, Nile Valley, Egypt. The temple was built by Amenhotep III, completed by Tutankhamun then added to by Rameses II. Towards the rear is a granite shrine dedicated to Alexander the Great and in another part, was a Roman encampment. The temple has been in almost continuous use as a place of worship right up to the present day.
    egypt187-03-03-2016.jpg
  • A young Egyptian family walk away from the ancient Egyptian columns of Luxor Temple, Luxor, Nile Valley, Egypt.  The temple behind was built by Amenhotep III, completed by Tutankhamun then added to by Rameses II. Towards the rear is a granite shrine dedicated to Alexander the Great and in another part, was a Roman encampment. The temple has been in almost continuous use as a place of worship right up to the present day.
    egypt549-10-03-2016.jpg
  • Young Egyptian boys walks past the ancient Egyptian Colossi of Memnon site, Luxor, Nile Valley, Egypt. The Colossi of Memnon (memorial temple of Amenophis III) are two massive stone statues of Pharaoh Amenhotep III, who reigned during Dynasty XVIII. For the past 3,400 years (since 1350 BC) they have stood in the Theban necropolis, west of the River Nile from the modern city of Luxor.
    egypt253-04-03-2016.jpg
  • A local Egyptian man walks past the ancient Egyptian Colossi of Memnon site, Luxor, Nile Valley, Egypt. The Colossi of Memnon (memorial temple of Amenophis III) are two massive stone statues of Pharaoh Amenhotep III, who reigned during Dynasty XVIII. For the past 3,400 years (since 1350 BC) they have stood in the Theban necropolis, west of the River Nile from the modern city of Luxor.
    egypt248-04-03-2016.jpg
  • A young Egyptian man has a shave from the local barber in Bairat, a village on the West Bank of Luxor, Nile Valley, Egypt.
    egypt119-02-03-2016.jpg
  • A party of schoolgirls gather to look at tourist trinkets in the main square in front of the ancient Egyptian columns of Luxor Temple, Luxor, Nile Valley, Egypt. The temple behind was built by Amenhotep III, completed by Tutankhamun then added to by Rameses II. Towards the rear is a granite shrine dedicated to Alexander the Great and in another part, was a Roman encampment. The temple has been in almost continuous use as a place of worship right up to the present day.
    egypt97-02-03-2016.jpg
  • A party of schoolgirls gather to look at tourist trinkets in the main square in front of the ancient Egyptian columns of Luxor Temple, Luxor, Nile Valley, Egypt. The temple behind was built by Amenhotep III, completed by Tutankhamun then added to by Rameses II. Towards the rear is a granite shrine dedicated to Alexander the Great and in another part, was a Roman encampment. The temple has been in almost continuous use as a place of worship right up to the present day.
    egypt96-02-03-2016.jpg
  • A young Egyptian man on a horse passes in front of the ancient Egyptian columns of Luxor Temple, Luxor, Nile Valley, Egypt. The temple behind was built by Amenhotep III, completed by Tutankhamun then added to by Rameses II. Towards the rear is a granite shrine dedicated to Alexander the Great and in another part, was a Roman encampment. The temple has been in almost continuous use as a place of worship right up to the present day.
    egypt548-10-03-2016.jpg
  • An ancient Egyptian relief showing Pharaoh Thutmosis III slaying Canaanite captives from the Battle of Megiddo, 15th Century BC. seen at Karnak, Luxor, Nile Valley, Egypt. The Battle of Megiddo is the first battle to have been recorded in what is accepted as relatively reliable detail. Megiddo is also the first recorded use of the composite bow and the first body count. All details of the battle come from Egyptian sources—primarily the hieroglyphic writings on the Hall of Annals in the Temple of Amun-Re at Karnak, Thebes by the military scribe Tjaneni.
    egypt296-05-03-2016.jpg
  • A local Egyptian man walks past the ancient Egyptian Colossi of Memnon site, Luxor, Nile Valley, Egypt. The Colossi of Memnon (memorial temple of Amenophis III) are two massive stone statues of Pharaoh Amenhotep III, who reigned during Dynasty XVIII. For the past 3,400 years (since 1350 BC) they have stood in the Theban necropolis, west of the River Nile from the modern city of Luxor.
