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CAIRO – 28 February 2020: According to the directives of Egypt’s Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly, the Ministries of Tourism and Antiquities and Civil Aviation decided to extend the initiative to support domestic tourism in Egypt until May15.
Egypt’s Ministry of Tourism &Antiquities organizes a trip for students with special needs to Aswan.
After the unique solar alignment phenomenon on the sanctum of the iconic Ramses II temple, which takes place on February 22 and October 22 every year, Egypt's Ministry of Tourism & Antiquities and NAV3D present a virtual tour inside this amazing temple.
The General Authority for Cultural Palaces posted on its Facebook page a documentary film discussing the phenomenon.
The Abu Simbel Temples are two massive rock-cut temples at Abu Simbel, a village in Aswan Governorate, Upper Egypt, near the border with Sudan.
The institute has reported no casualties or material damage so far.
According to the initial investigations, the bus, which was traveling from Egypt to Sudan via land roads, collided with a truck loaded with cement.
An Egyptian man is in hot water after he rode his donkey, planning to travel from Giza to Upper Egypt’s Aswan city, which was described as inhuman behavior.
The Solar Alignment is a unique astronomical phenomenon that was created by the ancient Egyptians thousands of years ago inside the temples of Abu Simbel. It takes place twice every year on February 22 and October 22.
Five new power plants run by solar and wind energy are being established in Suez Gulf and Aswan.
The General Authority for Culture Palaces launched the activities of the third edition of Nubian ceremonies in the villages of Nubia surrounding Aswan, according to a statement issued by the General Authority for Culture Palaces Tuesday.
The capacity of the five stations amount to 1,000 megawatts; 500 megawatts in each area. The total cost of the stations reaches $1.5 billion.
“The growth rate in investments financed by the public treasury and directed to Aswan governorate reaches 31 percent,” Saeed added.
The second phase of the project is being implemented in five governorates: Beni Suef, Kafr El-Sheikh, Port Said, Giza and Aswan.
Inside the fort, a group of architectural elements of the Ptolemaic temple were discovered.
That was in a fire exchange in 2018 during an arrest attempt.
The Supreme Council of Antiquities’ Egyptian archaeological mission, operating at the Shiha Fort site in Aswan Governorate, managed to uncover the remains of a Roman fort that includes the remains of a church from the early Coptic era, and the remains of a temple from the Ptolemaic period.
The forum, which runs from March 1-5, will be held virtually under the motto "Shaping Africa’s New Normal: Recovering Stronger, Rebuilding Better", the Foreign Ministry said in a statement on Friday.
Head of the General Authority for Cultural Palaces Ahmed Awad, revealed that during the last period he visited the Aswan Culture Palace to see the stages of its restoration and development.
The Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities has completed the restoration and development work of the Isis Temple in Aswan Governorate, in preparation for its opening soon.
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