1. PALM TREE HANDICRAFT WORKSHOP
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Contact person: Mohammed Abuhamila
Brief description: Workshop, boxes from palm trees are manually made, these
are used to transport fruits and vegetables, or as shelves for books.
Opening times: 6- 19.30. Best time to visit: all year round, day time
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2. TORATHIYAT HANDICRAFTS
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Contact person: Hemmat Saladin
Brief description:A group of women producing handicrafts such as table mats
and carpets using local materials. The quality of the products is very high although
they are still in the second phase of their training. The leader of the group, Ms
Hemmat also offers brunch at her house, a traditional Villa in front of Berket lake.
The brunch consists of tea/coffee, home-made bread, juice from her garden, and cheese.
Opening times: Pre arrange visit
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3. DATES FACTORY
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Contact person: Mohammed Abdel
Brief description:Factory that processes and packs dates from the area to
be sold in Cairo.
Opening times: 7.30- 18.30
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4. PAPYRUS HANDICRAFTS
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Contact person: Sayet
Brief description:Workshop of handicrafts made with papyrus plants. The process
is very interesting, the artisan makes mats that are used for drying dates, as parasols
or carpets.
Opening times: 9.00- 18.30
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5. MAIZE AND WHEAT MILL
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Contact person: Mohammed Doskey
Brief description:Modern mill that works with electricity.
Opening times: Seasonal: May- 2nd half of Sept.
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6. HISTORIC TALK ON DAHSHOUR
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Contact person: Prof. Mohammed Amim
Brief description:A visit to the house of Prof. Amim or to his fields where
he can tell the history of the area and speak about farming. He does not speak fluent
English, sometimes it is difficult to understand him and to follow the information.
Opening times: He is only free after 5 pm from Mon to Thurs. Fridays and
Saturdays free all day.
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7. VISIT TO LOCAL FARM
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Contact person: N/A
Brief description:Agricultural fields. The area has the highest number of
palm trees in the whole of Egypt. Mix of palm trees and cultivated fields. Traditionally
mud-made huts can be seen in the fields that are used by farmers to rest and get
protection from the sun. They also have a “cafeteria” where they drink tea and smoke
shisha.
Opening times: Sunrise until dark.
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8. TRADITIONAL WATER PUMP
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Contact person: -
Brief description:Traditional water well. In the old times, the water from
the canals for irrigation was pumped using this artifact which was pulled by a donkey
or a cow.
Opening times: Daylight.
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9. PYRAMIDS OF DAHSHOUR
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Contact person: Managed by the Supreme Council of Antiquities.
Brief description:It is a World Heritage Site. There are 3 pyramids, the
Bent, the Red and the Black, being the Bent Pyramid the oldest one in Egypt.
Opening times: 8.00- 16.00.
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10. THE BIGGEST MOSQUE IN MANCHIET
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Contact person: Sayed Hadad.
Brief description:Visit to the largest mosque in Manchiet where the Sheik
speaks about the principles of Islam and tries to convert people into Islamism.
Men and women pray in different rooms. Women are obliged to cover their head when
entering the Mosque.
Opening times: 12.00 best time to visit.
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11. THE VALLEY TEMPLE
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Contact person: Sayed Hadad.
Brief description:It is an archeological site that needs to be excavated
and studied. Currently, the only obvious things to see are a few stones, therefore
it is difficult to interpret this resource without interpretation signs or guides.
Opening times: 8.00-16.00.
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12. DAHSHOUREA AND MAROUTEYA CANALS
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Category: Historic and cultural/ rural.
Brief description:Canals built in the Pharaonic times; over 4000 years old.
In the old times, these canals were used for transportation, now only for irrigation.
Opening times: Best times to visit: daytime.
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13. BERKET LAKE
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Contact person: N/A
Brief description:It is a seasonal lake, therefore during summer there is
not water or birds but it is very lively with local children playing football and
farmers pasting their animals. From October to December it becomes a wetland and
many migrant birds can be found in the area. Last year, the militaries took over
the area for hunting ducks.
Opening times: The view at sunset is spectacular.
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