We move on just up river a small journey and we will find the ancient city of Ahkentaten, Tel Amarna. There is not much left of this capital city from the 18th Dynasty because it was built by the heretic pharaoh Ahkenaten. HIs emence wealth allowed him to pick up the capital city from Cairo area and move the whole city to a new place in the desert. This is one of my favorite sites in Egypt. Unfortunately is off the normal tourist path and you need a special tour to visit it because it is so far from the other tour sites. That is why it is on my DREAM Egyptian Tour
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