Egypt to Reopen 44 Mosques after Restoration
TEHRAN (IQNA) – Egypt’s Awqaf ministry will reopen 44 mosques in the country after completion of their restoration process.
According to al-Yawm al-Sabi news website, Majdi Abu Ubaid, head of the engineering affairs center of the ministry, said this will be the first group of restored mosques that will be open to public in February.
He added that they have all been renovated by the Awqaf ministry.
Most of them (14) are in Sohag Governorate, he noted, adding that the rest are in the governorates of Beheira, Monufia, Minya, Beni Suef, Giza, Qena, Qalyubia, Sharqia, Dakahlia, and Suez.
Egypt is an Arab country in North Africa with a population of around 96 million.
Muslims account for around 90 percent of the country’s total population.
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