UNESCO praises Egypt’s Ministry of Tourism & Antiquities e-initiative #ExploreEgyptFromHome

CAIRO - 19 April 2020: The United Nations’ Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization "UNESCO" called on the people of the world to discover the wonderful Egyptian civilization through the e-initiative launched by the Egyptian Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities early April, entitled “Explore Egypt From Home”.

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On Sunday, UNESCO praised in a tweet the Egyptian initiative, describing it as an important means that contributes to protecting the well-being of citizens, and also breaks down the barriers created by the novel coronavirus, emphasizing that in times of crisis culture is much needed.

The Egyptian Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities has launched a number of virtual and guided tours at some Egyptian archaeological sites and museums for the people of the world through the official pages of the ministry on the various social media platforms. This comes during the house quarantine imposed by countries of the world as a precautionary measure against COVID-19 outbreak.

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CAIRO - 8 April 2020: In the evening of April 8, the Egyptian Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities is launching a new virtual tour inside the ancient cemetery site of Beni Hassan on its official social media platforms. The Beni Hassan cemetery is a group of tombs carved in the mountain, located about 20 kilometers south of the city of Minya.

Enjoy the virtual tour for Kom al-Shuqafa catacombs in Alexandria in 3D

CAIRO - 12 April 2020: The Kom al-Shuqafa catacombs in Alexandria are among the most striking, beautiful, and best-preserved monuments from Egypt's Roman Period (30 BC-AD 395).

Enjoy the virtual tour for The Tomb of Ramses VI in 3D

CAIRO - 13 April 2020: This Tour is made by the Egyptian Ministry of Tourism & Antiquities in cooperation with the Ministry of Communication and Information Technology. A glimpse on what you will see: Enjoy the virtual tour for The Tomb of Ramses VI by visiting the link below: https://bit.ly/2kLfhJD

Egypt organizes virtual visits to unique archaeological sites

Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities launches a service to visit some of the archaeological sites through the official pages of the Ministry on the Internet and social media by publishing a number of virtual visits to them or an explanation of some museum

Egypt organizes a virtual visit to the tomb of King Khufu's granddaughter

CAIRO - 4 April 2020: Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities will launch on April 4, at 7:00 pm its second virtual tour within the initiative the ministry launched yesterday in collaboration with its partners from scientific and archaeological institutions.

Egypt organises 3rd virtual tour for the Red Monastery in Sohag on April 5

CAIRO - 5 April 2020: The Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities organised the third virtual tour for the distinguished Coptic monument, the Red Monastery, in Sohag. The tour is set to take place on April 5 at 7 p.m. The virtual tour will be posted on the ministry's official website and social media platforms and "Experience Egypt."

Egypt's Tourism Min. organizes virtual tour of Mosque-Madrassa of Sultan Barquq

CAIRO, April 6 (MENA) - The Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities is to organize a virtual trip to the iconic archaeological site of Mosque-Madrassa-Khanqah of Az-Zaher Barquq on Monday through its social media networks. The visit falls within the framework of an initiative launched by the ministry with its partners to organize virtual tours of some archaeological sites and broadcast them via internet.

Egypt organises 4th virtual tour for Sultan Barquq area in Al-Muiz Street on Apr. 6

CAIRO - 6 April 2020: The Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities organised its fourth virtual tour of the distinguished Mosque, Madrassa (School) and Khanqa of Sultan Barquq in Al-Muiz Street. The tour is set to take place on April 6. The tour will be posted on the ministry's official website and social media platforms and "Experience Egypt."

Egypt's Tourism & Antiquities Min. resumes virtual tours of archaeological sites

CAIRO - 7 April 2020: Egypt's Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities has recently launched an initiative allowing people from all over the world to visit the various archaeological sites across the country. This step was taken to help people around the world to commit to staying at home as a precautionary measure to confront the novel coronavirus.