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This gallery has photographs of the main sites North of Cairo, usually visited privately as not part of most Egyptian tours, and includes Heliopolis, Tell Basta near Zagazig and Tanis near the north coast of Egypt
Egyptian Delta Taxi EG057095JHP Modern Egypt Delta North Town Street Traffic Lorry Taxi People in the area near the town of Zigazig north of Cairo which has recently had a new visitors centre and museum built for its Bubastis Temple Site which still remains a rather confusing collection of damaged material with the main temple of Bastet reflected in this photographs. Damaged by earthquakes some 2000 years ago as is seen in much of the structural damage today it is still fascinating with the excitement of finding beautiful carvings and examples of the craftsmanship of those ancient builders now hidden away amongst grass and a scatter field of damaged remnants from what was a huge cult site to the Cat Goddess Bastet visited by hundreds and thousands of pilgrims as recorded by Herodotus. Not usually part of normal Egyptian packages these sorts of town images are part of a private trip into the northern areas of Egypt part of an interesting day journey that should include Tanis as well. Keywords: Egypt Egyptian northern eastern Delta Zigazig ancient Tell Basta Bast Bubastis landscape people traffic lorry taxi busy street modern town threewheeler three wheels
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Photographer: Jim Henderson
Collection: North of Cairo
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Egyptian Delta Taxi EG057095JHP
Upload Date: 2007-10-28 09:50:00
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Modern Egypt Delta North Town Street Traffic Lorry Taxi People

in the area near the town of Zigazig north of Cairo which has recently had a new visitors centre and museum built for its Bubastis Temple Site which still remains a rather confusing collection of damaged material with the main temple of Bastet reflected in this photographs. Damaged by earthquakes some 2000 years ago as is seen in much of the structural damage today it is still fascinating with the excitement of finding beautiful carvings and examples of the craftsmanship of those ancient builders now hidden away amongst grass and a scatter field of damaged remnants from what was a huge cult site to the Cat Goddess Bastet visited by hundreds and thousands of pilgrims as recorded by Herodotus. Not usually part of normal Egyptian packages these sorts of town images are part of a private trip into the northern areas of Egypt part of an interesting day journey that should include Tanis as well.
Keywords: Egypt Egyptian northern eastern Delta Zigazig ancient Tell Basta Bast Bubastis landscape people traffic lorry taxi busy street modern town threewheeler three wheels