    egypt250-04-03-2016.jpg
  • A detail of ancient Egyptian hieroglyphs showing Somalian slaves at the ancient Egyptian Temple of Hatshepsut near the Valley of the Kings, Luxor, Nile Valley, Egypt. The Mortuary Temple of Queen Hatshepsut, the Djeser-Djeseru, is located beneath cliffs at Deir el Bahari ("the Northern Monastery"). The mortuary temple is dedicated to the sun god Amon-Ra and is considered one of the "incomparable monuments of ancient Egypt." The temple was the site of the massacre of 62 people, mostly tourists, by Islamists on 17 November 1997.
    egypt158-03-03-2016.jpg
  • A detail of ancient Egyptian hieroglyphs showing Somalian slaves at the ancient Egyptian Temple of Hatshepsut near the Valley of the Kings, Luxor, Nile Valley, Egypt. The Mortuary Temple of Queen Hatshepsut, the Djeser-Djeseru, is located beneath cliffs at Deir el Bahari ("the Northern Monastery"). The mortuary temple is dedicated to the sun god Amon-Ra and is considered one of the "incomparable monuments of ancient Egypt." The temple was the site of the massacre of 62 people, mostly tourists, by Islamists on 17 November 1997.
    egypt156-03-03-2016.jpg
  • A detail of ancient Egyptian hieroglyphs showing Somalian slaves at the ancient Egyptian Temple of Hatshepsut near the Valley of the Kings, Luxor, Nile Valley, Egypt. The Mortuary Temple of Queen Hatshepsut, the Djeser-Djeseru, is located beneath cliffs at Deir el Bahari ("the Northern Monastery"). The mortuary temple is dedicated to the sun god Amon-Ra and is considered one of the "incomparable monuments of ancient Egypt." The temple was the site of the massacre of 62 people, mostly tourists, by Islamists on 17 November 1997.
    egypt155-03-03-2016.jpg
  • A detail of ancient Egyptian hieroglyphs showing Somalian slaves at the ancient Egyptian Temple of Hatshepsut near the Valley of the Kings, Luxor, Nile Valley, Egypt. The Mortuary Temple of Queen Hatshepsut, the Djeser-Djeseru, is located beneath cliffs at Deir el Bahari ("the Northern Monastery"). The mortuary temple is dedicated to the sun god Amon-Ra and is considered one of the "incomparable monuments of ancient Egypt." The temple was the site of the massacre of 62 people, mostly tourists, by Islamists on 17 November 1997.
    egypt154-03-03-2016.jpg
  • A young Egyptian man has a shave from the local barber in Bairat, a village on the West Bank of Luxor, Nile Valley, Egypt.
    egypt118-02-03-2016.jpg
  • A young Egyptian man has a shave from the local barber in Bairat, a village on the West Bank of Luxor, Nile Valley, Egypt.
    egypt117-02-03-2016.jpg
  • A young Egyptian man has a shave from the local barber in Bairat, a village on the West Bank of Luxor, Nile Valley, Egypt.
    egypt116-02-03-2016.jpg
  • An ancient Egyptian relief showing Pharaoh Thutmosis III slaying Canaanite captives from the Battle of Megiddo, 15th Century BC. seen at Karnak, Luxor, Nile Valley, Egypt. The Battle of Megiddo is the first battle to have been recorded in what is accepted as relatively reliable detail. Megiddo is also the first recorded use of the composite bow and the first body count. All details of the battle come from Egyptian sources—primarily the hieroglyphic writings on the Hall of Annals in the Temple of Amun-Re at Karnak, Thebes by the military scribe Tjaneni.
    egypt295-05-03-2016.jpg
  • A local Egyptian man walks past the ancient Egyptian Colossi of Memnon site, Luxor, Nile Valley, Egypt. The Colossi of Memnon (memorial temple of Amenophis III) are two massive stone statues of Pharaoh Amenhotep III, who reigned during Dynasty XVIII. For the past 3,400 years (since 1350 BC) they have stood in the Theban necropolis, west of the River Nile from the modern city of Luxor.
