This is quite a long piece, and unfortunately it will only be on the above page for a short period of time. For copyright reasons, I cannot reproduce it in full so if you are interested in Minia, now would be a good time to read this piece:
Many provinces, which are rich in archaeological and tourist treasures are lagging behind the Red Sea cities, Sinai, Cairo, Luxor and Aswan, which remain, unchallenged at the focus of the interest of tourists in Egypt. A survey of the country's tourist map would immediately reveal the absence of Port Said, North Sinai, Alexandria, Mersa Matrouh, the New Valley, Sharkia, Fayoum, Beheira, Beni Suef, Assiut, Minia and Sohag. This week we decided to shed light on one of these cities, which are ignored unreasonably. It was a day-long visit to the Upper Egyptian city of Minia, which motivated me to investigate its tourist potentials. . . .The tree under which the Holy Family took a rest is still there in the town; and the well, which helped members of the Holy Family to slake their thirst after the long and tortuous journey is there as well. Minia, together with Bahnasa, is a chronicle of different major events, which took place in Egypt throughout centuries under the Pharaonic dynasties, the Graeco-Roman kings, the Coptic era and the Islamic Caliphates. Moreover, a big number of papyrus scrolls, together with significant antiquities, were discovered in Bahnasa in particular. Archaeologists assert that these finds include parts of the missing Bible. Scrolls discovered in Bahnasa include texts in Greek, containing Plato's philosophical texts, ancient Greek laws and texts highlighting the treasures of ancient Greek literature.
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