Egypt saves only remaining monument from Ikhshidid era
To save the monument from being submerged under the sulfur Ain el-Sira Lake south of Cairo, Egypt has announced the relocation of Mashhad al-Tabataba, the only monument left from the Ikhshidid era.
Egypt announced the relocation of the Mashhad (Mausoleum) al-Tabataba, the only monument left from the Ikhshidid era (935-969 AD), to a nearby location to save it from being submerged under the sulfur Ain el-Sira Lake south of Cairo.
Secretary-General of Egypt's Supreme Council of Antiquities Moustafa Waziri appeared in a video inside the mashhad, saying that Egyptians began the dismantling and transferring of the mashhad Jan. 1, 2021, and it is now completed.
He said the mashhad “was submerged by the water to a depth of 2.70 meters. Thank God, we did a great job to save the mashhad and transfer it to a nearby safe place.”
After completing the necessary engineering studies, the Supreme Council of Antiquities began the work of dismantling and transferring the mashhad from its location on the eastern side of the lake to the opposite, dry side on the lake's edge next to the National Museum of Egyptian Civilization.
