Egypt
Save Esna Temple
http://www.algomhuria.net.eg/gazette/3/
A very short piece on the Egyptian Gazette website: "Farouk Geweida in the daily business El-Alam el-Yom referred to a letter from a tourguide warning that underground water is threatening the foundations of the ancient temple at Esna in Upper Egypt. The letter said that attempts to pump the water out from under the temple have been in vain. Experts say the only solution is to raise the temple on a platform of insulating material.'Is there any way to avoid putting the lives of visitors at risk and save the temple?' "
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Hibis Temple, Kharga
http://weekly.ahram.org.eg/2007/834/tr5.htm A snapshot of Hibis Temple in Kharga Oasis: "Darius I treated the Egyptians with respect and good will. His list of achievements includes finishing the canal connecting the Nile to the Red Sea, extending the...
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Esna - Infrastructure And Archaeology
http://weekly.ahram.org.eg/2007/829/fe1.htmAn article looking at the problems created by the construction of a new dam, and some of the solutions being carried out and proposed to address those problems, which include sewerage and the need to protect...
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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...
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News Items In Brief
http://www.algomhuria.net.eg/gazette/4/ The last item on this page of the Egyptian Gazette lists a couple of short Egyptological news items.The US Research Centre is cleaning and registering remains of Tow Sert temple in Luxor.The French team of archaeologists...
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Plans To Relocate Temple At Esna
http://weekly.ahram.org.eg/2004/712/hr1.htm
"The Graeco-Roman Temple of Khnum at Esna currently stands below ground level in the centre of the city, where it is subject to daily seepage from wastewater. The Supreme Council of Antiquities has decided...
Egypt