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Luxor (الأقصر) | West bank
Ancient Egypt royal necropolis and monuments in an ancient capital - Ancient Thebes with its Necropolis 87 Valley of the Kings with...
Maximus Nostramabus
May 25


Abu Simbel (أبو سمبل)
The grand temple of Ramesses II that moved and started the UNESCO WHS - Nubian Monuments from Abu Simbel to Philae 88 ; Handmeade weaving...
Maximus Nostramabus
Jan 23


Aswan (أسوان)
Cultural and historic confluence of ancient Egyptian and Nubian civilisations - Nubian Monuments from Abu Simbel to Philae 88; Handmade...
Maximus Nostramabus
Sep 1, 2024


Algiers (ⵍⴷⵣⴰⵢⵔ)
A Carthaginian trading post with a syncretic urban structure and culture - Kasbah of Algiers 565; Knowledge, know-how and practices...
Maximus Nostramabus
Feb 29, 2024


Giza (الجيزة)
The only remaining wonder of the ancient world - Memphis and its Necropolis – the Pyramid Fields from Giza to Dahshur 86 Sphinx and the...
Maximus Nostramabus
Feb 9, 2024


Port Louis
Indentured labour gateway - Aapravasi Ghat 1227; Bhojpuri folk songs in Mauritius, Geet-Gawai 01178 Aapravasi Ghat What and Why The...
Maximus Nostramabus
Nov 16, 2020


Zanzibar City (Jiji La Zanzibar)
Epicentre of spice and slave trade with a pinch of Portuguese, Omani and African influence - Stone Town of Zanzibar 173 What and Why...
Maximus Nostramabus
Mar 8, 2020


Saint-Philippe
Hike towards Mars from Earth - Pitons, cirques and remparts of Reunion Island 1317; Maloya 00249 Piton de la Fournaise (from internet)...
Maximus Nostramabus
Jan 3, 2020


Meroë (مرواه)
Small pyramids and temples of the Kush Empire - Archaeological Sites of the Island of Meroe 1336; Date palm, knowledge, skills,...
Maximus Nostramabus
Aug 7, 2019


El Jadida (ⵎⴰⵣⵉⵗⴻⵏ)
Another Portuguese fort with a grandiose cistern - Portuguese City of Mazagan (El Jadida) 1058 Portuguese cistern What and Why El Jadida...
Maximus Nostramabus
Aug 6, 2019


Essaouira (ⵜⴰⵚⵚⵓⵔⵜ)
Portuguese fishing harbour and centre of argan oil - Medina of Essaouira (formerly Mogador) 753; Argan, practices and know-how concerning...
Maximus Nostramabus
Aug 4, 2019


Aït Ben Haddou (ⴰⵢⵜ ⴱⴻⵏⵃⴰⴷⴷⵓ)
Gateway to Sahara - Ksar of Ait-Ben-Haddou 444; Date palm, knowledge, skills, traditions and practices 01509 Ksar of Ait-Ben-Haddou What...
Maximus Nostramabus
Aug 3, 2019


Marrakesh (ⴰⵎⵓⵔⴰⴽⵓⵛ)
Imperial cultural city with the most fascinating bazaar - Medina of Marrakesh 331; Cultural space of Jemaa el-Fna Square 00014; Moussem...
Maximus Nostramabus
Aug 3, 2019


Rabat (ⴰⵕⴱⴰⵟ)
Modest capital of Morocco - Rabat, Modern Capital and Historic City: a Shared Heritage 1401; Mediterranean diet 884 Hassan Tower of Rabat...
Maximus Nostramabus
Jul 24, 2019


Tétouan (ⵜⵉⵟⵟⴰⵡⵉⵏ)
Whitewashed multicultural city - Medina of Tétouan (formerly known as Titawin) 837 What and Why The story of the city itself gives a hint...
Maximus Nostramabus
Jul 22, 2019


Meknes (ⴰⵎⴽⵏⴰⵙ)
Imperial city of Spanish-Moorish style gates - Historic City of Meknes 793; Archaeological Site of Volubilis 836 Bab Mansour What and Why...
Maximus Nostramabus
Jul 20, 2019
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