Museum · Egypt
Kafr El-Sheikh Museum
Regional museum in Kafr El-Sheikh displaying finds from ancient Buto (Tell el-Fara'in), Holy Family material from Sakha and Islamic Fuwah.
Where it is
31.1033, 30.9466
Why go
This regional museum tells the story of Kafr El-Sheikh Governorate, centred on Buto, the ancient city now called Tell el-Fara'in, which the ministry describes as an early capital of Lower Egypt. Its three halls show objects from Buto's great cemetery and temple area, including pieces tied to the myth of Horus and Seth and a falcon statue of Horus. Another hall covers Sakha's place on the Holy Family's journey, and displays also touch on the history of medicine, veterinary science and pharmacy and on the Islamic heritage of the town of Fuwah.
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