Egypt restores pharaonic nobles' tombs in Aswan

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Ahmed Gomaa

Excavation workers work inside a burial shaft at the Giza pyramid plateau, on the southwestern outskirts of Cairo. — Excavation workers work inside a burial shaft at the Giza pyramid plateau, on the southwestern outskirts of Cairo, on May 4, 2019, following the discovery of several Old Kingdom tombs and burial shafts. — MAHMOUD KHALED/AFP via Getty Images

CAIRO — The Egyptian Supreme Council of Antiquities announced the start of the restoration of the Qubbet el-Hawa (Dome of the Wind) site and the Tombs of the Nobles in Aswan in southern Egypt. The site will eventually open to the public after the restoration is complete.

The Egyptian Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities has not set an official opening date so far.

Secretary-General of the Supreme Council of Antiquities Mostafa Waziri said on July 13 in a press statement, “This step is part of the Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities’ plan to restore and develop archaeological sites across the country, especially in Upper Egypt. This effort aims to make more archaeological sites open to visitors.”

Waziri said the areas of the Tombs of the Nobles and Qubbet el-Hawa were selected for this project because of their immense historical and archaeological importance. “The inscriptions on these tombs are very precise and beautiful,” he said.

Egypt restores pharaonic nobles' tombs in Aswan

To attract tourists, Egypt’s Supreme Council of Antiquities has launched a project to restore and develop the Tombs of the Nobles and Qubbet el-Hawa in Aswan, south of the country.

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