Minya: museum, eternal keepsake of all the historical eras that passed through Egypt

CAIRO - 19 March 2021: On March 18, Egypt celebrated the National Day of Minya, one of the most important cities of Upper Egypt, due to its unique location and its distinctive archaeological sites.

 

It is considered a museum and an eternal keepsake of all the historical eras that passed through Egypt.

 

 

Minya holds memories of the Pharaonic, Roman, Greek, Coptic and Islamic era.

 

 

Tel el-Amarna was also called "Akhetaton", the new capital that Akhenaten established, and the remnants of the ancient capital are still present today.