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Evaluation of the Role of the National Museum of Egyptian Civilization (NMEC) in Stimulating Tourism to Old Historic Cairo

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Last updated: 24 Dec 2024

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The National Museum of Egyptian Civilization (NMEC) is a distinctive museum that reflects all stages of the Egyptian civilization development through the ages. Furthermore, it enjoys an excellent strategic geographical and historical location in the first capital of Islamic Egypt – Al-Fustat, and thus connected with the historical religious complex. Undoubtfully, this unique location has contributed to the stimulation of the tourism movement to old historic Cairo, and ensured the significance of the museum concerning both; collection and location.Indeed, the role of the National Museum of Egyptian Civilization is not limited to the exhibition of the various Egyptian treasures within its galleries and corridors, but its role has expanded to be a cultural and heritage complex with multiple services and activities that definitely contributed to the spreading of archaeological, heritage, cultural and social awareness. No doubt that the National Museum of Egyptian Civilization in Al-Fustat enriched the Egyptian tourism sector, and contributed to the development of the area around the perimeter of the museum

DOI

10.21608/jaauth.2023.213348.1462

Keywords

Museum, Civilization, fustat, tourism, NMEC

Authors

First Name

Aseel

Last Name

Noaman

MiddleName

Nagati

Affiliation

Egyptian Higher Institute of Tourism and Hotels

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al.nagati@hotmail.com

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القاهرة

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First Name

تحية

Last Name

نصر

MiddleName

طلال

Affiliation

Egyptian Higher Institute of Tourism and Hotels

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tahia.talal@yahoo.com

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Cairo

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24

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2

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40929

Issue Date

2023-06-01

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2023-05-25

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2023-06-01

Page Start

414

Page End

436

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1687-1863

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2682-4612

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997

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Journal of Association of Arab Universities for Tourism and Hospitality

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Evaluation of the Role of the National Museum of Egyptian Civilization (NMEC) in Stimulating Tourism to Old Historic Cairo

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24 Dec 2024