Showing posts with label ancient. Show all posts
Showing posts with label ancient. Show all posts

Saturday, 17 December 2011

Baghdad


Baghdad is one of the oldest city of the earth and capital of Iraq. In 7th century a Muslim caliph al Mansur ordered to construct the city because he wanted to live here and was planning to make Baghdad as a capital of abssids. City has many points to be a good trading hub because city has water and dry climate. Both sides of the city have water links of Tigris. Famous places to visit are,

Wall of Baghdad
Golden gate lounge
National museum of Iraq
Al khadimain shrine
Baghdad tower
Al shaheed monument
Baghdad zoo

Baghdad has nine districts
Adhamiyah
Karkh
Karadah
Kadhimiyah
Mansour
Sadar city
Al Rashid
Rusafa
New Baghdad


Friday, 9 December 2011

The City of Luxor

500 kilometres from Cairo and Having a area more then 400 square kilometre this city also a important places for historians of ancient age of Egypt. Luxor have also largest open-air museum. In ancient times this city was called name the city of 100 gates and the city of God. City has many ancient places.

Luxor Temple
It is a temple founded In 1400 BCE. Ant located east side of river Nile.
Karnak Temple
It is also oldest and beautiful temple surrounded by modern buildings.
Luxor museum
Located in centre of the city and inaugurated in 1976 it is full of antiquities.
Valley of kings
This valley is constructed for kings and pharaohs and for powerful kingdoms. And they are buried here.
Valley of queens
This is the place were wives of pharaohs in ancient times. This valley was built just beside the Valley of the Kings. With remarkable view of Nile river.

Ramesseum
           It is the memorial temple of the ramesseum the great.

Ancien Giza


Well Giza is third largest city of Egypt. Located near Nile and south of Cairo at the distance of 21 kilometres. This city has some jewels of ancient Egypt like great pyramids of Giza and great sphinx. In 18th century British also take part to construct the buildings and other transport resources. The zoo of this city is oldest and was the 1st in entire region. Many hospitals are serving peoples and saving them from daisies.

Great Necropolis of Giza
Great necropolis (great pyramids) are top listed in 7 wonders of the world and a charismatic master from ancient Egypt.
Great Sphinx
Another landmark from ancient Egypt is great sphinx. This statue is 74 meter long 6 meter wide and more then 20 meter high. According the ancient books and some historians this statue build by pharaoh in 2500 B.C and he was also built the 2nd pyramid of Giza.
Agouza
It is small district of Giza and located at the sure of Nile River. Basically famous for its coffee shops, shawarma food, sea foods, and Cairo jazz club is also cool place for visit and enjoy.
Imbaba
It is also a district of Giza and famous in history books as a battle ground of French (napoleon) army and local peoples in 17th century. Battle named the battle of pyramids.