Know more about 3 giant tourist projects in Minya that cost LE 225 million

CAIRO - 25 April 2023: Upper Egypt's governorate of Minya ranks third in archaeological and cultural value among the governorates of the Republic, due to its distinguished location and archaeological sites that include all eras.

 

The development witnessed by the tourist and archaeological areas in Minya Governorate during the past period resulted in a quantum leap that contributed to the preservation of these areas. 

 

This includes: Ashmounin and Tuna al-Jabal to the Monastery of the Virgin Mary in Jabal al-Tayr, as well as the establishment of the Atonian Museum, the third largest museum in Egypt.

 

The state paid attention to revitalizing tourism, in addition to establishing the building of the Tell el-Amarna Visitors Center and Museum, which includes 950 artifacts, at a cost of 44 million pounds.

 

The state also developed and restored the Mallawi Museum, which is located in the heart of the city of Mallawi, at a cost of 7 million pounds.

 

The museum was reopened after the restoration of the building and the recovery of most of the stolen artifacts, in addition to the restoration of many holdings, and the development of 4 tourist areas: Tell el-Amarna, Ashmounin, Tuna al-Jabal, and the Monastery of the Virgin Mary in Jabal al-Tayr, at a cost of 11 million pounds, and 3 projects are being implemented in the tourism and antiquities sector, with a total cost of 225 million pounds.

 

 

Minya's Atonian Museum

 

The Atonian Museum is the third largest museum in Egypt after the Grand Egyptian Museum and the Museum of Civilization. The idea of establishing the museum dates back to 1979 as a documentation of the history of the Pharaohs in Minya and the story of the city of Akhet Aton known as Tell el-Amarna. 

 

 

Bahnasa in Bani Mazar

 

The Bahnasa region of the Bani Mazar Center, north of the Minya Governorate, witnessed the construction of 14 archaeological domes and the development of the visitor center and tourism services in the Bahnasa Islamic Antiquities area.

 

This region is witnessing a great tourist boom, whether from inside or outside Egypt, and the region is called the second Baqi, where about 70 of the companions who witnessed the Battle of Badr with the Prophet Muhammed, Peace be upon him, are buried along with the followers and the righteous.

 

 

Monastery of Jabal Al-Tayr in Samalout

 

The Jabal Al-Tair region witnessed a great development during the last period after the region was included in the pilgrimage trips to the Vatican, where the project to revive the path of the Holy Family in the Jabal Al-Tair area in Samalout, north of Minya, was completed.