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- 330s BC
- 330s BC establishments
- Ancient Greek archaeological sites in Egypt
- Cities founded by Alexander the Great
- Former capitals of Egypt
- Governorate capitals in Egypt
- Historic Jewish communities in North Africa
- Mediterranean port cities and towns in Egypt
- Metropolitan areas of Egypt
- Populated coastal places in Egypt
- Populated places in Alexandria Governorate
- Roman towns and cities in Egypt
Abdel Fattah el-Sisi
Abd el-Fattah el-Sisi (born 19 November 1954) is an Egyptian politician and retired military officer who has been serving as the sixth and current president of Egypt since 2014.
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Abidjan
Abidjan (N'ko: ߊߓߌߖߊ߲߬) is the largest city and the former capital of Côte d'Ivoire.
Abu al-Abbas al-Mursi
Al-Mursi Abu'l-'Abbas (1219 in Murcia – 1287 CE) (أبو العباس المرسي) was a saint from Al-Andalus during the Nasrid period and who later in his life moved to Alexandria in Egypt.
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Abu al-Abbas al-Mursi Mosque
The Abu al-Abbas al-Mursi Mosque (جامع أبو العباس المرسي) is an Egyptian mosque in the city of Alexandria.
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Abu Qir
Abu Qir (ابو قير, Abu Qīr, or), formerly also spelled Abukir or Aboukir, is a town on the Mediterranean coast of Egypt, near the ruins of ancient Canopus and northeast of Alexandria by rail. Alexandria and Abu Qir are Populated places in Alexandria Governorate.
Abu Qir Bay
The Abū Qīr Bay (sometimes transliterated Abukir Bay or Aboukir Bay) (transliterated: Khalīj Abū Qīr) is a spacious bay on the Mediterranean Sea near Alexandria in Egypt, lying between the Rosetta mouth of the Nile and the town of Abu Qir.
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Achaemenid Empire
The Achaemenid Empire or Achaemenian Empire, also known as the Persian Empire or First Persian Empire (𐎧𐏁𐏂), was an ancient Iranian empire founded by Cyrus the Great of the Achaemenid dynasty in 550 BC. Alexandria and Achaemenid Empire are 330s BC.
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Acropolis
An acropolis was the settlement of an upper part of an ancient Greek city, especially a citadel, and frequently a hill with precipitous sides, mainly chosen for purposes of defense.
Adolf Erman
Johann Peter Adolf Erman (31 October 185426 June 1937) was a German Egyptologist and lexicographer.
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Africa Cup of Nations
The Africa Cup of Nations, commonly abbreviated as AFCON and officially known as the TotalEnergies Africa Cup of Nations for sponsorship reasons, is the main quadrennial international men's association football competition in Africa.
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AfroBasket
The AfroBasket (alternatively known as the FIBA Africa Championship, FIBA African Championship, or FIBA AfroBasket) is the men's basketball continental championship contested by the senior national teams of Africa, played once every four years.
Al Ittihad Alexandria Club
Al Ittihad Alexandria Club (نادي الإتحاد السكندري), locally known as El Ittihad El Skandary, is an Egyptian sports club based in Alexandria, Egypt.
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Al-Ahram Weekly
Al-Ahram Weekly is an English-language weekly broadsheet printed by the Al-Ahram Publishing House in Cairo, Egypt.
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Al-Nasir Muhammad
Al-Malik an-Nasir Nasir ad-Din Muhammad ibn Qalawun (الملك الناصر ناصر الدين محمد بن قلاوون), commonly known as an-Nasir Muhammad (الناصر محمد), or by his kunya: Abu al-Ma'ali (أبو المعالي) or as Ibn Qalawun (1285–1341) was the ninth Mamluk sultan of the Bahri dynasty who ruled Egypt between 1293–1294, 1299–1309, and 1310 until his death in 1341.
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Al-Nour Party
The al‑Nour Party (Ḥizb an-Nūr), or "Party of The Light", was one of the political parties created in Egypt after the 2011 Egyptian Revolution.
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Alexander Nevsky
Alexander Yaroslavich Nevsky (Александр Ярославич Невский;; monastic name: Aleksiy; 13 May 1221 – 14 November 1263) was Prince of Novgorod (1236–1240; 1241–1256; 1258–1259), Grand Prince of Kiev (1246–1263) and Grand Prince of Vladimir (1252–1263).
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Alexander the Great
Alexander III of Macedon (Alexandros; 20/21 July 356 BC – 10/11 June 323 BC), most commonly known as Alexander the Great, was a king of the ancient Greek kingdom of Macedon.
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Alexandria Corniche
The Corniche (الكرنيش) is a waterfront promenade corniche in Alexandria, Egypt, running along the Eastern Harbour.
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Alexandria Governorate
Alexandria Governorate (محافظة الإسكندرية, محافظة اسكندريه) is one of the governorates of Egypt.
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Alexandria Higher Institute of Engineering and Technology
Alexandria Higher Institute of Engineering and Technology (AIET) is a private institute for higher education founded in 1996 and owned by "Mohamed Ragab Foundation for Social Development" which is an organization registered with the Egyptian Government.
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Alexandria Metro
The Alexandria Metro is a proposed rapid transit system for Egypt's second largest city, Alexandria.
