"Jumping Around Karnak!" Top 5 Page for this destination Al Karnak by jumpingnorman

Al Karnak Travel Guide: 172 reviews and 550 photos

Karnak in Upper Egypt was a village built in honor of Amon at around 3200 B.C.

The northern temple is the Temple of Mont, the god of war while the southern temple, which has a horseshoe-shaped lake, was devoted to the goddess Mut, wife of Amon. Between these two temples lay the largest of all Egyptian temples, the great metropolitan temple of Amon, which was in turn built by many different pharaohs over a long period of Egyptian history.

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This place is a must for all Egyptian lovers -- marvel at the massive columns of the Great Hypostyle Hall. The complex is also known as Ipet-Isut which literally means THE MOST PERFECT OF PLACES - what a name!

But this place was not built by just one person, but by generations of pharaohs spanning 1500 years at least! I particularly like the contributions of the female pharaoh Hatshepsut --- go find her obelisks when you're there, you won't miss it because it is the tallest at 100 feet!

Intro Updated Feb 19, 2009
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An image ERASED for eternity in Al Karnak, Egypt - Al Karnak

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In the middle of picture, a JACKAL in El Karnak - Al Karnak

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AL Karnak Temple ---- We were on our way out of the Chapel of Sekhmet, the lioness goddess, which at the time was... more travel advice

Myself & Sekhmet (I am the one with green shirt) - Al Karnak

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See the tallest Obelisk in Karnak! Things to Do (4)

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Comments (23)

hunterV Oct 8, 2011 at 11:18 PM Report Abuse

Hi, Norman! I see it's an interesting place so rich in history! Thanks for your page....
BruceDunning Jan 2, 2010 at 10:12 AM Report Abuse

What a great place to visit. This is one of my wish list favorites. YOu took such good pictures and did your name get up on the wall so we can remember you after the big leap?
RJ1967 Nov 11, 2009 at 6:15 PM Report Abuse

Sorry I haven't sent any pics yet. Sister and I are going to Tulum, MX for new years. She will take some pics of me jumping.
Martin_S. Nov 8, 2009 at 12:11 AM Report Abuse

That is our daughter Tal, getting off to a jumping start in life...^O^ Martin
Cristian_Uluru Nov 7, 2009 at 10:56 AM Report Abuse

Hi Norman!!! Another fantastic jumping page :)
craic Nov 5, 2009 at 6:34 PM Report Abuse

ah the lovely allykat
Tuna_ank Nov 4, 2009 at 10:54 PM Report Abuse

Nice to see our jumping photos here, thanks Norman. Now we are freezing in Ankara, no hope for jumping. :-((
LoriPori Nov 1, 2009 at 8:28 AM Report Abuse

HeHe! I can see the pink and blue Power Ranger Jumping Twins. How cute is that! Actually Jack & Annie next door were also Power Rangers. They laughed when we came to the door in our Halloween dress-up. Hans was Aunt Lori & I was Opa Hans. hehe! Too funny!
zweiblumen Oct 31, 2009 at 2:28 PM Report Abuse

Haha ... I've just noticed I wrote 'agrocultural' instead of agricultural. I'm not sure I'd want to attend an aggro-cultural show!
starship Sep 12, 2009 at 2:13 PM Report Abuse

Very interesting page. You are so lucky to have visited here! I would love to visit Egypt someday! Good work here!