The Pharaonic Village
The Pharaonic Village began with a dream. Already famous for his rediscovery of the ancient
techniques for making papyrus, Dr. Hassan Ragab had begun to ponder the possibility of a living museum with real people, actors in costume and in a realistic locale, taking the place of static exhibits.
And so in 1974, Dr. Ragab reinvested the profits from his papyrus rediscoveries and began converting Jacob Island into a detailed replica of ancient Egyptian life. His first step was the planting of five thousand trees to block the view of modern Cairo that surrounded the island. The first trees planted were weeping willows, sycamores, and date palms; trees easily identified in tomb paintings as a part of ancient Egyptian life. But many more plants, flowers, animals and birds also depicted in the paintings could no longer be found in Egypt, and some were extinct. Yet Dr. Ragab was not discouraged. He was already familiar with traveling great distances to find what he needed. Years before, he had traveled to the Sudan and Ethiopia to find papyrus roots for his earlier projects, and now he went out once again to seek plants and animals for the Pharaonic Village. He returned to Cairo with seeds, cuttings, and roots of plants that had flourished in Egypt thousands of years ago, and a special surprise, the famed Meidum Geese so often depicted in ancient Egyptian art, but long thought extinct by the modern world.
And so in 1974, Dr. Ragab reinvested the profits from his papyrus rediscoveries and began converting Jacob Island into a detailed replica of ancient Egyptian life. His first step was the planting of five thousand trees to block the view of modern Cairo that surrounded the island. The first trees planted were weeping willows, sycamores, and date palms; trees easily identified in tomb paintings as a part of ancient Egyptian life. But many more plants, flowers, animals and birds also depicted in the paintings could no longer be found in Egypt, and some were extinct. Yet Dr. Ragab was not discouraged. He was already familiar with traveling great distances to find what he needed. Years before, he had traveled to the Sudan and Ethiopia to find papyrus roots for his earlier projects, and now he went out once again to seek plants and animals for the Pharaonic Village. He returned to Cairo with seeds, cuttings, and roots of plants that had flourished in Egypt thousands of years ago, and a special surprise, the famed Meidum Geese so often depicted in ancient Egyptian art, but long thought extinct by the modern world.
Site Map
1 Parking Area
2 Ticket Office
3 Hellenistic Museum
4 Gift Shop, Cafeteria, Houseboat
5 Pontoon
6 Nefertari Yacht
7 Village Harbor
8 Nile Trip
9 Mythological Canal
10 Papyrus Plants
11 Playground
12 Tomb of Tutankhamun, Ancient Arts & Beliefs Exhibit, Islamic Exhibit, Nasser's Exhibit, Art Center
13 Garden
14 Restaurant & WC
15 Horus Cafeteria
16 Administration Building
17 Pyramid
18 Coptic Exhibit, Pyramid & Sphinx Exhibit, Mummification Exhibit, Napoleon's Exhibit, Anwar El Sadat Exhibit
19 Temple
20 Nobleman's House
21 WC
22 Peasant's House
23 Ancient Boat Exhibit & Cleopatra's Studio
24 Lotus Garden & Cafeteria
25 Mosque
26 Ancient Industries
27 Scenes of Ancient Agriculture
28 Scene of Moses
2 Ticket Office
3 Hellenistic Museum
4 Gift Shop, Cafeteria, Houseboat
5 Pontoon
6 Nefertari Yacht
7 Village Harbor
8 Nile Trip
9 Mythological Canal
10 Papyrus Plants
11 Playground
12 Tomb of Tutankhamun, Ancient Arts & Beliefs Exhibit, Islamic Exhibit, Nasser's Exhibit, Art Center
13 Garden
14 Restaurant & WC
15 Horus Cafeteria
16 Administration Building
17 Pyramid
18 Coptic Exhibit, Pyramid & Sphinx Exhibit, Mummification Exhibit, Napoleon's Exhibit, Anwar El Sadat Exhibit
19 Temple
20 Nobleman's House
21 WC
22 Peasant's House
23 Ancient Boat Exhibit & Cleopatra's Studio
24 Lotus Garden & Cafeteria
25 Mosque
26 Ancient Industries
27 Scenes of Ancient Agriculture
28 Scene of Moses
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