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Alexandria National Museum
The Alexandria National Museum (ANM) is a museum in Alexandria, Egypt.
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Alexandria on the Indus
Alexandria on the Indus (Ἀλεξάνδρεια ἐπὶ Ἰνδῷ, likely modern Uch, Pakistan) was a city founded by Alexander the Great at the junction of the Indus and the Acesines river. Alexandria and Alexandria on the Indus are cities founded by Alexander the Great and Populated places established in the 4th century BC.
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Alexandria Opera House
Alexandria Opera House or Sayed Darwish Theatre was built in 1918 and opened in 1921 in the city of Alexandria, Egypt.
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Alexandria Port
The Port of Alexandria is located on the northern coast of Egypt, to the West of the Nile Delta.
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Alexandria railway station (Egypt)
Alexandria railway station is a railway terminus in Alexandria, Egypt.
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Alexandria Sporting Club
Alexandria Sporting Club, also commonly known as Sporting Alexandria and Sporting among the locals, is an Egyptian sports club based in Alexandria, Egypt.
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Alexandria Stadium
Alexandria Stadium (إستاد الأسكندرية) is a multi-purpose stadium in the Moharram Bey district of Alexandria, Egypt.
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Alexandria University
Alexandria University (جامعة الإسكندرية) is a public university in Alexandria, Egypt.
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Alexandrian Kings
Alexandrian Kings is a 1912 Greek poem by Constantine P. Cavafy which can be generally seen as a lesser-known poem from his anthology.
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Alexandrian riots (38 CE)
The Alexandrian pogrom, or Alexandrian riots were attacks directed against Jews in 38 CE in Roman Alexandria, Egypt.
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Algiers
Algiers (al-Jazāʾir) is the capital and largest city of Algeria, located in the north-central part of the country.
Ali
Ali ibn Abi Talib (translit) was the cousin and son-in-law of the Islamic prophet Muhammad, and was the fourth Rashidun caliph who ruled from 656 to 661, as well as the first Shia imam.
Almaty
Almaty, formerly Alma-Ata, is the largest city in Kazakhstan, with a population of over two million. Alexandria and Almaty are Populated places along the Silk Road.
American Center of Research
The American Center of Research (ACOR) is a private, not-for-profit scholarly and educational organization.
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American University in Cairo
The American University in Cairo (AUC; al-Jāmi‘a al-’Amrīkiyya bi-l-Qāhira) is a private research university in New Cairo, Egypt.
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Ammianus Marcellinus
Ammianus Marcellinus, occasionally anglicised as Ammian (Greek: Αμμιανός Μαρκελλίνος; born, died 400), was a Roman soldier and historian who wrote the penultimate major historical account surviving from antiquity (preceding Procopius).
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Amr ibn al-As
Amr ibn al-As ibn Wa'il al-Sahmi (translit; 664) was an Arab commander and companion of Muhammad who led the Muslim conquest of Egypt and served as its governor in 640–646 and 658–664. The son of a wealthy Qurayshite, Amr embraced Islam in and was assigned important roles in the nascent Muslim community by the Islamic prophet Muhammad.
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Ancient Greece
Ancient Greece (Hellás) was a northeastern Mediterranean civilization, existing from the Greek Dark Ages of the 12th–9th centuries BC to the end of classical antiquity, that comprised a loose collection of culturally and linguistically related city-states and other territories.
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Ancient Greek
Ancient Greek (Ἑλληνῐκή) includes the forms of the Greek language used in ancient Greece and the ancient world from around 1500 BC to 300 BC.
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Ancient Greek temple
Greek temples (dwelling, semantically distinct from Latin templum, "temple") were structures built to house deity statues within Greek sanctuaries in ancient Greek religion.
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Ancient monument
An ancient monument can refer to any early or historical manmade structure or architecture.
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Ancient Rome
In modern historiography, ancient Rome is the Roman civilisation from the founding of the Italian city of Rome in the 8th century BC to the collapse of the Western Roman Empire in the 5th century AD.
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Annunciation
The Annunciation (from the Latin annuntiatio; also referred to as the Annunciation to the Blessed Virgin Mary, the Annunciation of Our Lady, or the Annunciation of the Lord; Ο Ευαγγελισμός της Θεοτόκου) is, according to the Gospel of Luke, the announcement made by the archangel Gabriel to Mary that she would conceive and bear a son through a virgin birth and become the mother of Jesus Christ, the Christian Messiah and Son of God, marking the Incarnation.
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Anthony the Great
Anthony the Great (Ἀντώνιος Antṓnios; القديس أنطونيوس الكبير; Antonius;; – 17 January 356) was a Christian monk from Egypt, revered since his death as a saint.
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Apostolic Vicariate of Alexandria of Egypt
The Apostolic Vicariate of Alexandria of Egypt, or in full - of Alexandria of Egypt-Heliopolis-Port Said (Vicariatus Apostolicus Alexandrinus) is a Roman Catholic Apostolic vicariate (missionary ordinariate) in Egypt, named after its cathedral see in Alexandria, a port city and former Catholic patriarchate, which serves the Latin Catholics in Egypt.
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Arab Academy for Science, Technology and Maritime Transport
The Arab Academy for Science, Technology & Maritime Transport (AASTMT) or (AAST) (الأكاديمية العربية للعلوموالتكنولوجيا والنقل البحري) is a regional university operated by the Arab League, which runs programs in marine transportation, business, and engineering.
