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tourism in Egypt

Tourism in Egypt is considered one of the most important components of national income, because of the revenues it provides annually to the national fund of the state, and the foreign returns that contribute to building and developing society through increasing the gross domestic product, and combating unemployment by employing a large staff of Egyptian labor in the tourism sector, and Egypt is considered One of the most prominent tourist countries in the world, where tourists from different countries, genders and ethnicities flock to it.

Ancient history of tourism in Egypt

Tourism developed in Egypt during ancient times, and a good number of recreational and sports activities were practiced in Egypt, such as swimming. The clerics and intellectuals at that time were interested in visiting cultural and religious places. Nile tourism was also known in various Egyptian regions.

Tourism development in Egypt

During the Middle Ages, the state of Egypt witnessed a boom in tourism due to the widening circle of Arab tours, especially after the rise of the Islamic religion and its expansion to different places in the world.

It is worth noting that Cairo was one of the best cultural and civilized centers in the Islamic state, as its palaces, gardens and libraries had a large number of tourists, and security and political stability contributed to increasing the percentage of visitors and the expansion of tourism in Egypt at that time, and with the end of the eighteenth century and the beginning of the century Nineteenth, the importance of Egypt’s tourism has increased due to the French campaign that restored contact between the Egyptian people and ancient civilizations, as historians have sought to study the Egyptian civilization and uncover many valuable monuments and tourist places in it.

Types of tourism in Egypt

  • Cultural tourism: Among the most important types of tourism in Egypt, because they made entire cities open museums and galleries, and were a source of inspiration for many writers of different races and origins, and the most important cultural tourism areas in Egypt are the Pyramids of Giza and the Sphinx, Romen baths, and the Citadel of Qaitbay Alexandria.
  • Eco-tourism: In Egypt, there are many picturesque environmental places that attract the attention of visitors from all over the world, where nature reserves can be visited with guides using recreational transport, boat rides, or walking, and one of the most famous of these is the Abu Gallum Reserve in Dahab.
  • Medical Tourism: Many visitors go to the country of Egypt for the purpose of medical tourism, as it contains a group of springs and springs with mineral and sulfur water, and its water contains mineral salts and other salts of therapeutic value such as magnesium, iron and others.
  • Sports tourism: Egypt has a strong infrastructure for a range of sports such as handball, soccer, volleyball, fishing, bowling, and golf, and this has attracted visitors to it from different regions.
  • Religious tourism: Egypt abounds in a group of religious, holy, Islamic, Christian and Jewish places, so tourists from different religions come to it in order to get acquainted with the holy places and monuments according to their religion and beliefs. Among the most important of these places is Al-Azhar Mosque, Salahuddin Castle and the Monastery of Saint Catherine and others.
  • Festival Tourism: The country of Egypt attracts many tourists through its festivals, locally and internationally.
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