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Egypt to Display A Royal Mummy at Dubai Expo 2020


Thu 06 May 2021 | 12:37 PM
Yara Sameh

Egypt will showcase a royal mummy and exact replicas of the royal mummies, whose age is more than 3 thousand years, at the Expo 2020 in Dubai, Commissioner General of Egypt at Expo 2020 Dubai and Head of the Egyptian Commercial Service, Ahmed Maghawry Diab told TASS on Wednesday.

It is possible that the mummy will be one of the 22 mummies that were transferred in a majestic world parade from the place of its current display in the Egyptian Museum in Tahrir to the place of its permanent display in the National Museum of Egyptian Civilization in Fustat, on April 3.

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The relocation of the mummies attracted huge attention all over the world despite the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. The event is known as the Pharaohs' Golden Parade was seen by thousands of people.

Expo 2020 was postponed due to the pandemic and will now take place in Dubai from October 1, 2021 to March 31, 2022. This is the first World Expo to be held in the Middle East.