{"id":271257,"date":"2020-04-12T07:00:48","date_gmt":"2020-04-12T10:00:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/anba.com.br\/?p=271257"},"modified":"2020-04-09T18:37:47","modified_gmt":"2020-04-09T21:37:47","slug":"online-tours-of-egypt-sites-made-available","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/anba.com.br\/en\/online-tours-of-egypt-sites-made-available\/","title":{"rendered":"Online tours of Egypt sites made available"},"content":{"rendered":"

S\u00e3o Paulo \u2013 Egypt<\/a>\u2019s Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities is making available virtual tours of major tourist sites across the country. Available sites include museums, landmarks and archaeological sites from the Ancient Egypt era.<\/p>\n

One 360\u00ba video features Beni Hassan<\/a> \u2013 the modern name to an ancient location. Viewers can check out a mountainside necropolis comprising some 40 large graves dating from the 6th<\/sup> Dynasty, in the late Ancient Kingdom period, on to the 12th<\/sup> Dynasty, during the Height of the Middle Kingdom era.<\/p>\n

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Some of the images and content highlights the Copts<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The content is divided into themes such as \u2018Ancient Egypt\u2019 and \u2018Coptic Egypt.\u2019 The latter references Copts, i.e. followers of the Coptic Orthodox Church, a majority among Christian Egyptians. Images and footage are also available on \u2018Islamic Egypt,\u2019 \u2018Nile Cruise,\u2019 \u2018Deserts and Oases,\u2019 \u2018Modern Egypt,\u2019 etc. Pictured at the top of this page is a mosque<\/em>.<\/p>\n

The online tours are designed to help keep people entertained while self-isolating amid the Covid-19 pandemic. The campaign slogan is Experience Egypt from Home. Stay Home. Stay Safe<\/em>. The Egyptian Ministry\u2019s initiative enables anyone, anywhere in the world to explore the ancient Egyptian civilization.<\/p>\n

Translated by Gabriel Pomerancblum<\/strong><\/p>\n

Press Release<\/div>\n
Divulga\u00e7\u00e3o<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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