    egypt252-04-03-2016.jpg
  • An elderly visitor inspects New Kingdom (1279-1213BC) Egyptian Mummies of Henutmehyt in the British Museum, on 28th February 2017, in London, England.
    british_museum-12-28-02-2017.jpg
  • Local election posters and the colours of the national flag on the gates of a home near the ancient Egyptian site of Medinet Habu, Luxor, Nile Valley, Egypt.
    egypt230-04-03-2016.jpg
  • Schoolchildren work on projects beneath New Kingdom (1279-1213BC) Egyptian Mummies of Henutmehyt in the British Museum, on 28th February 2017, in London, England.
    british_museum-11-28-02-2017.jpg
  • Egyptian newspapers printed in Arabic on sale at a street vendor in modern Luxor, Nile Valley, Egypt.
    egypt266-04-03-2016.jpg
  • A tour group organised by WalkLondon stop by a sphinx to hear about the ancient Egyptian obelisk known as Cleopatra's Needle, on the Embankment WC2. Cleopatra's Needle is flanked by two faux-Egyptian sphinxes cast from bronze that bear hieroglyphic inscriptions that say netjer nefer men-kheper-re di ankh (the good god, Thuthmosis III given life). These Sphinxes appear to be looking at the Needle rather than guarding it. This is due to the Sphinxes' improper or backwards installation.
    walk_london_tour04-27-01-2013.jpg
  • A tour group organised by WalkLondon stop by a sphinx to hear about the ancient Egyptian obelisk known as Cleopatra's Needle, on the Embankment WC2. Cleopatra's Needle is flanked by two faux-Egyptian sphinxes cast from bronze that bear hieroglyphic inscriptions that say netjer nefer men-kheper-re di ankh (the good god, Thuthmosis III given life). These Sphinxes appear to be looking at the Needle rather than guarding it. This is due to the Sphinxes' improper or backwards installation.
    walk_london_tour02-27-01-2013.jpg
  • A moderately wealthy Egyptian family of different ages sit on their courtyard steps of their home in the village of Bairat, on the West Bank of Luxor, Nile Valley, Egypt.
    egypt516-09-03-2016.jpg
  • Egyptians in a minibus drive past the ancient Egyptian Colossi of Memnon site, Luxor, Nile Valley, Egypt. The Colossi of Memnon (memorial temple of Amenophis III) are two massive stone statues of Pharaoh Amenhotep III, who reigned during Dynasty XVIII. For the past 3,400 years (since 1350 BC) they have stood in the Theban necropolis, west of the River Nile from the modern city of Luxor.
    egypt249-04-03-2016.jpg
  • Tourist groups stand and photograph beneath the giant columns in the Solar Court of Amenhotep III, at the ancient Egyptian Luxor Temple, Nile Valley, Egypt. The temple was built by Amenhotep III, completed by Tutankhamun then added to by Rameses II. Towards the rear is a granite shrine dedicated to Alexander the Great and in another part, was a Roman encampment. The temple has been in almost continuous use as a place of worship right up to the present day.
    egypt186-03-03-2016.jpg
  • Tourist groups stand and photograph beneath the giant colossus in the Court of Ramesses II, at the ancient Egyptian Luxor Temple, Nile Valley, Egypt. The temple was built by Amenhotep III, completed by Tutankhamun then added to by Rameses II. Towards the rear is a granite shrine dedicated to Alexander the Great and in another part, was a Roman encampment. The temple has been in almost continuous use as a place of worship right up to the present day.
    egypt181-03-03-2016.jpg
  • A mounted horse and tourist stallholder in front of the ancient Egyptian columns of Luxor Temple, Luxor, Nile Valley, Egypt. The temple behind was built by Amenhotep III, completed by Tutankhamun then added to by Rameses II. Towards the rear is a granite shrine dedicated to Alexander the Great and in another part, was a Roman encampment. The temple has been in almost continuous use as a place of worship right up to the present day.
    egypt553-10-03-2016.jpg
  • While young Egyptian girls joke among themselves, older Christian women say prayers and make offerings at St Tawdros (St Theodore's) Coptic Orthodox Christian Monastery, Luxor, Nile Valley, Egypt. The Copts are an ethno-religious group in North Africa and the Middle East, mainly in the area of modern Egypt, where they are the largest Christian denomination. Christianity was the religion of the vast majority of Egyptians from 400–800 A.D. and the majority after the Muslim conquest until the mid-10th century. Today, there are an extimated 9-15m Copts in Egypt.
    egypt217-04-03-2016.jpg
  • Detail of a wedding photographer's business window featuring young Egyptian newlywed couples in Qurna on the West Bank of Luxor, Nile Valley, Egypt.
