Egypt's pavilion officially opens at Global Village

The event took place in the presence of H.E. Tamir Mansour, the Egyptian Ambassador to the UAE, Mr. Sharief Al Bedaiwi, the Egyptian Consul-General in Dubai, Mr. Ibrahim Jaber, the organizer of the Egyptian pavilion, and Mr. Walid Al Maghrabi, representing Global Village management, as well as a large number of VIPs and invitees.

The reception was held as men dressed in the pharaoh's costumes standing in a row to welcome guests to the pavilion. After the tour, the guests headed to World Culture Stage to attend the concert of the popular Egyptian singer Hakim in celebration of the opening. Crowds gathered to cheer and enjoy Hakim's hit songs from the old and new albums.

"We encourage tourism between the two countries and hope for a better tourism season in Egypt this year. We are pleased to attend the official opening of the Egyptian pavilion at Global Village as it represents an expressive model of the Egyptian Civilization which goes back to thousands of year. No doubt, the pavilion will prompt visitors to come for tourism and visit all the historic places. Foremost, Global Village resembles a unique concept of bringing the whole world under one roof, whereby people can visit pavilions to know about a country's civilization before visiting that country," said, His Excellency Dr. Mohammed Ibrahim, the Egyptian Minister of Monuments.

From outside, the pavilion is a replica of a temple with the pharaoh's drawings and hieroglyphics. Inside the pavilion, the scene changes to old town Cairo of Tahrir Square and Khan Al Khalili. Benchmarking the pavilion, are: the Museum of the Pharaohs, children's puppet stage and the Pharaoh's photo studio.

The museum was designed like the ancient Philae temple and contains 52 replicas of artifacts brought from the last exhibition which was held in Germany. Additionally, replicas of two mummies, Tout Engh Amon, Nifertiti and Ramses the second are all showcased in the museum.

More than 100 exhibitors are showcasing handcrafts, carved copper, antiquities, cotton clothes and Egyptian traditional dresses (Jalabiyia) and national costumes. A bazaar of home furniture with Egyptian-Ottoman designs and chandeliers are on display, to give the insights of Egyptian products.

On the sides of the pavilion are restaurants serving Egyptian traditional food, from Koshary, Mishilatit, to special grills in addition to serving sugar cane juice and the popular liquorish drink.

The puppet show is on almost every evening, in addition to the folk dance of Tanoura presented on the pavilion stage.

More than 5 thousand years of history are reflected in Egypt's pavilion shedding the light on how the social and cultural diversity has evolved over the years.