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Arab conquest of Egypt
The Arab conquest of Egypt, led by the army of 'Amr ibn al-'As, took place between 639 and 642 AD and was overseen by the Rashidun Caliphate.
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Arab nationalism
Arab nationalism (al-qawmīya al-ʿarabīya) is a political ideology asserting that Arabs constitute a single nation.
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Arab world
The Arab world (اَلْعَالَمُ الْعَرَبِيُّ), formally the Arab homeland (اَلْوَطَنُ الْعَرَبِيُّ), also known as the Arab nation (اَلْأُمَّةُ الْعَرَبِيَّةُ), the Arabsphere, or the Arab states, comprises a large group of countries, mainly located in Western Asia and Northern Africa.
Arabian Peninsula
The Arabian Peninsula (شِبْهُ الْجَزِيرَة الْعَرَبِيَّة,, "Arabian Peninsula" or جَزِيرَةُ الْعَرَب,, "Island of the Arabs"), or Arabia, is a peninsula in West Asia, situated northeast of Africa on the Arabian Plate.
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Arabic
Arabic (اَلْعَرَبِيَّةُ, or عَرَبِيّ, or) is a Central Semitic language of the Afroasiatic language family spoken primarily in the Arab world.
Arabic definite article
(ٱلْـ, also romanized as el-, il-, and l- as pronounced in some varieties of Arabic), is the definite article in the Arabic language: a particle (ḥarf) whose function is to render the noun on which it is prefixed definite.
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Arabization
Arabization or Arabicization (translit) is a sociological process of cultural change in which a non-Arab society becomes Arab, meaning it either directly adopts or becomes strongly influenced by the Arabic language, culture, literature, art, music, and ethnic identity as well as other socio-cultural factors.
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Archaeology
Archaeology or archeology is the study of human activity through the recovery and analysis of material culture.
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Armenian Catholic Eparchy of Alexandria
The Armenian Catholic Eparchy of Alexandria (or Iskanderiya) is a suffragan eparchy (Eastern Catholicdiocese) of the Armenian Catholic Church sui iuris (Armenian Rite in Armenian language), in the Patriarch's own 'ecclesiastical province of Cilicia' (actually based in Beirut, Lebanon), covering Egypt and Sudan.
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Armenian Rite
The Armenian Rite is a liturgical rite used by both the Armenian Apostolic and the Armenian Catholic churches.
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Attic Greek
Attic Greek is the Greek dialect of the ancient region of Attica, including the polis of Athens.
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Augustus
Gaius Julius Caesar Augustus (born Gaius Octavius; 23 September 63 BC – 19 August AD 14), also known as Octavian (Octavianus), was the founder of the Roman Empire.
Bahary
Bahary (بحري) is a neighborhood in Alexandria, Egypt. Alexandria and Bahary are Populated places in Alexandria Governorate.
Baltimore
Baltimore is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Maryland.
Battle of Alexandria (1801)
The Battle of Alexandria, or Battle of Canope, was fought on 21 March 1801 between the army of Napoleon's French First Republic under General Jacques-François Menou and the British expeditionary corps under Sir Ralph Abercromby.
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Battle of Pharsalus
The Battle of Pharsalus was the decisive battle of Caesar's Civil War fought on 9 August 48 BC near Pharsalus in Central Greece.
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Battle of Ridaniya
The Battle of Ridaniya or Battle of Ridanieh (Ridaniye Muharebesi; معركة الريدانية) was fought on January 22, 1517, in Egypt.
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Baucalis
Baucalis, also called Boukolou, and Baukalis, is a section in Alexandria, Egypt where St. Mark was reported to have been martyred, along with the historic location of his martyrium.
Bibliotheca Alexandrina
The Bibliotheca Alexandrina (Latin, 'Library of Alexandria'; Maktabat al-’Iskandariyya) (BA) is a major library and cultural center on the shore of the Mediterranean Sea in Alexandria, Egypt.
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Bilal ibn Rabah
Bilāl ibn Rabāḥ (بِلَال بِن رَبَاح) (5 March 580 – 2 March 640), was one of the Sahabah (companions) of the Islamic prophet Muhammad.
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Bombardment of Alexandria
The Bombardment of Alexandria in Egypt by the British Mediterranean Fleet took place on 11–13 July 1882.
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Borg El Arab
Borg El Arab (lit) is a city in the governorate of Alexandria, Egypt. Alexandria and Borg El Arab are Populated places in Alexandria Governorate.
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Borg El Arab International Airport
Borg El Arab International Airport (Arabic:مطار برج العرب الدولي) is the international airport of Alexandria, Egypt.
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Borg El Arab Stadium
The Borg El Arab Stadium (ستاد برج العرب), sometimes referred to as the Egyptian Army Stadium or El Geish Stadium - Alexandria (ستاد الجيش ببرج العرب), is a stadium commissioned in 2005 in the Mediterranean Sea resort of Amreya; 25 km west of Alexandria, Egypt.
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Bratislava
Bratislava (German: Pressburg or Preßburg,; Hungarian: Pozsony; Slovak: Prešporok), is the capital and largest city of Slovakia and the fourth largest of all cities on Danube river.
