Cairo Book Fair exceeds half a million visitors in 3 days

Nearly 300,000 visitors to the Cairo International Book Fair on its third day, and the total number of visits exceeds half a million.

The 54th Cairo International Book Fair witnessed a great public turnout, on the third day of opening its doors to the public, today, Saturday, January 28, as the number of visitors to the exhibition today reached 291,110 visitors.

Dr. Ahmed Bahey El-Din, Chairman of the Egyptian General Book Organization, said that the number of visitors to the exhibition today has approached 300,000, bringing the total number of visitors during the first three days of the exhibition to more than half a million visitors, which is a large number that was reflected in the sales of publishers during the first days of the exhibition, which gives an indication Good for sales percentages during the coming days.

The head of the Egyptian General Book Organization expressed his happiness at the size of the growing public turnout witnessed by the current session of the exhibition, which confirms the awareness of the Egyptian society in all its categories of the importance of knowledge and its value in the development and development of society. And a great turnout, including the performances of the big night, the national circus, and the Nile Band for popular instruments, which presented the crescent biography, among an unprecedented audience.

It is noteworthy that the 54th session of the Cairo International Book Fair is being held under the auspices of His Excellency President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi, President of the Republic, and was inaugurated by Dr. Mostafa Madbouly, Prime Minister. Together: We Read.. We Think.. We Create.” The writer, Salah Jahin, was chosen to be the character of the exhibition this year. The Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan is the guest of honor. It is one of the largest actual gatherings of publishers in the world, with 1074 Egyptian and Arab publishers participating. And foreigners, from 53 countries, including new countries such as Hungary and the Dominican Republic, in addition to cultural activities that include meetings with creators, writers, thinkers, artists, symbols, and Egyptian, Arab and international figures, to enhance the role of culture in building the future that we aspire to.