The US Embassy and the Antiquities Ministry celebrated the completion of the Ancient Memphis Walking Circuit in Mit Rahina, according to an embassy statement. “The walking circuit connects eight archaeological sites in the center of Egypt’s first capital city of the Pharaonic period.” Ahram Gate says funding for the project was valued at EGP 9.2 mn and came from USAID. “This project is an investment in both the past and the future … The United States is committed to continuing our partnership with the Ministry of Antiquities to conserve Egypt’s cultural heritage and increase tourism,” US Embassy Chargé d’Affaires Thomas Goldberger said.

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