Brazil
Brazil, officially the Federative Republic of Brazil, is the largest and easternmost country in South America and Latin America.
Byzantine Empire
The Byzantine Empire, also referred to as the Eastern Roman Empire, was the continuation of the Roman Empire centered in Constantinople during Late Antiquity and the Middle Ages.
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Byzantine Rite
The Byzantine Rite, also known as the Greek Rite or the Rite of Constantinople, is a liturgical rite that is identified with the wide range of cultural, devotional, and canonical practices that developed in the Eastern Christian church of Constantinople.
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Caesareum of Alexandria
The Caesareum of Alexandria is an ancient temple in Alexandria, Egypt.
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Caesarion
Ptolemy XV Caesar (Πτολεμαῖος Καῖσαρ,; 23 June 47 BC – 29 August 30 BC), nicknamed Caesarion (Καισαρίων,, "Little Caesar"), was the last pharaoh of Ptolemaic Egypt, reigning with his mother Cleopatra VII from 2 September 44 BC until her death by 12 August 30 BC, then as sole ruler until his death was ordered by Octavian (who would become the first Roman emperor as Augustus).
Cairo
Cairo (al-Qāhirah) is the capital of Egypt and the Cairo Governorate, and is the country's largest city, being home to more than 10 million people. Alexandria and Cairo are cities in Egypt and governorate capitals in Egypt.
Cairo–Alexandria desert road
Cairo–Alexandria Desert Road, also known as the Cairo–Alexandria Freeway and the Cairo–Alexandria Highway, is the main highway that connects Cairo to Alexandria, the two largest cities in Egypt.
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Caligula
Gaius Caesar Augustus Germanicus (31 August 12 – 24 January 41), better known by his nickname Caligula, was Roman emperor from AD 37 until his assassination in AD 41.
Canopus, Egypt
Canopus (Κάνωπος), also known as Canobus (Κάνωβος), was an ancient Egyptian coastal town, located in the Nile Delta. Alexandria and Canopus, Egypt are Mediterranean port cities and towns in Egypt.
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Cape Town
Cape Town is the legislative capital of South Africa.
Caracalla
Marcus Aurelius Antoninus (born Lucius Septimius Bassianus, 4 April 188 – 8 April 217), better known by his nickname Caracalla, was Roman emperor from 198 to 217 AD.
Carthage
Carthage was an ancient city in Northern Africa, on the eastern side of the Lake of Tunis in what is now Tunisia.
Casablanca
Casablanca (lit) is the largest city in Morocco and the country's economic and business centre.
Catacombs
Catacombs are human-made underground passages primarily used for religious purposes, particularly for burial.
Catacombs of Kom El Shoqafa
The catacombs of Kom El Shoqafa (translit) is a historical archaeological site located in Alexandria, Egypt, and is considered one of the Seven Wonders of the Middle Ages.
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Catania
Catania (Sicilian and) is the second-largest municipality in Sicily, after Palermo, both by area and by population.
Catherine of Alexandria
Catherine of Alexandria, also spelled Katherine (Greek: Αίκατερίνη) is, according to tradition, a Christian saint and virgin, who was martyred in the early fourth century at the hands of the emperor Maxentius.
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Catholic Church
The Catholic Church, also known as the Roman Catholic Church, is the largest Christian church, with 1.28 to 1.39 billion baptized Catholics worldwide as of 2024.
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Cavafy Museum
Cavafy Museum is an apartment museum in center Alexandria, Egypt, which formerly was the residence of the Greek poet Constantine P. Cavafy, where he lived most of his life.
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Cemetery
A cemetery, burial ground, gravesite, graveyard, or a green space called a memorial park, is a place where the remains of dead people are buried or otherwise interred.
Christianity
Christianity is an Abrahamic monotheistic religion based on the life and teachings of Jesus Christ.
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Church of Alexandria
The Church of Alexandria in Egypt was the Christian Church headed by the patriarch of Alexandria.
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Citadel of Qaitbay
The Citadel of Qaitbay (or the Fort of Qaitbay; قلعة قايتباي) is a 15th-century defensive fortress located on the Mediterranean sea coast, in Alexandria, Egypt.
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Cleomenes of Naucratis
Cleomenes (Greek: Kλεoμένης Kleoménes; died 322 BC), a Greek of Naucratis in Ancient Egypt, was appointed by Alexander III of Macedon as nomarch of the Arabian Nome (νoμoς) of Egypt and receiver of the tributes from all the nomes (districts) of ancient Egypt and the neighbouring part of Africa (331 BC).
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Cleopatra
Cleopatra VII Thea Philopator (Κλεοπάτρα Θεά ΦιλοπάτωρThe name Cleopatra is pronounced, or sometimes in British English, see, the same as in American English.. Her name was pronounced in the Greek dialect of Egypt (see Koine Greek phonology);Also "Thea Neotera", lit.
Cleopatra's Needles
Cleopatra's Needles are a separated pair of ancient Egyptian obelisks now in London and New York City.
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Cleveland
Cleveland, officially the City of Cleveland, is a city in the U.S. state of Ohio.
Climate Action Tracker
Climate Action Tracker (CAT) is an independent scientific project with the aim of monitoring government action to achieve their reduction of greenhouse gas emissions with regard to international agreements – specifically the globally agreed Paris Agreement aim of "holding warming well below 2°C, and pursuing efforts to limit warming to 1.5°C.".
