Archive for March, 2010

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    The Abu Nuhas Ship Graveyard is a Paradise for the Wreck Safaris
    That what is a nuisance for the sailors is the joy of divers. Ah! That’s something worth realizing for the wreck safari lovers. One such diving haven is in the Red Sea’s reefs that have been quite fateful for the ships and is known as Sha’ab Abu Nuhas meaning the father-of-bad-luck reef. It is also known as the Ship’s Graveyard, as it is highest one to sink the ships in the Red Sea. It is located near to the shipping lanes at the entrance of the Suez Canal. Today, it has four classical wrecks that are simply apt for entertainment diving along with future wreck discoveries that might be added later in the future. The wrecks are impressive and extraordinary for any diver who likes to explore the beautiful underwater world of corals and aquatic animals not only with eyes, but with cameras too. Therefore, I and my family  [...]
    Posted at March 31st, 2010 at 04:03 am
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    Honoring the Temple of Horus
    Located on the edge of the Edfu town on the Nile’s west bank, the Temple of Horus is an ancient temple is dedicated to the falcon-headed god, Horus and it exists on the site where he fought the battle with his enemy, Seth. Regarded as the second largest temple after Karnak in Egypt, it is quite well maintained after its excavation in 1860s. Built during the era of six Ptolemies, originally, the temple hosted the Horus statue in a grass shed of those older times. The main attractions include the earlier 90 degree pylon of Ramesses II, main building with the Hypostyle Hall, and the reliefs with the scenes of the Feast of the Beautiful Meeting and the annual reunion between Horus and his wife Hathor. The modern additions here are a coach park, cafeteria, and an open-air museum taking you to the temple’s front. My Visit Prior to  [...]
    Posted at March 30th, 2010 at 05:03 am
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    Leptis Magna – Let’s Visit the Vastest Ancient Roman City on the Planet
    Regarded as the famous and most extensive city of the Roman Empire, the unspoiled ruins of Leptis Magna are at the coast of Al Khums in Libya in the Mediterranean. It was a Phoenician settlement set up in the 6th century BC and later flourished as an important trade connector for a long time due to its coastal location near a natural harbor where a river (wadi) joins the Mediterranean. It was a part of the Roman African Tripolitania whose wealth and prosperity can be seen by exploring its excavated monuments and edifices. The city was said to have two main roads – one towards the African interior and the other from east to west coastal road forming the main street. All the edifices that are seen today are reconstructed ones from limestone, marble, and granite. I could find many interesting impressing sites in this vast ruined  [...]
    Posted at March 29th, 2010 at 05:03 am
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    Mysterious city of Abu Mena
    The most popular destination of Egypt is the Abu Mena, which is a Christian Pilgrimage center and an old monastery intricate. The 11th century’s geologist Al-Bakri and other visitors of medieval period described the Abu Mena in very fascinating language of complex erected of marbles and ornamented with stunning statues and mosaics. The remnants were found by Cark Kaufmann, a German archaeologist, in 1905, to the southwest of Alexandria in the Mariut Desert. The excavation have discovered baths, a baptistery, basilicas, workshops, and a church that was built on the 3rd century’s Christian martyr Menas’ shrine. During the medieval period, in the east of Egypt both, Abu Mena and St. Mena, sites were the pilgrimage sites of the Christians and largest Coptic town. This site is also known as “the Vineyard of St. Menas” that has  [...]
    Posted at March 26th, 2010 at 04:03 am
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    Do You Want to Know about the Kasubi Tombs
    Located on the Kasubi Hill with in Kampala at Uganda, the site of Kasubi tombs is an active spiritual area holding the burial chambers of the former four Kabakas of Buganda. Even today, it is religious place of rituals regarding the Ganda culture for the imperial family. Symbolic to the East African’s history and culture, these tombs are the exemplary masterpieces exhibiting the customary Ganda structural design. Undoubtedly, the site is designated as the UNESCO World Heritage. History Came into existence since 13th century A.D., the Baganda are the Bantu speaking people. According to them, the first Kabaka of Buganda was Kintu who is believed not to be dead but disappeared in the forest at Magonga. It is a traditional practice to bury the Kabakas in different site as a royal shrine along with the jaw bone – the home of his  [...]
    Posted at March 25th, 2010 at 05:03 am
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    Sphinx: Symbolic of ancient Egypt
    To the south of Khafre’s pyramid at Giza which is near to Cairo, there in sits and revels in sun, wind and storm a creature which has a head of a human but the body is of lion. The colossal royal sculpture, one of the monumental and phenomenon statues of ancient Egypt is known as Great Sphinx which is now become the national symbol of Egypt in modern times as well. The sight of this monumental statue has stirred and twirled the imaginations scholars, experts, archeologist, scores of poets, adventurers and in this times the plethora of tourists. Sphinx has always been a mystery that no inscriptions or findings have ever helped to get a clue to solve it. A number of speculations have been pledged and are still made for its age, the meaning of this symbolic statue and the secret that it may be holding. Sphinx means ‘strangler’  [...]
    Posted at March 24th, 2010 at 04:03 am
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    Serengeti National Park: A unique blend of nature and wildlife
    The Serengeti National Park is a huge park that locates in the Serengeti area of Tanzania. This national park is the most renowned for its yearly migration of more than two million white bearded wildebeest, 200,000 zebras, and one and a half million Thomson’s gazelle. Serengeti National Park covers a land area of 14,763 square kilometers, which is of grassland plains and savanna and of course riverine forest and woodlands as well. The park is located in the north of Tanzania, and is bordered by the national Tanzania and Kenyan border towards the north. This area is continued forward by the Masai Mara National Reserve. Serengeti National Park offers amazing and breathtaking attractions worth visiting. This national park has something that charms the wildlife that gets attracted to the park from other areas. The major example of  [...]
    Posted at March 23rd, 2010 at 04:03 am
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    Rwenzori Mountains National Park: Paradise of spectacular beauty
    The world has plenty of national parks that lure every individual who throng to see the beauty of the parks. Same Africa has many national parks to serve various interest groups. Out of this, Africa boasts a spectacular National Park that lies in the Rwenzori Mountains, and is listed under the UNESCO World Heritage Site. The Rwenzori Mountains National Park covers an area of nearly 1,000 square kilometers and is the third highest mountain peak in Africa. The Rwenzori Mountains National Park offers amazing waterfalls, lakes, and glaciers. It is renowned for its beautiful plant life. This magnificent beauty of Africa was established in the year 1991. Listing under the UNESCO World Heritage Sites during 1994 possesses one single reason that the park offers exceptional natural beauty. The Rwenzori Mountains National Park lies in the  [...]
    Posted at March 22nd, 2010 at 04:03 am
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    Welcome to the Mud Brick City of Djenne!
    A historical small city full of mud and brick architecture is what Djenne is all about. Also known as Dienne or Jenne, the city is located at the southern end of the Inner Niger Delta of central Mali. Once known for trade and learning and now famous for its unique Great Mosque of 1907, it is among the most ancient cities in sub-Saharan Africa and is also listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. History According to the archaeological excavations, the Djenne town was known as Jenne-jeno or Djoboro and that it was at 2.5 km south-east of its current location. Further, they have also revealed that the first settlement was around 200 B.C., which flourished to become an urban town by 850 AD. The present settlement dates back to 1000 A.D. Great Mosque Built on an elevated plinth reachable by six series of stairs with pinnacles, the mosque’s  [...]
    Posted at March 19th, 2010 at 04:03 am
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