Deir El Bahari

Solar-powered cars operated at Deir el-Bahari, Valley of the Kings

Tue, 11 Oct 2022 - 11:57 GMT

This confirms the keenness of the Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities to use modern technology and activate the basics of sustainable tourism.

All you need to know about the First Transitional Period of ancient Egypt

Thu, 04 Aug 2022 - 02:11 GMT

The First Transitional Period of ancient Egypt began when the centralized monarchy of the ancient kingdom weakened.

Eugène Grébaut, the French Egyptologist who made countless contributions to archaeological work in Egypt

Thu, 02 Jun 2022 - 10:38 GMT

Eugène Grébaut made a number of important discoveries in the complex of funerary temples and tombs at Deir el-Bahari.

Meet Masaharti, army general & high priest of Amun in Thebes

Wed, 01 Jun 2022 - 11:42 GMT

His mummy was discovered by the French Egyptologist Maspero in 1881.

Acquaint yourself with Egypt’s Deir el-Bahari

Sun, 16 Jan 2022 - 11:41 GMT

The site of Deir el-Bahari is famous for hosting the funerary temple of Queen Hatshepsut (1473-1458 BC) on the western mainland of Luxor.

Operation of new electric cars to transport visitors on Luxor’s West Bank launches

Sun, 02 Jan 2022 - 11:53 GMT

This comes within the Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities’ keenness to use modern technology and activate the basics of sustainable tourism to preserve the environment in archaeological sites.

Secrets of King Amenhotep I’s mummy revealed with CT scan for the 1st time

Tue, 28 Dec 2021 - 10:43 GMT

The secrets of the mummy of King Amenhotep I remained hidden under the scrolls and the funeral face mask until they were recently revealed in the scientific study published on December 28, 2021.

Recent study reveals ancient Egyptians worked in teams to carve inscriptions on walls of temples

Thu, 18 Nov 2021 - 01:47 GMT

An Austrian archaeologist from the University of Warsaw revealed in a recent study that Pharaonic Egypt's sculpting artworks were carried out in an organized manner and as a result of team work.

In Pics: NMEC receives 17 royal sarcophagi

Mon, 27 Jul 2020 - 07:15 GMT

The National Museum of Egyptian Civilization in Fustat received 17 royal coffins to be restored and displayed ahead of receiving the royal mummies from the Egyptian Museum in Tahrir in a solemn procession.

Egypt’s Min. of Tourism & Antiquities announces working hours for museums, archaeological sites in Upper Egypt

Mon, 06 Jul 2020 - 12:54 GMT

The Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities decided to reopen five museums and eight archaeological sites as of July 1.

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