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Climate change
In common usage, climate change describes global warming—the ongoing increase in global average temperature—and its effects on Earth's climate system.
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Collège Saint Marc, Alexandria
Collège Saint Marc is an all-male French Catholic school in Alexandria, Egypt.
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Colonies in antiquity
Colonies in antiquity were post-Iron Age city-states founded from a mother-city or metropolis rather than a territory-at-large.
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Colonnade
In classical architecture, a colonnade is a long sequence of columns joined by their entablature, often free-standing, or part of a building.
Columbia University Press
Columbia University Press is a university press based in New York City, and affiliated with Columbia University.
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Commuter rail
Commuter rail, or suburban rail, is a passenger rail transport service that primarily operates within a metropolitan area, connecting commuters to a central city from adjacent suburbs or commuter towns.
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Constanța
Constanța (Custantsa; Kyustendzha, or label; Dobrujan Tatar: Köstencĭ; Kōnstántza, or label; Köstence), historically known as Tomis or Tomi (Τόμις or Τόμοι), is a port city in the Dobruja historical region of Romania.
Constantinople
Constantinople (see other names) became the capital of the Roman Empire during the reign of Constantine the Great in 330. Alexandria and Constantinople are holy cities and Populated places along the Silk Road.
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Coptic Catholic Church
The Coptic Catholic Church is an Eastern Catholic particular Church in full communion with the Roman Catholic Church.
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Coptic language
Coptic (Bohairic Coptic) is a group of closely related Egyptian dialects, representing the most recent developments of the Egyptian language, and historically spoken by the Copts, starting from the third century AD in Roman Egypt.
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Coptic Orthodox Church
The Coptic Orthodox Church (lit), also known as the Coptic Orthodox Patriarchate of Alexandria, is an Oriental Orthodox Christian church based in Egypt.
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Council of Chalcedon
The Council of Chalcedon (Concilium Chalcedonense) was the fourth ecumenical council of the Christian Church.
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Crete
Crete (translit, Modern:, Ancient) is the largest and most populous of the Greek islands, the 88th largest island in the world and the fifth largest island in the Mediterranean Sea, after Sicily, Sardinia, Cyprus, and Corsica.
Cross Egypt Challenge
Cross Egypt Challenge (or simply CEC) is an annual cross-country endurance motorcycle and scooter rally conducted throughout the most difficult and challenging roads and tracks of Egypt.
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Cultural tourism in Egypt
Egypt has a thriving cultural tourism industry, built on the country's complex history, multicultural population and importance as a regional centre.
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Cyril of Alexandria
Cyril of Alexandria (Κύριλλος Ἀλεξανδρείας; Ⲡⲁⲡⲁ Ⲕⲩⲣⲓⲗⲗⲟⲩ ⲁ̅or ⲡⲓ̀ⲁⲅⲓⲟⲥ Ⲕⲓⲣⲓⲗⲗⲟⲥ; 376–444) was the Patriarch of Alexandria from 412 to 444.
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Dakar
Dakar (Ndakaaru) is the capital and largest city of Senegal.
Damietta
Damietta (دمياط; Tamiati) is a port city and the capital of the Damietta Governorate in Egypt. Alexandria and Damietta are cities in Egypt, governorate capitals in Egypt and Populated coastal places in Egypt.
Dar es Salaam
Dar es Salaam (from lit) is the largest city and financial hub of Tanzania.
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David George Hogarth
David George Hogarth (23 May 1862 – 6 November 1927), also known as D. G. Hogarth, was a British archaeologist and scholar associated with T. E. Lawrence and Arthur Evans.
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Decriannus
Decriannus was the official architect of the Roman emperor Hadrian, who repaired the Egyptian city of Alexandria.
Desert climate
The desert climate or arid climate (in the Köppen climate classification BWh and BWk) is a dry climate sub-type in which there is a severe excess of evaporation over precipitation.
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Deutsche Schule der Borromäerinnen Alexandria
Deutsche Schule der Borromäerinnen Alexandria (DSBA; المدرسة الألمانية للقديس سان شارل بورومي بالإسكندرية) is a German-Egyptian school of encounter (German: Begegnungsschule), which is supported by the Federal Office of Administration in Cologne, both in personnel and funding terms.
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Diesel locomotive
A diesel locomotive is a type of railway locomotive in which the power source is a diesel engine.
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Dinocrates
Dinocrates of Rhodes (also Deinocrates, Dimocrates, Cheirocrates and Stasicrates; Δεινοκράτης ὁ Ῥόδιος, fl. last quarter of the 4th century BC) was a Greek architect and technical adviser for Alexander the Great.
Diocletian
Diocletian (Gaius Aurelius Valerius Diocletianus, Diokletianós; 242/245 – 311/312), nicknamed Jovius, was Roman emperor from 284 until his abdication in 305.
Domitius Domitianus
Lucius Domitius Domitianus or, rarely, Domitian III, was a Roman usurper against Diocletian, who seized power for a short time in Egypt.
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Dormition of the Mother of God
The Dormition of the Mother of God is a Great Feast of the Eastern Orthodox, Oriental Orthodox, and Eastern Catholic Churches (except the East Syriac churches).
