Antiquities restoration to be resumed at Egyptian village
The Egyptian Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities is aiming to place Bahnasah village in Minya governorate on the tourist map following its restoration.
The Egyptian Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities resumed in August the restoration process of the tombs of 14 of the prophet’s companions in the village of Bahnasah in Minya governorate, in southern Egypt, where the graves of 5,000 of the companions and followers are located.
The National Service of the Armed Forces is implementing the restoration works with a budget of 40 million Egyptian pounds (about $2.5 million).
Bahnasah is called "the second Al-Baqi’," a place in Saudi Arabia where many of the prophet’s companions are buried, or the “land of martyrs” due to the large number of companions and followers who entered Egypt during and after the Islamic conquest in 642.
The village is located 15 kilometers (9 miles) from Bani Mazar in Minya governorate. It contains a number of monuments dating back to the Pharaonic, Greek and Roman eras, up until the modern state.
