is the capital of Egypt. The city's metropolitan area is one of the largest in Africa, the largest in the Middle East and 15th-largest in the world, and is associated with ancient Egypt, as the famous Giza pyramid.
is the second-largest city, Alexandria was founded around a small, ancient Egyptian town by Alexander the Great, king of Macedon and leader of the Greek League of Corinth. Alexandria became an important center of Hellenistic civilization.
Luxor, once an Ancient Egyptian capital, is known today as the world's greatest open-air museum. From the tomb of Tutankhamen in the Valley of the Kings and the magnificent sunset views at the majestic temple complexes of Karnak and Nile cruises.