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  • Now re-opened after months of closure during the Coronavirus pandemic, some of the first visitors who have pre-booked free tickets, once again enjoy ancient Egyptian artifacts at the British Museum, on 2nd September 2020, in London, England.
    british_museum17-02-09-2020.jpg
  • The colossal head of ancient Egyptian Pharaoh Ramses II that dominates a room and visitors in the British Museum, on 28th February 2017, in London, England.
    british_museum-29-28-02-2017.jpg
  • An elderly Egyptian man sleeps in the mid-day shade of a mud-splattered wall in the village of Bairat on the West Bank of Luxor, Nile Valley, Egypt.
    egypt312-05-03-2016.jpg
  • A landscape void of tourists of the giant colossus of Pharaoh Ramesses ll and Bintanat at the ancient Egyptian Temple of Karnak, Luxor, Nile Valley, Egypt. According to the country's Ministery of Tourism, European visitors to Egypt  is down by up to 80% in 2016 after the suspension of flights after the downing of the Russian airliner in Oct 2015. Euro-tourism accounts for 27% of the total flow and in total, tourism accounts for 11.3% of Egypt's GDP.
    egypt300-05-03-2016.jpg
  • A caretaker sweeps dusty steps at the ancient Egyptian Temple of Hatshepsut near the Valley of the Kings, Luxor, Nile Valley, Egypt. The Mortuary Temple of Queen Hatshepsut, the Djeser-Djeseru, is located beneath cliffs at Deir el Bahari ("the Northern Monastery"). The mortuary temple is dedicated to the sun god Amon-Ra and is considered one of the "incomparable monuments of ancient Egypt." The temple was the site of the massacre of 62 people, mostly tourists, by Islamists on 17 November 1997.
    egypt149-03-03-2016.jpg
  • A women tourist walks along the Avenue of the Sphinxes towards the ancient Egyptian Colossi at the entrance to Court of Ramses II, Luxor Temple, Luxor, Nile Valley, Egypt.
    egypt85-02-03-2016.jpg
  • The ancient Egyptian Pharaoh Ramses II, in Room 4 of the British Museum, on 11th April 2018, in London, England.
    british_museum-04-11-04-2018.jpg
  • The ancient Egyptian Pharaoh Ramses II, in Room 4 of the British Museum, on 11th April 2018, in London, England.
    british_museum-01-11-04-2018.jpg
  • The ancient Egyptian Pharaoh Ramses II, in Room 4 of the British Museum, on 11th April 2018, in London, England.
    british_museum-03-11-04-2018.jpg
  • The ancient Egyptian Pharaoh Ramses II, in Room 4 of the British Museum, on 11th April 2018, in London, England.
    british_museum-02-11-04-2018.jpg
  • The colossal head of ancient Egyptian Pharaoh Ramses II that dominates a room and visitors in the British Museum, on 28th February 2017, in London, England.
    british_museum-28-28-02-2017.jpg
  • Egyptian politician and diplomat, Boutros Boutros-Ghali speaks at the Yugoslav Peace Conference on 8th August 1992 in London UK. Boutros Boutros-Ghali was the sixth Secretary-General of the United Nations from January 1992 to December 1996.
    Boutros_Boutros_Ghali01-08-08-1992.jpg
  • Egyptian politician and diplomat, Boutros Boutros-Ghali speaks at the Yugoslav Peace Conference on 8th August 1992 in London UK. Boutros Boutros-Ghali was the sixth Secretary-General of the United Nations from January 1992 to December 1996.
