ISESCO approves registration of Egypt’s Shali City, Egyptian Museum in Tahrir, Baron Palace on its heritage list
At its last meeting in Rabat, Morocco, the Heritage
Committee of the Islamic World Educational, Scientific and Cultural
Organization (ISESCO) approved the registration of the Egyptian Museum in
Tahrir, the city of Shali in Siwa Oasis and the Baron Palace in Heliopolis, on
its heritage list.
This came after Egypt’s Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities
has submitted integrated files that shed light on the archaeological and
artistic importance of these sites, as well as their architectural elements.
The ministry has also presented reports on the state of the sites'
preservation.
This was stated by Secretary-General of the Supreme Council
of Antiquities Mostafa Waziri, who stressed that the registration of these
sites comes within the strategy of the Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities to
highlight priority archaeological sites and register them on the international
heritage lists to better introduce them to tourists.
According to Waziri, the Egyptian Museum in Tahrir was
previously registered on the preliminary list of UNESCO last February.
On a similar note, the comprehensive restoration operations
that were implemented in Shali and the Baron Palace, and their recent opening
for visits, contributed to their inclusion on ISESCO’s list, which also
includes the Red Monastery in Sohag and the Nilometer in Al-Rawdah, in addition
to the city of Al-Qasr and Al-Bajwat cemetery in the New Valley Governorate,
which are registered on the organization's preliminary list.
Source: The Official page of Ministry of Tourism and
Antiquities