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Durban
Durban (eThekwini, from itheku meaning "bay, lagoon") is the third-most populous city in South Africa, after Johannesburg and Cape Town, and the largest city in the province of KwaZulu-Natal.
Early Christianity
Early Christianity, otherwise called the Early Church or Paleo-Christianity, describes the historical era of the Christian religion up to the First Council of Nicaea in 325.
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Eastern Orthodox Church
The Eastern Orthodox Church, officially the Orthodox Catholic Church, and also called the Greek Orthodox Church or simply the Orthodox Church, is the second-largest Christian church, with approximately 230 million baptised members.
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Egypt
Egypt (مصر), officially the Arab Republic of Egypt, is a transcontinental country spanning the northeast corner of Africa and the Sinai Peninsula in the southwest corner of Asia.
Egypt Exploration Society
The Egypt Exploration Society (EES) is a British non-profit organization.
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Egypt men's national basketball team
The Egypt national basketball team represents Egypt in international basketball competitions.
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Egypt national football team
The Egypt national football team (منتخب مصر لكرة القدم), nicknamed "Pharaohs" (الفراعنة), represents Egypt in men's international football, and is governed by the Egyptian Football Association (EFA), the governing body of football in Egypt.
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Egypt Standard Time
Egypt Standard Time (EGY) (Tawqīt Miṣr al-qiyāsiyy) is UTC+02:00, which is equivalent to Eastern European Time, Central Africa Time, South African Standard Time and Central European Summer Time, and is co-linear with neighbouring Libya and Sudan.
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Egypt-Japan University of Science and Technology
Egypt-Japan University of Science and Technology (E-JUST, الجامعة المصرية اليابانية للعلوموالتكنولوجيا Al-Gāmi`ah al-Miṣriyyah al-Yabāniyyah lil-`Ulūm wal-Tiknūlūjiyā, エジプト日本科学技術大学 Ejiputo Nihon Kagaku Gijutsu Daigaku) is an Egyptian research university with a Japanese partnership, established by Presidential Decree No.
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Egyptian Arabic
Egyptian Arabic, locally known as Colloquial Egyptian (اللغة العامية المصرية.), or simply Masri (also Masry) (مَصرى), is the most widely spoken vernacular Arabic variety in Egypt.
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Egyptian English Language School
Egyptian English Language School (EELS) is a private school in Alexandria, Egypt.
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Egyptian language
The Egyptian language, or Ancient Egyptian, is an extinct branch of the Afro-Asiatic languages that was spoken in ancient Egypt.
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Egyptian National Railways
Egyptian National Railways (ENR; Al-Sikak al-Ḥadīdiyyah al-Miṣriyyah) is the national railway of Egypt and managed by the parastatal Egyptian Railway Authority (ERA; National Agency for Egypt's Railways).
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Egyptian pound
The Egyptian pound (جنيه مصرى; abbreviations: £, E£, £E, LE, or EGP in Latin, and ج.م. in Arabic, ISO code: EGP) is the official currency of Egypt.
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Egyptian pyramids
The Egyptian pyramids are ancient masonry structures located in Egypt.
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Egyptians
Egyptians (translit,; translit,; remenkhēmi) are an ethnic group native to the Nile Valley in Egypt.
El Koroum SC
El Koroum (Arabic: نادي الكروم, Chrome) was an Egyptian football club formerly based in Alexandria.
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El Nasr Girls' College
El Nasr Girls' College (EGC) (كلية النصر للبنات) is a school in Shatby, Alexandria, Egypt.
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El Nouzha Airport
El Nozha Airport or Alexandria International Airport (مطار الاسكندرية الدولي) was an international airport of Alexandria, Egypt, southeast of the city center.
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Elijah
Elijah (ʾĒlīyyāhū, meaning "My God is Yahweh/YHWH"; Greek form: Elias /eːˈlias/) was a Jewish prophet and a miracle worker who lived in the northern kingdom of Israel during the reign of King Ahab (9th century BC), according to the Books of Kings in the Hebrew Bible.
Elio Lo Cascio
Elio Lo Cascio (born 31 May 1948) is an Italian historian and teacher of Roman history at the Sapienza University of Rome.
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Eliyahu Hanavi Synagogue
Eliyahu Hanavi Synagogue is a synagogue in Alexandria, Egypt built in the Neo-Gothic style.
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Faculty of Engineering, Alexandria University
The Faculty of Engineering, Alexandria University (كلية الهندسة جامعة الإسكندرية) was established in 1942.
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Foreign Policy
Foreign Policy is an American news publication founded in 1970 focused on global affairs, current events, and domestic and international policy.
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France
France, officially the French Republic, is a country located primarily in Western Europe.
Franck Goddio
Franck Goddio (born 1947 in Casablanca, Morocco) is a French underwater archaeologist who, in 2000, discovered the city of Thonis-Heracleion off the Egyptian shore in Aboukir Bay.
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French invasion of Egypt and Syria
The French invasion of Egypt and Syria (1798–1801) was an invasion and occupation of the Ottoman territories of Egypt and Syria, by forces of the French First Republic led by Napoleon Bonaparte.
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Fustat
Fustat (translit), also Fostat, was the first capital of Egypt under Muslim rule, and the historical centre of modern Cairo. Alexandria and Fustat are former capitals of Egypt.
