Australian Marks 1st Visitor to Isis Temple after Rehabilitation

On Friday, the Temple of Isis started receiving its earliest visitors. The first person who visited the temple was an Australian; he entered the site almost an hour after the opening.

He expressed his pleasure with the visit due to the temple's colorful and vivid inscriptions, adding that he enjoyed Aswan's warm weather and its shining sun.

Also, he was attracted by the archaeological sites that improved his background about the great Egyptian civilization.

Minister of Tourism and Antiquities Khaled Al-Anani and Major General Ashraf Attia, Governor of Aswan, inaugurated this morning, Friday, the Temple of Isis after a restoration project.

This opening comes within the framework of the visit of the Minister of Tourism and Antiquities to the city of Aswan to launch the initiative “Spend Winter in Egypt” on its first day, today, Friday, from Aswan, the southernmost city in Upper Egypt.

The event also coincides with the celebration of the National Day of Aswan Governorate, and the 50th anniversary of the inauguration of the High Dam.