Governor of Kafr al-Sheikh Ismail Taha said on Tuesday that a path following the Holy Family’s journey in Egypt in the Sakha region will be complete before June 2020. The project is of great interest to the government in bolstering religious tourism, creating jobs and developing infrastructure in the governorates where the path will run, he added. Taha said that revitalizing the path following the Holy Family’s journey is one of the most important national projects in Egypt, especially after the project received a blessing from the Pope and was designated a pilgrimage site. The path following the Holy Family’s voyage is set to run through Beheira, Sharqia, Kafr el-Sheikh, Minya, Assiut, Gharbia and North Sinai, and the trek represents the world’s longest pilgrimage in a single country, the governor added. For his part, Shaarawy stressed that they hope to complete the development of 25 archaeological sites, including the areas where the Holy Family lived and stopped briefly during their journey to Egypt.

Source: Egypt Independent November 27, 2019 11:48 UTC