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Egypt
Taba's Salaheddin Citadel set to open doors in July
Ahram Online (Nevine El-Aref)
After a year of extensive restoration Salaheddin Citadel on Pharaoh Island, 250 metres from Taba Beach in Sinai, opens to the public in July.
What’s new?
The restorations include repairing all eroded and corroded surfaces, restoring the fence that surrounded the citadel and replacing fallen or missing blocks with new ones that match the others.
A new lighting system makes the citadel appear like a crystal gem in the middle of the Red Sea. They’ve also installed lighting along the visitor paths.
Documentary films and photo exhibition relate the history of the citadel in the visitor centre.
To make visiting the site easier for tourists, during his latest inspection visit, Minister of State for Antiquities Mohamed Ibrahim suggested constructing a closed tunnel to connect the citadel to the Taba beach, which boasts beautiful coral reefs.
He also calls on the Tourism and Antiquities Police to tighten security measures in the Sinai, considering some of the recent instability in the area.
- Taba's Salahed Citadel To Open In July
Ahram Online Following restoration the Salahed Citadel at Taba (Red Sea) will be opening next month. More details when the Ahram Online website is back up and running! Egyptology News Blog, Andie Byrnes...
- New Site Openings
drhawass.com (Zahi Hawass) According to Hawass the following sites are to open soon. There are some notes about some of the sites on the above page. The Hanging Church (Coptic), CairoSuez MuseumCrocodile Museum, Kom OmboVisitor Centre, Amarna (Thanks...
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Al Ahram Weekly (Nevine El-Aref) "Sultan Al-Nasser Salaheddin Al-Ayyubi... Between Cairo and Damascus" is the first exhibition to embody the German-Egyptian cooperation to display Islamic arts. Cairo Citadel in 1176; a portrait of Salaheddin; From far...
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Al Ahram Weekly (Nevine El-Aref) It is always nice to see Nevine El-Aref's name pop up at the head of an article discussing a subject that has been somewhat vaguely reported elsewhere. On this page she looks at the background to the current arguments...
- More Re Objections To Cairo Financial Centre
Gulf Daily News A couple of days ago I posted about complaints from Zahi Hawass which caused a halt in ongoing construction work of the Cairo Financial and Touris Centre, a new complex which is located near the important heritage site the Cairo Citadel....