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Egypt Parades Mummies to New Resting Place
April 04, 2021 9:33 AM
By
Hamada Elrasam
With fanfare intended to reflect the power of the ancient Pharos, the Egyptian government parades its famed mummies to a new museum where they will be on display as the country tries to re-boot its tourism industry.
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In an event called “The Golden Parade” the Egyptian government transfers 22 mummies to their new resting place, the National Museum for Egyptian Civilization, April 3, 2021. (Hamada Elrasam/VOA)
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Cairo’s Tahir Square was decorated with an ancient obelisk from the biblical city of San el-Haggar and statues from the famed Karnak Temple in Luxor, April 3, 2021.(Hamada Elrasam/VOA)
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Before the pandemic shut down much of the world’s tourism industry, Egypt’s mummies were displayed at the Egyptian Museum with other ancient treasures, March 23, 2020. (Hamada Elrasam/VOA)
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Egpyt - parade - performers, April 3, 2021
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Egypt Parades Mummies to New Resting Place
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