Colossi of Memnon: The ‘Singing’ Statues
Kaushik Patowary
Jun 22, 2016
The Colossi of Memnon, also known as Colossus of Memnon, are two massive stone statues on the west bank of the River Nile, opposite the mode...
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The Most Visually Impressive Impact Craters on Earth
Kaushik Patowary
Mar 3, 2016
It is estimated that the earth’s surface is struck by about 500 meteorites a year, but only about 5 or 6 are large enough to be detected by ...
Tarkhan Dress: The World’s Oldest Woven Garment
Kaushik Patowary
Mar 2, 2016
This tattered V-neck linen shirt, currently on display in the UCL Petrie Museum of Egyptian Archaeology, is the world’s oldest woven garment...
The Coloured Canyon of Egypt
Kaushik Patowary
Feb 10, 2016
The Coloured Canyon is a narrow slot canyon located near the town of Nuweiba, on Sinai peninsula, Egypt, so named because of its amazing spe...
Egypt Opens Middle East's First Fossil Museum
Kaushik Patowary
Jan 18, 2016
In the desert valley of Wadi al-Hitan, some 150 km southwest of Cairo, Egypt has unveiled what it said is the Middle East's first museum...
This is Egypt’s Only Waterfalls, And its Man-Made
Kaushik Patowary
Dec 19, 2015
The valley of Wadi El-Rayan, 65 km southwest of Fayoum city, in Egypt, is home to two large artificial lakes created to divert excess agricu...
The Bent Pyramid of Dahshur
Kaushik Patowary
Nov 6, 2015
The Bent Pyramid of Dahshur is located approximately 40 kilometers south of Cairo. It is one of the unusual pyramids of ancient Egypt, but u...
The Mysterious Desert Kites
Kaushik Patowary
Sep 14, 2015
In the 1920s, pilots of the Royal Air Force flying over the deserts of Israel, Jordan and Egypt saw strange line shapes in the ground that t...
The Hot Sand Baths of Siwa
Kaushik Patowary
Aug 28, 2015
Between July to September, during the hottest months of the year when temperature hovers around 37 degrees in the shade, people from all ove...
5 Most Impressive Blue Holes Around The World
Kaushik Patowary
Aug 26, 2015
A blue hole is an underwater sinkhole formed by the erosion of carbonate rocks and appears as a dark blue circle of water in the ocean. Blue...
