AL-MINYA

FIRST: THE PHARAONIC PERIOD

• BENI HASSAN AL-SHURRUQ
• The site lies on the Eastern Bank of the Nile, 20km south of the city of Al-Minya.
• Houses 390 rock-cut tomb chapels decorated with scenes depicting local and regional life during the Middle Kingdom.
• It also hosts the Temple of Hatshepsut in an area popularly called Istabl' Antar (Stables of Antar).


TELL EL-AMARNA

• The New city built by Akhnaten and dedicated to the god Aton. There Akhnaten lived, with his wife and daughters, in isolation devoting himself to the monotheistic religion he advocated.
• Parts of the temples, palaces and noble tombs still stand despite attempts by Hur Muheb to destroy the monuments after the King's death.
• Nearby lies the region of Al-Haj Qandil containing similiar tombs.


AL-SHEIKH IBADAH (MALLAWI)

There is the Temple of Ramses II built in honor of the local deity (Thoth), known as the God of Wisdom and Knowledge.

SECOND: THE GRAECO-ROMAN PERIOD

• AL-ASHMUNAYN AND TUNAH AL-GABAL
• Al-Ashmunayn was the capital city at that time and was called Hermopolis.
• Contains the ruins of the Greek city where you can see several columns of the Basilica similiar to the Acropolis in Greece.
• In Tunah Al-Gabal many corridors and galleries were discovered containing millions of embalmed ibis and baboons, held sacred by the god Thoth.
• There is also the Tomb-chapel of Petosiris, the High Priest. The mural paintings depict a blend of Pharaonic and Greek art.

THIRD: THE COPTIC PERIOD

• Deir al-Adra (Monastery of the ) stands on the Gabal Al-Tayr (Mountain of the Birds), Markaz Samalut.
• There is an old church built by Empress Helena in 328 on the site where the , Christ and Joseph, the Carpenter, stayed during their journey to Egypt.

FOURTH: THE ISLAMIC PERIOD

• Contains numerous monuments dating back to the Islamic Conquest of Egypt.
• The story of the conquest indicates the strong alliance between the Copts of Egypt and the Arabs in the struggle against Roman oppression.


(MALLAWI) AL-SHEIKH 'IBADAH

• Contains important monuments dedicated to the renowned Muslim warrior Ibadah Ibn Al Samet (Ibadah son of the Silent).




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HOW TO REACH AL-MINYA

• By daily airconditioned trains, scheduled at regular hours.
• By private vehicles, taxis and tourist buses.


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Hotels	Address	Tel.	Cat.
Etap Nafertiti Hotel	Horreya St., Cornish El Nile	326282
Lotus Hotel	Port Said St.	324541
Al-Shatie Hotel	Al Gumhurreya St.	322307
Ibn Khaseeb	Barsh St.	324535
City & New City	Al Mahata St., Saad Zaghloul	323930
Akhnaten Hotel	Horreya St., Cornish El Nile	325918
Palace Hotel	Midan Palace	324071
Omar Khayam	Damran St.	324635
Savoy Hotel	Midan Al Mahata	323270

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