    Boutros_Boutros_Ghali02-08-08-1992.jpg
  • A quirky landscape of a modern-day street cafe's pharaonic illustrations and in the background, the ancient Egyptian site of Medinet Habu (1194-1163BC), the Mortuary Temple of Ramesses III in Luxor, Nile Valley, Egypt. Medinet Habu is an important New Kingdom period structure in the West Bank of Luxor in Egypt. Aside from its size and architectural and artistic importance, the temple is probably best known as the source of inscribed reliefs depicting the advent and defeat of the Sea Peoples during the reign of Ramesses III.
    egypt564-10-03-2016.jpg
  • A quirky landscape of a modern-day street cafe's pharaonic illustrations and in the background, the ancient Egyptian site of Medinet Habu (1194-1163BC), the Mortuary Temple of Ramesses III in Luxor, Nile Valley, Egypt. Medinet Habu is an important New Kingdom period structure in the West Bank of Luxor in Egypt. Aside from its size and architectural and artistic importance, the temple is probably best known as the source of inscribed reliefs depicting the advent and defeat of the Sea Peoples during the reign of Ramesses III.
    egypt563-10-03-2016.jpg
  • A quirky landscape of a modern-day street cafe's pharaonic illustrations and in the background, the ancient Egyptian site of Medinet Habu (1194-1163BC), the Mortuary Temple of Ramesses III in Luxor, Nile Valley, Egypt. Medinet Habu is an important New Kingdom period structure in the West Bank of Luxor in Egypt. Aside from its size and architectural and artistic importance, the temple is probably best known as the source of inscribed reliefs depicting the advent and defeat of the Sea Peoples during the reign of Ramesses III.
    egypt562-10-03-2016.jpg
  • A quirky landscape of a modern-day street cafe's pharaonic illustrations and in the background, the ancient Egyptian site of Medinet Habu (1194-1163BC), the Mortuary Temple of Ramesses III in Luxor, Nile Valley, Egypt. Medinet Habu is an important New Kingdom period structure in the West Bank of Luxor in Egypt. Aside from its size and architectural and artistic importance, the temple is probably best known as the source of inscribed reliefs depicting the advent and defeat of the Sea Peoples during the reign of Ramesses III.
    egypt561-10-03-2016.jpg
  • A trinkets stallholder pushes his cart towards arriving tourists in front of the ancient Egyptian columns of Luxor Temple, Luxor, Nile Valley, Egypt. The temple behind was built by Amenhotep III, completed by Tutankhamun then added to by Rameses II. Towards the rear is a granite shrine dedicated to Alexander the Great and in another part, was a Roman encampment. The temple has been in almost continuous use as a place of worship right up to the present day.
    egypt550-10-03-2016.jpg
  • A young Egyptian girl runs over wasteground in front of  local housing in a West Bank village of the modern city of Luxor, Nile Valley, Egypt.
    egypt527-10-03-2016.jpg
  • A young Egyptian girl looks towards a hot air balloon on wasteground in a West Bank village of the modern city of Luxor, Nile Valley, Egypt.
    egypt526-10-03-2016.jpg
  • A remote desert railway now missing its iron rails, stolen in the aftermath of the 2011 Egyptian revolution, near Bagdad, Kharga Oasis, Western Desert, Egypt. The desert lies in the New Valley Governorate, 350 km (220 mi.) and measures approximately 80 km (50 mi) from east to west and 25 km (16 mi) from north to south and is now patrolled by armed police convoys.
    egypt515-09-03-2016.jpg
  • A remote desert railway now missing its iron rails, stolen in the aftermath of the 2011 Egyptian revolution, near Bagdad, Kharga Oasis, Western Desert, Egypt. The desert lies in the New Valley Governorate, 350 km (220 mi.) and measures approximately 80 km (50 mi) from east to west and 25 km (16 mi) from north to south and is now patrolled by armed police convoys.
