Egypt
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- Events At Giza
drhawass.com (Zahi Hawass) There is an area in the desert, about 2 or 3 kilometers away from the pyramids at Giza, which was used as a camp by soldiers during the 2nd World War, and they left behind the remains of ammunition and other things. When it...
- Site Management: Giza
drhawass.com (Zahi Hawass) The site of Giza is one of the most visited sites in Egypt. Everyone who comes to Egypt visits the great pyramids that dominate the landscape here. In the past, the site was crowded, cars were everywhere and also people selling...
- Update On The Grand Egyptian Museum
http://news.independent.co.uk/world/africa/article2426221.eceA comprehensive overview of the Grand Egyptian Museum, currently under construction near the pyramids of Giza: "The modern world has not been kind to the pyramids of Giza. Just a generation...
- Giza's Camel Touts
http://www.csmonitor.com/2006/0508/p20s01-litr.htmlAn article that takes a close look at the camel touts who work the Giza plateau, describing the business from the point of view of one camel tout: "Every half hour or so, a policeman spurs his snoozing...
- Cross Camel Owners Bring Cairo To A Halt
http://tinyurl.com/fscmn "Traffic came to a standstill and the streets were blocked on Wednesday in a protest that saw 400 camels and horses clog the Cairo avenue leading to the Egyptian pyramids. Camel and horse owners who make money offering pyramid...
Egypt
Camels, Hawass and Giza
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Sed Ali dug his heels into the hindquarters of a small, gray, Arabian-style horse, weaving through a pack of dilapidated camels as he trotted across the sand. Ali was giving our group of Northeastern University students a guided tour of the great pyramids in Giza, a family business he has been a part of since he was 6.
Before we set out, Ali asked that we send the Egyptian government letters praising his business. He is concerned that the government’s modernization efforts at the historic site will mean the end for the independent camel operators who depend on the pyramids.
“Without the camels, the place, it will die,’’ said Ali, 33, whose family has done this work for three generations.
Egypt’s Supreme Council for Antiquities, which oversees this and other historic sites, is looking to protect the Giza pyramids by transforming the area’s largely unregulated industry of camel drivers, docents, and peddlers into a carefully controlled tourism complex by October, according to officials.
See the above page for the full story.
- Events At Giza
drhawass.com (Zahi Hawass) There is an area in the desert, about 2 or 3 kilometers away from the pyramids at Giza, which was used as a camp by soldiers during the 2nd World War, and they left behind the remains of ammunition and other things. When it...
- Site Management: Giza
drhawass.com (Zahi Hawass) The site of Giza is one of the most visited sites in Egypt. Everyone who comes to Egypt visits the great pyramids that dominate the landscape here. In the past, the site was crowded, cars were everywhere and also people selling...
- Update On The Grand Egyptian Museum
http://news.independent.co.uk/world/africa/article2426221.eceA comprehensive overview of the Grand Egyptian Museum, currently under construction near the pyramids of Giza: "The modern world has not been kind to the pyramids of Giza. Just a generation...
- Giza's Camel Touts
http://www.csmonitor.com/2006/0508/p20s01-litr.htmlAn article that takes a close look at the camel touts who work the Giza plateau, describing the business from the point of view of one camel tout: "Every half hour or so, a policeman spurs his snoozing...
- Cross Camel Owners Bring Cairo To A Halt
http://tinyurl.com/fscmn "Traffic came to a standstill and the streets were blocked on Wednesday in a protest that saw 400 camels and horses clog the Cairo avenue leading to the Egyptian pyramids. Camel and horse owners who make money offering pyramid...