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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
By Samy Magdy

Egypt unveils the world's largest museum dedicated to a single civilization

APTOPIX Egypt Antqiuties - (Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All rights reserved)

Egypt is inaugurating on Saturday the Grand Egyptian Museum, two decades in the making, with the aim of drawing more visitors to revitalize the country's tourist industry.

Located just outside Cairo on the Giza Plateau which also includes the three pyramids and the Sphinx, the museum will be the world’s largest dedicated to a single civilization. It will display over 50,000 artifacts detailing life in ancient Egypt.

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