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Archaeologists said one statue depicts King Ramses II, who ruled more than 3,000 years ago.
News Egypt » Gharbia » Tourism: Egypt: A citizen reports an engraved stone; excavations reveal two royal statues, one of which is of Ramses II
Hagar, in the Gharbia Governorate, have unearthed two fragmentary royal statues and a block of pink granite bearing hieroglyphic inscriptions. The discovery was announced by the Egyptian Ministry of ...
News Egypt » Gharbia » Tourism: An Egyptian Villager Stumbled Upon an Inscribed Stone. It Led to a Colossal Head of Ramses II
Khaled el-Shahat Khalil was working on his land in Behbeit el-Hagar, a village in northern Egypt’s Gharbia, when he found an unusual, inscribed stone outside his home. He reported it to the local ...
News Egypt » Gharbia » Tourism: Egypt facing major problem at iconic pyramids as tourism booms: ‘Avoid all these scammers’
Egypt’s tourism sector is booming but just like in some parts of Europe and Asia – it’s starting to feel the pinch of overcrowding. In 2024 alone, it welcomed nearly 17.5 million tourists and with the ...
News Egypt » Gharbia » Tourism: Egypt discovers fragments of two colossal Ramses II statues
Egypt's Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities has announced the discovery of fragments of two colossal royal statues in Bahbit Al-Higara village in Gharbia Governorate, one identified as King Ramses II ...
News Egypt » Gharbia » Tourism: Egypt discovers remains of two colossal statues of Ramses II
A chance discovery this week has uncovered the remains of two colossal royal statues in the village of Bahbit Al-Higara in Gharbia Governorate. One has been identified as depicting King Ramses II, ...