    egypt514-09-03-2016.jpg
  • A bird of prey hangs from electrical wires after being killed by a local pigeon farmer, whose birds he is trying to protect at Dahkla Oasis, Western Desert, Egypt. Miost birds including flamingos, stalks, cranes and all large birds of prey are protected under Egyptian law. The Western Desert covers an area of some 700,000 km2, thereby accounting for around two-thirds of Egypt's total land area. Dakhla Oasis is one of the seven oases of Egypt's Western Desert (part of the Libyan Desert). It lies in the New Valley Governorate, 350 km (220 mi.) and measures approximately 80 km (50 mi) from east to west and 25 km (16 mi) from north to south.
    egypt471-08-03-2016.jpg
  • A bird of prey hangs from electrical wires after being killed by a local pigeon farmer, whose birds he is trying to protect at Dahkla Oasis, Western Desert, Egypt. Miost birds including flamingos, stalks, cranes and all large birds of prey are protected under Egyptian law. The Western Desert covers an area of some 700,000 km2, thereby accounting for around two-thirds of Egypt's total land area. Dakhla Oasis is one of the seven oases of Egypt's Western Desert (part of the Libyan Desert). It lies in the New Valley Governorate, 350 km (220 mi.) and measures approximately 80 km (50 mi) from east to west and 25 km (16 mi) from north to south.
    egypt468-08-03-2016.jpg
  • A desert highway road sign for the Egyptian town of Bagdad (not to be confused with Baghdad, Iraq) between Luxor and al-Kharga, Western Desert, Egypt.
    egypt411-07-03-2016.jpg
  • A desert highway road sign for the Egyptian town of Bagdad (not to be confused with Baghdad, Iraq) between Luxor and al-Kharga, Western Desert, Egypt.
    egypt410-07-03-2016.jpg
  • A young Egyptian boy practices his English words from a textbook at his home in the village of Bairat, on the West Bank of Luxor, Nile Valley, Egypt.
    egypt394-06-03-2016.jpg
  • A young Egyptian boy practices his English words from a textbook at his home in the village of Bairat, on the West Bank of Luxor, Nile Valley, Egypt.
    egypt393-06-03-2016.jpg
  • Modern hieroglyphic artwork painted on a wall of local wasteground in the village of Gezirat on the West Bank of Luxor, Nile Valley, Egypt. The pictures show the Battle of Kadesh which took place around 1274 BC between the forces of the Egyptian Empire under Ramesses II and the Hittite Empire under Muwatalli II at the city of Kadesh on the Orontes River. The battle is the earliest battle in recorded history for which details of tactics and formations are known. It was probably the largest chariot battle ever fought, involving perhaps 5,000–6,000 chariots.
    egypt362-06-03-2016.jpg
  • The Blue Sky Cafe, a business dependent on tourism using the ancient Egyptian pylon design for its entrance, in the village of Bairat on the West Bank of Luxor, Nile Valley, Egypt.
    egypt349-06-03-2016.jpg
  • Closed shutters of a barbers business using the ancient Egyptian pylon design for its entrance, in the village of Bairat on the West Bank of Luxor, Nile Valley, Egypt.
    egypt347-06-03-2016.jpg
  • Modern hieroglyphic artwork painted on a wall of local wasteground in the village of Gezirat on the West Bank of Luxor, Nile Valley, Egypt. The pictures show the Battle of Kadesh which took place around 1274 BC between the forces of the Egyptian Empire under Ramesses II and the Hittite Empire under Muwatalli II at the city of Kadesh on the Orontes River. The battle is the earliest battle in recorded history for which details of tactics and formations are known. It was probably the largest chariot battle ever fought, involving perhaps 5,000–6,000 chariots.
    egypt343-06-03-2016.jpg
  • Modern hieroglyphic artwork painted on a wall of local wasteground in the village of Gezirat on the West Bank of Luxor, Nile Valley, Egypt. The pictures show the Battle of Kadesh which took place around 1274 BC between the forces of the Egyptian Empire under Ramesses II and the Hittite Empire under Muwatalli II at the city of Kadesh on the Orontes River. The battle is the earliest battle in recorded history for which details of tactics and formations are known. It was probably the largest chariot battle ever fought, involving perhaps 5,000–6,000 chariots.
