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May 10, 2006 By: Betty Ramsey, LEOASC/BETT R Passport Destination: Egypt Packing Round 1. The largest city in Egypt is CAIRO . 2. The official currency in Egypt is the POUND . 3 These ancient sailboats are a wonderful way to cruise up and down the Nile River. FALUCCAS 4. Two-thirds of Egypt's land area is DESERT . 5. This tourist attraction is the sole survivor of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World. GIZA PYRAMIDS 6. The "Ahwas" are a male institution in Egypt. What are they? COFFEEHOUSES Picture: rock ridge with temple below Departure Round 1. This Egypt staple consists of mashed fava beans stuffed into a piece of pocket bread. FUUL 2. Recent CT scans of King Tut's mummy showed that he may have died as a cause of this. FRACTURED LEG 3. The pyramids provide a romantic backdrop for this James Bond movie. THE SPY WHO LOVED ME 4. At 8,600 feet, MOUNT CATHERINE is the highest mountain in Egypt. 5. The only gold medal won by an Egyptian in the 2004 Summer Olympics was in this sport. WRESTLING Picture: row of statues of rams On Tour 1. This last Egyptian king was overthrown during an uprising that took place on July 23, 1952. KING FAROUK 2 The oldest pyramid at Giza is the Great Pyramid of KHUFU . 3. These attractions are all in the port city of Alexandria except EGYPTIAN MUSEUM . 4. "Sheeshas" are popular souvenirs. What are they? WATERPIPES 5. The Aswan Dam created this largest artificial lake in the world. LAKE NASSER 6. The name of the sky goddess of pharonic Egypt is NUT . 7. These are all the names of oases except HURGHADA . Picture: very large seated statues 8. "Khan Al-Khalili" is Cairo's most famous MARKET . 9. Ras Mohammed National Park is considered a paradise for DIVERS . 10. The coastal village of El Alamein is famous of the site of this WORLD WAR II BATTLE . 11. Birqash is the home of Egypt`s largest CAMEL market. 12. The western desert oasis of Siwa is known for the production of both olives and DATES . Bonus Question One The Great Gate of BAB AN-NASR is one of three built in Cairo during the Fatimid Dynasty. Bonus Question Two Where on the map of Egypt is Cairo found? Area 1 Picture: large building with many domes Slide Show 1. The mortuary temple of HATSHEPSUT at Deir Al-Bahri is dramatically carved out of limestone cliffs. 2. An avenue of ram-headed sphinxes are part of the landmark temple of KARNAK . 3. A sound and light show is performed nightly at this site of the great temple of Ramses II. ABU SIMBEL 4. The mosque of Mohammed Ali that dominates Cairo's skyline is part of the complex called THE CITADEL . Clues for next destination: Ketchikan Skagway Anchorage Sitka |