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==== Temple of Hathor ==== | ==== Temple of Hathor ==== | ||
- | The best-preserved temple from ancient times in all of Egypt is located in the central part of the country, in the village of Dandarah, situated on the Nile. Since the time of Pharaoh Cheops (XXVI century BC) developed here a center of worship Hathor, the Egyptian goddess of heaven. [([[https:// | + | The best-preserved temple from ancient times in all of Egypt is located in the central part of the country, in the village of Dandarah, situated on the Nile. In the time of Pharaoh Cheops (XXVI century BC) a center of worship Hathor, the Egyptian goddess of heaven, was created here. [([[https:// |
==== Siwa Oasis ==== | ==== Siwa Oasis ==== | ||
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==== Pharaoh with a passport ==== | ==== Pharaoh with a passport ==== | ||
- | In the 1970s, the condition of the mummy of the pharaoh Ramses II on daily display at the Egyptian Museum in Cairo deteriorated so much that it had to be restored. The Egyptians did not have the means to do so, so they reached an agreement with the French authorities, | + | In the 1970s, the condition of the mummy of the pharaoh Ramses II on daily display at the Egyptian Museum in Cairo deteriorated so much that it had to be restored. The Egyptians did not have the means to do so, so they reached an agreement with the French authorities, |
- | ==== The term 'Pharaoh' | + | ==== The term "Pharaoh" |
- | The term 'Pharaoh' | + | The term "Pharaoh" |
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==== Tutankhamun ==== | ==== Tutankhamun ==== | ||
- | Tutankhamun' | + | Tutankhamun' |
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==== False beards ==== | ==== False beards ==== | ||
- | The Pharaohs always had a beard. In most cases, it was an artificial beard. In real life, most Egyptians were shaved, but the pharaohs, even the women, wore artificial beards. Usually, the beards were braided like a big braid. [([[https:// | + | The Pharaohs always had a beard. In most cases, it was an artificial beard. In real life, most Egyptians were shaved, but the pharaohs, even the women, wore artificial beards. Usually, the beards were twisted into a large braid. [([[https:// |