    egypt342-06-03-2016.jpg
  • Modern hieroglyphic artwork painted on a wall of local wasteground in the village of Gezirat on the West Bank of Luxor, Nile Valley, Egypt. The pictures show the Battle of Kadesh which took place around 1274 BC between the forces of the Egyptian Empire under Ramesses II and the Hittite Empire under Muwatalli II at the city of Kadesh on the Orontes River. The battle is the earliest battle in recorded history for which details of tactics and formations are known. It was probably the largest chariot battle ever fought, involving perhaps 5,000–6,000 chariots.
    egypt341-06-03-2016.jpg
  • A local Egyptian businessman looks thoughtfully into a setting sun while on sand dunes of a desert enviroment, near a village on the West Bank of Luxor, Nile Valley, Egypt. Hamdy Mosa has worked in the tourism industry all of his adult life and now heads a family business dependent on the industry, currently enduring a downturn in visitor numbers after recent terrorist activity.
    egypt337-05-03-2016.jpg
  • A local Egyptian businessman looks thoughtfully into a setting sun while on sand dunes of a desert enviroment, near a village on the West Bank of Luxor, Nile Valley, Egypt. Hamdy Mosa has worked in the tourism industry all of his adult life and now heads a family business dependent on the industry, currently enduring a downturn in visitor numbers after recent terrorist activity.
    egypt336-05-03-2016.jpg
  • A local Egyptian businessman looks thoughtfully into a setting sun while on sand dunes of a desert enviroment, near a village on the West Bank of Luxor, Nile Valley, Egypt. Hamdy Mosa has worked in the tourism industry all of his adult life and now heads a family business dependent on the industry, currently enduring a downturn in visitor numbers after recent terrorist activity.
    egypt335-05-03-2016.jpg
  • A young Egyptian boy plays an acoustic guitar at the American-sponsored Theban Mapping Project Library on the West Bank of Luxor, Nile Valley, Egypt. He has been playing for only three months and can already play a variety of chords and even recite the theme of the film, Titanic. The Theban Mapping Project's goal is to enable local people to have a place where they can read and learn. The organisation is run by American Egyptologist Dr Kent Weeks who is committed to the original goal of accurately documenting the archaeological heritage of Thebes
    egypt330-05-03-2016.jpg
  • Young Egyptian girls learn to knit with the help of Belgian teaching volunteers at the American-sponsored Theban Mapping Project Library on the West Bank of Luxor, Nile Valley, Egypt. The Theban Mapping Project's goal is to enable local people to have a place where they can read and learn. The organisation is run by American Egyptologist Dr Kent Weeks who is committed to the original goal of accurately documenting the archaeological heritage of Thebes
    egypt320-05-03-2016.jpg
  • Young Egyptian girls learn to knit with the help of Belgian teaching volunteers at the American-sponsored Theban Mapping Project Library on the West Bank of Luxor, Nile Valley, Egypt. The Theban Mapping Project's goal is to enable local people to have a place where they can read and learn. The organisation is run by American Egyptologist Dr Kent Weeks who is committed to the original goal of accurately documenting the archaeological heritage of Thebes
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  • A detail of artwork drawn by local schoolchildren teaching the value of preserving ancient Egyptian heritage, on a wall at the American-sponsored Theban Mapping Project Library on the West Bank of Luxor, Nile Valley, Egypt. The Theban Mapping Project's goal is to enable local people to have a place where they can read and learn. The organisation is run by American Egyptologist Dr Kent Weeks who is committed to the original goal of accurately documenting the archaeological heritage of Thebes
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  • An elderly Egyptian man sleeps in the mid-day shade of a mud-splattered wall in the village of Bairat on the West Bank of Luxor, Nile Valley, Egypt.
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  • A landscape void of tourists of the giant colossus of Pharaoh Ramesses ll and Bintanat at the ancient Egyptian Temple of Karnak, Luxor, Nile Valley, Egypt. According to the country's Ministery of Tourism, European visitors to Egypt  is down by up to 80% in 2016 after the suspension of flights after the downing of the Russian airliner in Oct 2015. Euro-tourism accounts for 27% of the total flow and in total, tourism accounts for 11.3% of Egypt's GDP.
