The first museum in the world crocodile

The first museum in the world crocodile

Turning the attention of lovers of Tourism and Antiquities to Kom Ombo where the

 ceremony Museum of crocodiles, which adds a lot to the tourist map and archaeological .. Dr. Mohammed Ibrahim, Minister of Antiquities,

 which opens the museum today, accompanied by Mustafa Governor of Aswan museum project, which reflects the status of the god Sobek at the Pharaohs a wonderful idea which flourished worship in the Middle Ages the old .. And discovered that cemetery full of 80 crocodiles in the write-off ..

Interest in the establishment of the Museum in 2008 and completed construction works since at a cost of 7 million pounds to become the first museum of its kind in the world.For his part, said Dr.. Mostafa, 

Secretary General of the Supreme Council of Antiquities The museum building was part of a project has been implemented for a comprehensive development of the temple of Kom Ombo with the change of the portal to become the terms of the Nile rather than to the south to bring the entrance to the temple to visitors who often come from the terms of the Nile therefore also been developed the front area on the shore of the Nile,

 and to provide all required services for the convenience of tourists, all means of monitoring and warning of theft, fire, and set the security for the 24 hours as well as reducing the water table below the Temple of Kom Ombo.He just archaeological Sattar, 

head of the museums, the Museum includes 22 different ages Mhanta crocodile in one window shop displays a large crocodile was still at the stage of the fetus and small crocodiles and large crocodiles of different lengths up to about 5.5 meters in addition to another group of up to 32 crocodiles.

 It also will show the tomb of the pig shows through how he is buried in the cemetery of the mud dry and five mummies of crocodiles is through them display the stages and how to mummify crocodiles, which were made in the same precision that is followed when embalmed kings or individuals in general, 

and buried them in addition to displaying stretcher which is a the Table of the wood is placed upon a stuffed crocodile and give her offerings and found within the cemetery Kmqsourh wood.Will also display a large number of statues of the most famous statue of the god Sobek and the statues of black basalt and four boards a private and a large number of eggs of crocodiles also been discovered and teeth and eyes of gold were placed for the crocodile after embalmed and the eyes of the Ivory Restaurant quartz and stone Aladistian and the outer frame of the copper statues of crocodiles and display a group of coffins of pottery that was placed inside the crocodile