EGYPT Jill ELLIS

EYGPT  Egypt has lovely climate all year round  Places of interest  Pyramids  Cairo  Valley of the Kings

EYGPT Map of Egypt Egyptian Gods

Cairo The Great Pyramid GizaSphinx

The Valley of the Kings There are 15 tombs open to the public  Luxor  Ramesses I, Ramesses III,  Ramesses IV, Ramesses V/VI,  Ramesses VII, Ramesses IX,  Seti II, Siptah, Merenptah,  Thutmose III, Thutmose IV,  Mentuherkhepshef, Tausret/Sethnakht,  Ay, and Tutankhamun.

Most famous King Tutankhamun

Tutankhamen The tomb of Tutankhamen was discovered in 1922 by Howard Carter. Tutankhamen was probably born at Akhetaten which was the capital city of Egypt he was born in about the year 1346 BC. He became pharaoh when he was only nine in 1337 BC and reigned during the 18 th Dynasty when the Egyptian Empire was at its height. He reigned from about 1337 to 1328 BC.