Gabriel
In the Abrahamic religions (Judaism, Christianity, Islam and the Baháʼí Faith), Gabriel is an archangel with the power to announce God's will to mankind.
Gamal Abdel Nasser
Gamal Abdel Nasser Hussein (15 January 1918 – 28 September 1970) was an Egyptian military officer and politician who served as the second president of Egypt from 1954 until his death in 1970.
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Gaza City
Gaza, also called Gaza City, is a Palestinian city in the Gaza Strip. Alexandria and Gaza City are cities founded by Alexander the Great.
Gnosticism
Gnosticism (from Ancient Greek:, romanized: gnōstikós, Koine Greek: ɣnostiˈkos, 'having knowledge') is a collection of religious ideas and systems that coalesced in the late 1st century AD among Jewish and early Christian sects.
Gossypium barbadense
Gossypium barbadense is one of several species of cotton.
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Graeco-Roman Museum
The Graeco-Roman Museum is an archaeological museum located in Alexandria, Egypt.
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Great Pyramid of Giza
The Great Pyramid of Giza is the largest Egyptian pyramid.
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Greater Cairo
The Greater Cairo (Al-Qāhira al-Kubrā) is a metropolitan area centered around Cairo, Egypt. Alexandria and Greater Cairo are metropolitan areas of Egypt.
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Greek Orthodox Patriarchate of Alexandria
The Greek Orthodox Patriarchate of Alexandria and all Africa (The Patriarchate of Alexandria and all Africa), also known as the Greek Orthodox Church of Alexandria, is an autocephalous patriarchate that is part of the Eastern Orthodox Church.
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Greeks
The Greeks or Hellenes (Έλληνες, Éllines) are an ethnic group and nation native to Greece, Cyprus, southern Albania, Anatolia, parts of Italy and Egypt, and to a lesser extent, other countries surrounding the Eastern Mediterranean and Black Sea. They also form a significant diaspora, with many Greek communities established around the world..
Grid plan
In urban planning, the grid plan, grid street plan, or gridiron plan is a type of city plan in which streets run at right angles to each other, forming a grid.
Gymnasium (ancient Greece)
The gymnasium (gymnásion) in Ancient Greece functioned as a training facility for competitors in public games.
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Hadrian
Hadrian (Publius Aelius Hadrianus; 24 January 76 – 10 July 138) was Roman emperor from 117 to 138.
Hail
Hail is a form of solid precipitation.
Haras El Hodoud SC
Haras El Hodood Sporting Club (lit), is an Egyptian professional sports club based in El Max, Alexandria.
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Haras El Hodoud Stadium
Haras El-Hodood Stadium (Border Guard Stadium) is a multi-purpose stadium in Alexandria, Egypt.
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Hebrew Bible
The Hebrew Bible or Tanakh (. Random House Webster's Unabridged Dictionary. Hebrew), also known in Hebrew as Miqra (Hebrew), is the canonical collection of Hebrew scriptures, comprising the Torah, the Nevi'im, and the Ketuvim.
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Hellenistic period
In classical antiquity, the Hellenistic period covers the time in Mediterranean history after Classical Greece, between the death of Alexander the Great in 323 BC and the death of Cleopatra in 30 BC, which was followed by the ascendancy of the Roman Empire, as signified by the Battle of Actium in 31 BC and the Roman conquest of Ptolemaic Egypt the following year, which eliminated the last major Hellenistic kingdom.
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Hephaestus
Hephaestus (eight spellings; Hḗphaistos) is the Greek god of artisans, blacksmiths, carpenters, craftsmen, fire, metallurgy, metalworking, sculpture and volcanoes.
Heptastadion
The Heptastadion (Greek: Ὲπταστάδιον) was a giant causeway, often referred to as a mole or a dyke built by the people of Alexandria, Egypt in the 3rd century BC during the Ptolemaic period.
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Heracleion
Heracleion (Ancient Greek: Ἡράκλειον), also known as Thonis (Ancient Greek: Θῶνις; from the Ancient Egyptian: Tȝ-ḥn.t; Ⲧϩⲱⲛⲓ) and sometimes called Thonis-Heracleion, was an ancient Egyptian port city located near the Canopic Mouth of the Nile, about northeast of Alexandria on the Mediterranean Sea. Alexandria and Heracleion are ancient Greek archaeological sites in Egypt and Mediterranean port cities and towns in Egypt.
Heraclius
Heraclius (Hērákleios; – 11 February 641) was Byzantine emperor from 610 to 641.
Hermann Grapow
Hermann Grapow (1 September 1885 in Rostock – 24 August 1967 in Berlin) was a German Egyptologist and professor who published together with Adolf Erman the Dictionary of the Egyptian Language.
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Herod Agrippa
Herod Agrippa (Roman name Marcus Julius Agrippa), also known as Herod II or Agrippa I, was the last Jewish king of Judea.
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Hijri year
The Hijri year (سَنة هِجْريّة) or era (التقويمالهجري at-taqwīm al-hijrī) is the era used in the Islamic lunar calendar.
