Egypt
- More Re New Discoveries At Karnak
Egypt State Information Service The Egyptian archaeological mission unearthed a 250-meter-long the big dam which had been built to protect Karnak Temple against the risk of floods and the second river port built by the ancient Egyptians to facilitate...
- 1st Stage Of Pyramids Plateau Development Project Opened
Egypt State Information Service Minister of Culture Farouk Hosni accompanied with Secretary General of the Supreme Council of Antiquities, Zahi Hawwas, inaugurated Monday 11/8/2008 the first stage of the Giza pyramids plateau development project. The...
- St. Paul Monastery Opens After Renovation
http://tinyurl.com/o7qpf (sis.gov.eg) "The Supreme Council of Antiquities (SCA) has re-opened St. Paul Monastery for visits by Egyptian and foreign tourists after three-year renovation works. Founded in the 4th century in the shape of a fort among the...
- Upgrading Queen Hatsheput's Temple
http://www.algomhuria.net.eg/gazette/2/A short piece by Hassan Saadallah about rennovations to the temple of the Deir el Bahri temple of Queen Hatshepsut: "An urgent project will start soon to preserve the el-Deir el-Bahari Temple of Queen Hatshepsut...
- Egyptian-italian Project To List Fayoum Monuments On World Map
http://www.sis.gov.eg/online/html12/o280925b.htm "Minister of Culture Farouq Hosni approved an LE 3 million Egyptian-Italian project to renovate and develop archaeological sites in the area of Kom Mady in Fayoum. Dr. Zahi Hawwas, Secretary-General of...
Egypt
Night visits to Edfu allowed from New Year
http://tinyurl.com/uf4xj (sis.gov.eg)
"The Temple of Horus at Edfu will be opened for night visits as of the New Year. The move has been decided by Culture Minister Farouq Hosni after the completion of renovation works at the temple. Zahi Hawwas, Secretary General of the Supreme Council of Antiquities (SCA), said that most sophisticated lightening systems have been installed to allow night visits to the temple. Hawwas added that allowing night visits to the temple would help solve the problem of crowded tourists at the temple. It will also help ease crowdedness of tourist ships at the port of the temple, he added."
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- More Re New Discoveries At Karnak
Egypt State Information Service The Egyptian archaeological mission unearthed a 250-meter-long the big dam which had been built to protect Karnak Temple against the risk of floods and the second river port built by the ancient Egyptians to facilitate...
- 1st Stage Of Pyramids Plateau Development Project Opened
Egypt State Information Service Minister of Culture Farouk Hosni accompanied with Secretary General of the Supreme Council of Antiquities, Zahi Hawwas, inaugurated Monday 11/8/2008 the first stage of the Giza pyramids plateau development project. The...
- St. Paul Monastery Opens After Renovation
http://tinyurl.com/o7qpf (sis.gov.eg) "The Supreme Council of Antiquities (SCA) has re-opened St. Paul Monastery for visits by Egyptian and foreign tourists after three-year renovation works. Founded in the 4th century in the shape of a fort among the...
- Upgrading Queen Hatsheput's Temple
http://www.algomhuria.net.eg/gazette/2/A short piece by Hassan Saadallah about rennovations to the temple of the Deir el Bahri temple of Queen Hatshepsut: "An urgent project will start soon to preserve the el-Deir el-Bahari Temple of Queen Hatshepsut...
- Egyptian-italian Project To List Fayoum Monuments On World Map
http://www.sis.gov.eg/online/html12/o280925b.htm "Minister of Culture Farouq Hosni approved an LE 3 million Egyptian-Italian project to renovate and develop archaeological sites in the area of Kom Mady in Fayoum. Dr. Zahi Hawwas, Secretary-General of...