News on allowing the wedding of the son of a businessman at the Temple of Philo in Aswan, on Thursday, the controversy over the phenomenon of wedding establishment in the temples of Pharaonic in Upper Egypt, after the phenomenon sparked a sensation in the city of Luxor to Aswan, warned experts and tour guides and parliamentarians that Fatah This section will, in the foreseeable future, cause serious damage to the temples.
The temple of Karnak witnessed the establishment of a wedding ceremony for the son of a businessman, which caused a large uproar from the people of Karnak and Luxor, while the director of Karnak temples, Dr. Mustafa small, in statements to local sites of the size of the incident, at the beginning, The Egyptian Ministry of Antiquities later denied in its statement its knowledge of the incident and called for an immediate investigation, especially after the escalation of the popular campaign that included, among other things, The city's tourism chamber, parliament representatives in Luxor and the People's Committee for Supporting Cases The national Luxor, and a group of tour guides and archaeologists and symbols of public opinion, as the rejection of the campaign moved to the national media and communication pages level.
A large number of opinion-makers, such as Farouk Joudeh, Hamdi Rizk and Mohammed Amin, wrote their articles in condemnation of what happened.
The statement issued by the Egyptian Ministry of Antiquities said: "In reference to what was published in some social networking sites and electronic news sites, the Ministry of Antiquities approved a company for a dinner party and held a wedding inside Karnak Temple. Dr. Mustafa Waziri, Secretary General of the Supreme Council of Antiquities, Al-Karnak area, issued a report in the Tourism and Antiquities Police against the company, as it violated the official approval obtained by the Ministry of Antiquities, which provided for a gala dinner, as is the case, not a marriage contract. But sources in Luxor, noted in media statements that the «Karnak temple incident» was not the first, and that «concerts for hotels and fashion shows» held publicly in the temples, and they constitute similar events.
"There are direct and indirect damages caused by the permission of these concerts in or around the temples. It is known that previous studies have recommended reducing the number of visitors to temples and tombs from tourists, despite the fact that these are the currency," said Abdul Hameed Ibrahim, an archaeologist at Al-Emarat Al-Youm. It is difficult to maintain the sustainability of these temples, but there is a study to address the impact of the birth of the birth of Sidi Aboulhajaj Aqsari next to the Temple of Luxor, and called for a balance between the city's dependence on the birth and the idea of preserving the temple, how can we go selectees to transfer the parties into the temples themselves?
Ibrahim mentioned the study referred to by Timothy Mitchell about the cemetery of Tiba, where he said that the visit of 12 tourists only to the tomb of the model leads to increase moisture from their race by 5%, and that the entry of 4500 tourists for only three months threatens to influence the colors of the cemetery, and it is true that the temples, , But this indicates the sensitivity of the issue ».
For his part, the head of the tourism room in Aswan, Abdul Hadi Mohammed, told Masrawy: "With the establishment of any events, festivals and even weddings to activate tourism in Aswan, it emphasizes the city's security, security and stability, and it revives hotels and tourist facilities, To note that the joy of Thursday will continue in Aswan for three nights, and four hotels were booked in full, next to the dinner scheduled for tomorrow at the Temple of Philh »But he pointed out that it must be treated with caution and archaeological sites and certain controls, such as choosing a place far from the impact Himself, not to let the laser or dance, so as not to repeat what happened in the Temple of Karn K".
The Karnak temple witnessed the celebration of a wedding for the son of a businessman, which caused widespread uproar by the people of Karnak and Luxor.
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"People celebrate weddings in parks, public places and hotels, but the monuments have a special sanctity and a historical place," poet and writer Farouq Joudeh said in an article in Al-Ahram on September 13, 2018, commenting on the event. The palaces and historical places in the countries of the world are not held weddings and food, and kitchens are placed in front of marble columns that have been steadfast for thousands of years ».