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Name that Site Quiz
Israel Tours: Name That Site!
We're looking for the name of this valley that lies between Temple Mount/Noble Sanctuary and Mount of Olives in Jerusalem and continues eastward about 20 miles to the Dead Sea. From Jerusalem to the Dead Sea, the valley drops 4,000 feet in elevation! The valley and adjacent slopes have been burial ... Read More »
Egypt Tours: Name That Site!
Located about 20 miles southwest of Cairo, Egypt, the structure pictured above was built as the tomb of the pharaoh Djoser over 4,500 years ago. The building was designed by the revered architect, engineer and statesman Imhotep. He began with a simple mastaba, a common funeral monument in the shape ... Read More »
Greece Tours: Name That City!
This pretty town on the Saronic Gulf in the eastern Peloponnese was the first capital of the modern state of Greece 1823-1834. It's on many lists of the most romantic places in Greece and is a favorite getaway destination for Athenians. It's a lesser known destination for foreign tourists but ... Read More »
Egypt Tours – Name That Site!
Across the Nile from the city of Luxor (ancient Thebes) in Upper Egypt, about 300 miles south of Cairo, desert mountains conceal a New Kingdom necropolis containing the tombs of pharaohs and the noble class. To date, 62 tombs have been discovered, ranging in size from a single chamber to sprawling ... Read More »
