3500 x 5250 px | 29,6 x 44,5 cm | 11,7 x 17,5 inches | 300dpi
Aufnahmedatum:
4. Dezember 2007
Ort:
"Great Hypostyle Hall" Amun-Re "Karnak Temple complex" Egypt "The Arab Republic of Egypt"
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Pillars of the Great Hypostyle Hall from the Precinct of Amun-Re in the Karnak Temple complex in Egypt. The Great Hypostyle Hall of Karnak, located within the Karnak temple complex, in the Precinct of Amon-Re, is one of the most visited monuments of Ancient Egypt. The hall covers an area of 50, 000 sq ft (5, 000 m2). The roof, now fallen, was supported by 134 columns in 16 rows; the 2 middle rows are higher than the others (being 33 feet (10 m) in circumference and 80 feet (24 m) high). Egypt, officially the Arab Republic of Egypt, is a country mainly in North Africa, with the Sinai Peninsula forming a land bridge in Southwest Asia. Egypt is thus a transcontinental country, and a major power in Africa, the Mediterranean region and the Islamic world. Covering an area of about 1, 010, 000 square kilometers (390, 000 sq mi), Egypt is bordered by the Mediterranean Sea to the north, the Gaza Strip and Israel to the northeast, the Red Sea to the east, Sudan to the south and Libya to the west. Egypt is one of the most populous countries in Africa and the Middle East. The great majority of its estimated 79 million people live near the banks of the Nile River, in an area of about 40, 000 square kilometers (15, 000 sq mi), where the only arable land is found. The large areas of the Sahara Desert are sparsely inhabited. About half of Egypt's residents live in urban areas, with most spread across the densely populated centres of greater Cairo, Alexandria and other major cities in the Nile Delta.