El Minia, The Bride of Upper Egypt
Two fishermen on to their daily business.
A district situated about 25 Km north of Minia on the eastern bank of the Nile. At the mouth of a side valley on the bank is seen a steep rocky hill, the Gebel-EI-Tair on the flat of which is the Coptic Monastery of Deir EI-Adra (Monastery of the Virgin). Empress Helena mother of Constantine the great constructed the church in the fourth century. She is also believed to be responsible for founding the monastery of St. Catherine in Sinai. The Convent is one of the spots where the Holy Family rested during their flight into Egypt. The sanctuary is hewn from the rock, with doorway, now half-buried in rubble decorated in Byzantine style. From the top on the hill there is a fine view of the Nile valley with its fields of cotton and sugar cane.
Resthouse for church visitors.
Vew of the Nile valley with its fields of cotton and sugar cane. [p1]
Vew of the Nile valley with its fields of cotton and sugar cane. [p2]
Vew of the Nile valley with its fields of cotton and sugar cane. [p3]
View of El Minia from the otherside of the Nile Valley. [p1]
View of El Minia from the otherside of the Nile Valley. [p2]
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Sam...I'm enjoying these photos, I haven't been home in 3 years...thank you so much!! great work man!
Only doing what I love doing, and that's letting people realize what they've missed :)
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