Egypt
- World Heritage Earthen Architecture Programme
World Heritage Centre Although Egypt is not specifically mentioned I see no reason why it should not be included in this programme, particularly when you look at places like the fabulous Medieavel town of El Qasr in Dakhleh oasis, which is truly remarkable...
- Unesco Thanked Egypt For Its “great” Efforts To Develop Luxor
Luxor News (Jane Akshar) from Dr Samir Farag press office: UNESCO sent thanks to the Egyptian government for its efforts to develop the city of Luxor which consider one of the most important world heritage sites and what is being implemented on its territory...
- World Heritage Map
http://whc.unesco.org/pg.cfm?cid=319It's a slow time of year for Egyptology news, so here's a little something just slightly off topic, for those of you who are interested - a complete map of the World Heritage sites, including those in Egypt,...
- 5 On The Verge Of Vanishing
http://tinyurl.com/8soz5 (USA Today) A feature on the USA Today website picking out five world heritage and environmental areas currently under threat. One of those picked out is the West Bank at Luxor. This problem has been reported on a number of times,...
- Travel Vandals
http://www.theartnewspaper.com/news/article.asp?idart=11857 This is an article looking at problems of tourist management at heritage sites world wide, and quotes Kent Weeks who has warned about the impacts of tourism in Egypt: "Experts are beginning to...
Egypt
Impacts of human activities on world heritage
http://tinyurl.com/yxnckw (chicagotribune.com)
An article looking at many of the world's most important herigate sites, including the west bank sites of Luxor, and the damage being imposed upon them by human activities and tourism.
- World Heritage Earthen Architecture Programme
World Heritage Centre Although Egypt is not specifically mentioned I see no reason why it should not be included in this programme, particularly when you look at places like the fabulous Medieavel town of El Qasr in Dakhleh oasis, which is truly remarkable...
- Unesco Thanked Egypt For Its “great” Efforts To Develop Luxor
Luxor News (Jane Akshar) from Dr Samir Farag press office: UNESCO sent thanks to the Egyptian government for its efforts to develop the city of Luxor which consider one of the most important world heritage sites and what is being implemented on its territory...
- World Heritage Map
http://whc.unesco.org/pg.cfm?cid=319It's a slow time of year for Egyptology news, so here's a little something just slightly off topic, for those of you who are interested - a complete map of the World Heritage sites, including those in Egypt,...
- 5 On The Verge Of Vanishing
http://tinyurl.com/8soz5 (USA Today) A feature on the USA Today website picking out five world heritage and environmental areas currently under threat. One of those picked out is the West Bank at Luxor. This problem has been reported on a number of times,...
- Travel Vandals
http://www.theartnewspaper.com/news/article.asp?idart=11857 This is an article looking at problems of tourist management at heritage sites world wide, and quotes Kent Weeks who has warned about the impacts of tourism in Egypt: "Experts are beginning to...