Upper Egypt monastries

These photos are for the trip to 7 monastries in upper Egypt (south Egypt), the trip was arranged by PTP on 21-22 April 2007.

The following is a simple description for each monastry, the photos are arranged in the same order and so was the trip:

1- Deir el-A'dra - Gabal Dronka (Virgin Mary Monastry at mountain Dronka) West of Asyut (the first 10 photos): Located on the western bank of the Nile and 10 Kms to the south of Asyut, the monastry is built in the mountain where there is a cave where the Holy Family stayed for a month ... (more)

St.Mary Dronka monastery in Asyiut
This is the entrance of St.Mary monastery in mountain Dronka in west...

The holy family cave at Dronka
The holy Family stayed in this cave in St.Mary monastery in Dronka...

Dronka cave
This drawing is inside the cave in Dronka monastery where the holy...

Old oil lamp
This lamp is inside Dronka church cave.

Inside Dronka cave church

The holy birth icon
Inside the cave where the holy family stayed in Dronka monastery there are...

The flight to Egypt icon
This icon is at the entrance of the cave where the holy family stayed...

The flight to Egypt icon
In Dronka monastery.

View from Dronka monastery

El-ganadla monastery ceiling
This is the ceiling on the old church in elganadla monastery in Asyuit, the...

St. Macrovios
Inside Ganadala cave church

Inside El-ganadla cave church

The beauty of south Egypt
This photo was taken somewhere between Asyuit and Sohag.

The red monastery in Sohag
Monastery of St.Beshay and Aba Begol, called the red monastery because of the...

The white monastery in Sohag
Monastery of St.Shenouda,4 kms to the south the red monastery, called...

St.Shenouda inside the white monastery

The old church at the white monastery

The entrance of the white monastery
"The monastery welcomes the visitors" is written on the entrance.

The entrance of El-muharraq monastry

St.Mary monastery Muharraq (the burnt)
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Inside the historical church in Muharraq

Inside El-Muharraq monastry

Normal mean of transport
The donkey is the normal mean of transport in the countryside.

The Egyptian motherhood
I wish I had a better zoom, this young girl is catching in her mother's...

A lot in one shot
Palms, trees, donkey, buffalo, hut, farm...etc. Normal peacful view in upper...

The village and canal at Sawada

Village at Sawada
The buffalos are considered an important asset for any Egyptian farmer

Seriously fishing, Sawada
He was not caring about the group of "tourists" that just arrived.

Aba Hur church at Sawada, Minia

Broken Coulumn
Inside the historic cave church of Aba Hur at Sawada, Minia.

St. Aba Hur
Inside the historic cave church of Aba Hur at Sawada, Minia.

St. Aba Hur cave church

Donkey shower time
It is usual that animals like the donkey, hourse cow & buffalo...

Kids at Sawada, Minia

Chicken by the canal
Who cares about avian flu (bird flu).

Dinner time

View from Gabal El-teir

View from Gabal El-teir
Gabal El-teir is on the eastern bank of the Nile, it was almost sunset so the...

View from Gabal El-teir

Gabal El-teir monastry

The old church at Gabal El-teir

The church entrance at Gabal El-teir

The church entrance in Gabal El-teir
The remaining of the rocky "hegab el-heikal" at the entrance of the...

This church was built by the queen and the saint "Helana"...

The cave inside the church
The cave inside the church of Gabal El-teir where the holy family...

The old church at Gabal El-teir
from inside

Baptism place inside a coulumn
inside the historic church in Gabal El-teir.

The rout of the Holy Family in Egypt

article published 05/01/2008

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