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  • Tourists walk past the giant colossus of Pharaoh Ramesses ll and Bintanat at the ancient Egyptian Temple of Karnak, Luxor, Nile Valley, Egypt.
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  • Tourists walk past the giant colossus of Pharaoh Ramesses ll and Bintanat at the ancient Egyptian Temple of Karnak, Luxor, Nile Valley, Egypt.
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  • A dusty landscape of palm trees and the Sacred Lake at the ancient Egyptian Temple of Karnak, Luxor, Nile Valley, Egypt.
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  • A dusty landscape of palm trees and the Sacred Lake at the ancient Egyptian Temple of Karnak, Luxor, Nile Valley, Egypt.
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  • A old advert for Kodak film and palm tree inside the enclosure of the ancient Egyptian remains of Karnak in modern Luxor, Nile Valley, Egypt.
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  • A old advert for Kodak film and palm tree inside the enclosure of the ancient Egyptian remains of Karnak in modern Luxor, Nile Valley, Egypt.
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  • A detail of a faded Kit-Kat chocolate poster outside the ancient Egyptian remains of Karnak in modern Luxor, Nile Valley, Egypt.
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  • Local housing rubble and the ancient Egyptian Colossi of Memnon site, Luxor, Nile Valley, Egypt. The Colossi of Memnon (memorial temple of Amenophis III) are two massive stone statues of Pharaoh Amenhotep III, who reigned during Dynasty XVIII. For the past 3,400 years (since 1350 BC) they have stood in the Theban necropolis, west of the River Nile from the modern city of Luxor.
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  • Tourists on rented bikes cycle past the ancient Egyptian Colossi of Memnon site, Luxor, Nile Valley, Egypt. The Colossi of Memnon (memorial temple of Amenophis III) are two massive stone statues of Pharaoh Amenhotep III, who reigned during Dynasty XVIII. For the past 3,400 years (since 1350 BC) they have stood in the Theban necropolis, west of the River Nile from the modern city of Luxor.
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  • A tourist on rented bikes cycles past the ancient Egyptian Colossi of Memnon site, Luxor, Nile Valley, Egypt. The Colossi of Memnon (memorial temple of Amenophis III) are two massive stone statues of Pharaoh Amenhotep III, who reigned during Dynasty XVIII. For the past 3,400 years (since 1350 BC) they have stood in the Theban necropolis, west of the River Nile from the modern city of Luxor.
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  • Mustafa, a young Egyptian brings soft sugarcane branches for horses and camels at the Pharaohs Stable (pharaohsstables.com), a business dependent on tourism based in the village of Bairat on the West Bank of Luxor, Nile Valley, Egypt.
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  • Mustafa, a young Egyptian brings soft sugarcane branches for horses and camels at the Pharaohs Stable (pharaohsstables.com), a business dependent on tourism based in the village of Bairat on the West Bank of Luxor, Nile Valley, Egypt.
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  • Mustafa, a young Egyptian brings soft sugarcane branches for horses and camels at the Pharaohs Stable (pharaohsstables.com), a business dependent on tourism based in the village of Bairat on the West Bank of Luxor, Nile Valley, Egypt.
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  • Mustafa, a young Egyptian brings soft sugarcane branches for horses and camels at the Pharaohs Stable (pharaohsstables.com), a business dependent on tourism based in the village of Bairat on the West Bank of Luxor, Nile Valley, Egypt.
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  • Mustafa, a young Egyptian brings soft sugarcane branches for horses and camels at the Pharaohs Stable, a business dependent on tourism based in the village of Bairat on the West Bank of Luxor, Nile Valley, Egypt.
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  • A young Egyptian plays football near a Shakepearean quote, written on the wall of a house in the village of Bairat on the West Bank of Luxor, Nile Valley, Egypt.
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  • A young Egyptian plays football near a Shakepearean quote, written on the wall of a house in the village of Bairat on the West Bank of Luxor, Nile Valley, Egypt.
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  • A local man and young Egyptian boy with his foal in the village of Bairat on the West Bank of Luxor, Nile Valley, Egypt.
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  • A local man mentors a young Egyptian boy in the training of his foal in the village of Bairat on the West Bank of Luxor, Nile Valley, Egypt.
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