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BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDS: MINISTRY OF COMMERCE CHINESE DELEGATION VISIT BVI.
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Premier Honourable Ralph T. O'Neal, OBE has recently hosted a 10-member delegation from the Ministry of Commerce (MOFCOM) for the People's Republic of China which was headed by its Vice Minister Madam Ma Xiuhong. Premier O'Neal said that it is important to build on the relationship between the two countries since the British Virgin Islands figures prominently in the Chinese economy. The delegation, who was in the BVI on a familiarisation visit, held ...
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Grandeur at Abu Simbel.(Cover Story)
Magazine article from: Calliope
; ...these temples, the greatest was Abu Simbel. It was located at Aswan, 170 miles...has been uncovered, even though Abu Simbel lies in one of the most populated...it was only under Ramesses II that Abu Simbel was established as the most magnificent...
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Abu Simbel to Have Sound and Light Show
Newspaper article from: Xinhua English Newswire
; ...submitted before the end of this year in Abu Simbel, Egypt's famous archeological...company has sent a delegation to Abu Simbel to do research on the various dimensions...increase the number of tourist nights. Abu Simbel, a key tourist site in Aswan about...
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 "Albany Times Union (Albany, NY)")
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ABU SIMBEL, EGYPT.(TRAVEL)
Newspaper article from: Albany Times Union (Albany, NY)
; ...UNION While on tour with his father, Francis Woidzik of Schenectady, Frank Woidzik took this photo of the Temple at Abu Simbel, Egypt. These statues depicting the pharaoh, Ramses II, were saved from destruction after the construction of the...
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Abu Simbel: fantastic factoids about ancient sites, historical objects, and amazing discoveries.(art-i-facts)
Magazine article from: Dig
; ...years ago. Located in the extreme south of Egypt on the west bank of the Nile is the majestic temple complex known as Abu Simbel. The Egyptian pharaoh Ramesses II, who ruled in the 14th century B.C., ordered two temples built in the conquered...
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Getting to Abu Simbel.(letters)(Letter to the Editor)
Magazine article from: Geographical
; ...with interest, as my husband and I had a wonderful holiday there in February. However, he's wrong about one thing: Abu Simbel. There are three different ways of getting there--not one, as he states in his article. In addition to flying...
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A 310km line is proposed from Aswan via Abu Simbel to Wadi Halfa in northern Sudan.(Egypt)
Magazine article from: International Railway Journal
; A 310km line is proposed from Aswan via Abu Simbel to Wadi Halfa in northern Sudan. The $US 500 million project would link the Egyptian and Sudanese rail networks for the first time.
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Egypt's ancient wonders: from Alexandria to Abu Simbel, Cairo to the Colossi of Memnon, the Great Pyramid to the Temples of Philae--ever since the camera was invented, people have taken photographs of the splendours of Egypt: Charlie Furniss presents some of the earliest examples from the archives of the Royal Geographical Society.(Geographical Archive)
Magazine article from: Geographical
; ...tourist shops and rather unsalubrious suburbs of Cairo that lie within spitting distance. And the magnificent temples at Abu Simbel--perhaps the best case in point--were moved during the 1960s to avoid their being submerged by Lake Nasser after...
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 "The Mail on Sunday (London, England)")
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So, could I survive a Nile cruise on just [pounds sterling]5 a day? CHEAP THRILL: Tom visited Luxor's Karnak temple on one of the tours included in the price of the cruise CRUISE CONTROL: Tom, above, tries his hand at steering the Star of Luxor, top. Centre: The excellent onboard food SAIL BARGAIN: Budget travel author Tom relaxes during his cut-price cruise and, above, Abu Simbel - a sight.
Newspaper article from: The Mail on Sunday (London, England)
; ...reverential tone, asthough there is nothing more important. 'Abu Simbel, ladies and gentlemen. Itis a very beautiful temple...blearyeyed after his 4am wakeup and long day visiting Abu Simbel. But for me, all these temptations (and problems...
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Up the Nile and away to Abu Simbel Series: EGYPT '88
Newspaper article from: Chicago Sun-Times
; Second of two parts LUXOR, Egypt Having seen Cairo and the nearby Great Pyramids at Giza, our group of 20 headed south on the overnight train to Luxor for the rest of Lindblad Travel's 12-day program, "A Thousand Miles Up the Nile." DAY 5: We reached Luxor early enough to hear the sound of the
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Single, and seeking a canvas holiday... ALAMY Visitors tour the huge statues in the Great Temple at Abu Simbel.
Newspaper article from: The Mail on Sunday (London, England)
; Byline: Frank Barrett I HAVE recently become that supposedly difficult creature - single traveller. While I find my feet on the holiday front, I am keen to take a 'learn to paint' holiday somewhere in the UK. Any ideas? Sarah P, by email HARTLAND Peninsula Arts small group painting breaks (01237
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