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New Ticket Office at Medinet Habu

Jane Akshar's Luxor News

Jane has updated her site with a post to inform her blog visitors that a new ticket office at Medinet Habu (West Bank at Luxor) is under construction, and is expected to be open after Ramadam.

- All Sites In Luxor Open For Tourists
Luxor News Blog (Jane Akshar) Jane has been keeping readers updated with the situation at Karnak. Mansour Boraik of the SCA phoned Jane to reiterate that ALL sites in Upper Egypt are open and welcome visitors. Jane had to explain that the lack of tourists...

- Sea People And Libyans At Medinet Habu
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- West Bank Dewatering
Luxor News Blog (Jane Akshar) Jane has posted some more unusual photographs on her blog: At a recent lecture we were told by Mansour Boraik of the SCA that they have started to look into a dewatering project for the West Bank. The proposal would be to...

- Restrictions At Medinet Habu
http://touregypt.net/teblog/luxornews/?p=285 Jane Akshar has updated her blog with the news that parts of the Medinet Habu temple have now been sealed off to visitors. For details, see the above page.Egyptology News Blog, Andie Byrnes...

- Medinet Habu Restoration
http://touregypt.net/TEBlog/luxornews/?p=202 Jane Akshar has updated her Luxor News blog with a short but encouraging post about the restoration work being carried out at Medinet Habu, the Temple of Tuthmosis III. One of my favourite temples, becuase...

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