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CLIMATE: The climate of the U.A.R. resembles to a large extent that of California, U.S.A., with enjoyable temperature all year round in Lower Egypt and dry warm weather by day and cool at night in Upper Egypt.
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ALEXANDRIA: This is an excellent summer resort on the Mediterranean. The area holds great historic memories connected with relics of the Romans, Greeks and scenes of the Second World War. The city is rich in sports, clubs, theatres, beaches, restaurants and hotels of every category. TEMPLE OF KARNAK AT LUXOR
LOCATION: The U.A.R. is situated in the North-East part of Africa and extends East in Sinai Peninsula which is a part of Asia. It is bounded in the North by the Mediterranean Sea. In the South by the Sudan. In the West by the Libian Desert and in the East by the Red Sea.
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The U.A.R. is an excellent center of tourism, rich in touristic areas, each of which represents a tourist unit of a distinguished nature and a unique character. In the U.A.R. you will find the old beside the modern; in other words a land of contrast.
CAIRO AREA: It includes Cairo with its old mosques and churches; Giza with the Pyramids and the Sphinx; Helwan with its mineral and sulphuric water; Saqqara and the stepped Pyramid. Cairo is well known as a world center of culture, arts, industry and international trade. It has been the Capitol for a thousand years, while its museums offer the whole range of life in Egypt for more than five thousand years. *"» ~".
UPPER EGYPT: Along the Nile from Assiut to Aswan and Nubia the tourists will visit many different points to view the most marvelous temples and monuments ever carved by man.
TOURIST PROJECTS: Many of the tourist projects for hotels, roads, air, sea and land transportation and communication were implemented. Among these is the striking Tower of Cairo with a revolving restaurant 615 ft. high. The "Son et Lumiere" or the INAM EL SHAFEI MOSQUF AT CAIRO Sound and Light in the area of the Pyramids and the Sphinx gives the opportunity of seeing the monuments dramatically illuminated, while hearing the history of the monuments narrated in English and other languages. The new Cairo Airport and the Maritime Station in Alexandria will be opened July 23, 1962, the Revolution Anniversary. Air-conditioned trains, buses, Nile-Steamers are operating between the different tourist centers.
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ALEXANDRIA: This is an excellent summer resort on the Mediterranean. The area holds great historic memories connected with relics of the Romans, Greeks and scenes of the Second World War. The city is rich in sports, clubs, theatres, beaches, restaurants and hotels of every category.
The U.A.R. has reduced the customs and Visa regulations to a minimum and arrangements have been made to make the tourist's visit the happiest and longest lasting memories.
UPPER EGYPT: Along the Nile from Assiut to Aswan and Nubia the tourists will visit many different points to view the most marvelous temples and monuments ever carved by man.
THE RIVER NILE
TOURIST PROJECTS: Many of the tourist projects for hotels, roads, air, sea and land transportation and communication were implemented. Among these is the striking Tower of Cairo with a revolving restaurant 615 ft. high. The "Son et Lumiere" or the INAM EL SHAFEI MOSQUE AT CAIRO Sound and Light in the area of the Pyramids and the Sphinx gives the opportunity of seeing the monuments dramatically illuminated, while hearing the history of the monuments narrated in English and other languages. The new Cairo Airport and the Maritime Station in Alexandria will be opened July 23, 1962, the Revolution Anniversary. Air-conditioned trains, buses, Nile-Steamers are operating between the different tourist centers.
The five year-plan aims at creating a major air network. It includes the setting up of new airports located in tourist centers. In a report of the United Nations in June 1961, Cairo was found to be the least expensive among 26 major cities in the world. Tourists benefit by a premium of 20% over the official rate of exchange when they change their foreign currency in the U.A.R.
The U.A.R. extends a sincere and hearty welcome to all Americans regardless of Race, Faith or Color.
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