The photos withdrawn appear from a 2000 -year -old artifact from Sunken City off the coast of Egypt

Old statues, Roman currencies, and other artifacts were pulled from the city of Ghareeb from the Mediterranean Sea off the coast of Egypt on Thursday.

The history of antiquities dates back to more than 2000 years. The Egyptian authorities said that the site, which is located in the waters of Abu Qir Bay near Alexandria, may be an extension of the old city of Canopos, and it is a prominent center during the tournament tournament, which has ruled Egypt for nearly 300 years, and the Roman Empire, which rules for about 600 years.

Over time, a series of earthquakes, the high sea levels of the city, and the nearby city of the city, were flooded, leaving behind a treasure of historical remains.

On Thursday, the cranes slowly raised statues of the depths, while divers in the diving, who helped restore them, chanted from the beach.

“There is a lot of underwater, but what we can offer is limited, it is only specific materials according to strict criteria.” “The rest will remain part of our steady heritage.”

Underwater ruins revealed by the ministry on Thursday include limestone buildings that may serve as places for worship, residential spaces, commercial or industrial structures.

Tanks and ponds carved rocks were also detected to store home water and cultivate fish.

Other prominent discoveries were statues of the royal figures and the Sphinx of the pre -Roman era, including the Sphinx partially preserved with the Rassis II cartridge, one of the most famous ancient Pharaohs in the country.

Many statues are missing in the parts of the body, including the head of the head championship that was cut from granite, and the lower half of the Roman no noble carved from marble.

A commercial ship, stone anchor and a port leverage dating back to the Ptolemaic and Roman era were found at the site of 125 meters, which the ministry said was used as a port of small boats until the Byzantine period.

Abu Qir Bay gained historical importance in 1859 when the Egyptian prince Uma Toson found, along with fishermen and divers, the remains of old structures, according to what he said. Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities in Egypt.

In addition to the sunken cities, multiple wreckage was found in the Gulf. Ships include the wreckage of the Napolian fleet from 1798 Battle of the NileThe ministry said. The French Napoli fleet was defeated by a British fleet.

Today, Alexandria is exposed to the risk of the same water that claimed Canopus and Thonis-Heracile.

The coastal city is especially vulnerable to climate change and high sea levels, and sinks by more than three millimeters every year.

Even in the best of the United Nations scenario, a third of Alexandria will be underwater or uninterrupted by 2050.