"Tanis , The ancient Egypt capital ." San al Hajar al Qibliyah by Raffies

San al Hajar al Qibliyah Travel Guide: 4 reviews and 12 photos

Ramses 2nd , a statue in the greatest temple .

San El-Hagar

My visit to San Al-hagar was unforgettable , I never realised that I would find such a huge marvelous collection of statues , in my opinion this is not less than pyramids and luxor ..
That is Tanis ( the ancient name) this was the capital of Egypt for more than 300 years ..
my watch was telling me it is 2 pm , it was the hottest day in the year , the sun was burning my skin and eyes when I was standing upon a small hill , stunned by the view , I was the only one in that desert !! even the security men were protecting theirselves from the sun under some bulidings .It is a very wide area , I was thirsty and sweating ..

The greastest temple ..

a wall of the greatest temple.

The greatest temple is considered one of the important temples in Entire Egypt , I'm quite surprised why this location including its temples is not that popular , it is not in tourists iteneraries ..

too bad , I could not adjust my poor quality camera to work well under the sun in that time , so you may find some of pictures here not so clear , and so bright because of the excessive sunlight..

Ramses , your two halves :D

ramses 2nd upper half standing beside its lower

in these pictures you can see Ramses 2nd two halves , the upper half is lying just beside the standing lower one .. who broke it like this ?? you ? yes , it is you ! :P

Pros and Cons

Pros:You should really visit , it is like the pyramids .
Cons:too hot area , make it in winter .
In a nutshell:Great city in the countryside !

Intro Written Sep 1, 2006
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how to get there - San al Hajar al Qibliyah

how to get there Transportation (1)

Okay , I'm going to explain how to make it , but really this kind of trip is not for a solo female traveller , you have... more travel advice

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some footprints in the area.. - San al Hajar al Qibliyah

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many nilemeters - San al Hajar al Qibliyah

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angiebabe Jul 10, 2007 at 11:42 AM

Interesting tips - especially about the 'nilemeters'!
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tmaresh Jan 3, 2007 at 8:47 AM

San al Hajar al Qibliyah seems to be a strange and interesting place!