Hippodamus of Miletus
Hippodamus of Miletus (Greek: Ἱππόδαμος ὁ Μιλήσιος, Hippodamos ho Milesios; c.480–408 BC) was an ancient Greek architect, urban planner, physician, mathematician, meteorologist and philosopher, who is considered to be "the father of European urban planning", and the namesake of the "Hippodamian plan" (grid plan) of city layout, although rectangular city plans were in use by the ancient Greeks as early as the 8th c.
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History of the Jews in Alexandria
The history of the Jews in Alexandria dates back to the founding of the city by Alexander the Great in 332 BCE.
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Holy Unmercenaries
Holy Unmercenaries (Agioi Anárgyroi) is an epithet applied to a number of Christian saints who did not accept payment for good deeds.
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Hotel
A hotel is an establishment that provides paid lodging on a short-term basis.
Hypsicles
Hypsicles (Ὑψικλῆς; c. 190 – c. 120 BCE) was an ancient Greek mathematician and astronomer known for authoring On Ascensions (Ἀναφορικός) and possibly the Book XIV of Euclid's ''Elements''.
Ibn Battuta
Abū Abd Allāh Muḥammad ibn Abd Allāh Al-Lawātī (24 February 13041368/1369), commonly known as Ibn Battuta, was a Maghrebi traveller, explorer and scholar.
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Ice pellets
Ice pellets (Canadian English) or sleet (American English) is a form of precipitation consisting of small, hard, translucent balls of ice.
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Ice sheet
In glaciology, an ice sheet, also known as a continental glacier, is a mass of glacial ice that covers surrounding terrain and is greater than.
Incheon
Incheon (or Inch'ŏn; literally "kind river"), formerly Jemulpo or Chemulp'o (제물포) until the period after 1910, officially the Incheon Metropolitan City (인천광역시, 仁川廣域市), is a city located in northwestern South Korea, bordering Seoul and Gyeonggi to the east.
India
India, officially the Republic of India (ISO), is a country in South Asia.
Industrial Revolution
The Industrial Revolution, sometimes divided into the First Industrial Revolution and Second Industrial Revolution, was a period of global transition of the human economy towards more widespread, efficient and stable manufacturing processes that succeeded the Agricultural Revolution.
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Institut Européen d'Archéologie Sous-Marine
The (IEASM) (English: European Institute for Underwater Archaeology) was founded in 1987 as a French non-profit organisation by President Franck Goddio.
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IPCC Sixth Assessment Report
The Sixth Assessment Report (AR6) of the United Nations (UN) Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) is the sixth in a series of reports which assess the available scientific information on climate change.
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Israel
Israel, officially the State of Israel, is a country in the Southern Levant, West Asia.
Jesuits
The Society of Jesus (Societas Iesu; abbreviation: SJ), also known as the Jesuit Order or the Jesuits (Iesuitae), is a religious order of clerics regular of pontifical right for men in the Catholic Church headquartered in Rome.
Joseph of Arimathea
Joseph of Arimathea (Ἰωσὴφ ὁ ἀπὸ Ἀριμαθαίας) is a Biblical figure who assumed responsibility for the burial of Jesus after his crucifixion.
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Judith McKenzie (archaeologist)
Judith Sheila McKenzie (28 November 1957 – 27 May 2019) was an Australian archaeologist whose work primarily focused on the architecture of the ancient Middle East.
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Julius Caesar
Gaius Julius Caesar (12 July 100 BC – 15 March 44 BC) was a Roman general and statesman.
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Kazanlak
Kazanlak (Казанлък, known as Seuthopolis (Σευθόπολις) in ancient times, is a town in Stara Zagora Province, Bulgaria. It is located in the middle of the plain of the same name, at the foot of the Balkan mountain range, at the eastern end of the Rose Valley.
Köppen climate classification
The Köppen climate classification is one of the most widely used climate classification systems.
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Kitos War
The Kitos War (115–117; mered ha-galuyot, or מרד התפוצות mered ha-tfutzot; "rebellion of the diaspora" Tumultus Iudaicus) was one of the major Jewish–Roman wars (66–136).
Koine Greek
Koine Greek (Koine the common dialect), also known as Hellenistic Greek, common Attic, the Alexandrian dialect, Biblical Greek, Septuagint Greek or New Testament Greek, was the common supra-regional form of Greek spoken and written during the Hellenistic period, the Roman Empire and the early Byzantine Empire.
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Kom El Deka
Kom El Deka (كومالدكة), also known as Kom el-Dikka, is a neighborhood and archaeological site in Alexandria, Egypt. Alexandria and Kom El Deka are Populated places in Alexandria Governorate.
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Lagos
Lagos (also US), or Lagos City, is a large metropolitan city in southwestern Nigeria.
Late antiquity
Late antiquity is sometimes defined as spanning from the end of classical antiquity to the local start of the Middle Ages, from around the late 3rd century up to the 7th or 8th century in Europe and adjacent areas bordering the Mediterranean Basin depending on location.
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Latin Church
The Latin Church (Ecclesia Latina) is the largest autonomous (sui iuris) particular church within the Catholic Church, whose members constitute the vast majority of the 1.3 billion Catholics.
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Latinisation of names
Latinisation (or Latinization) of names, also known as onomastic Latinisation, is the practice of rendering a non-Latin name in a modern Latin style.
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Lavon Affair
The Lavon affair was a failed Israeli covert operation, codenamed Operation Susannah, conducted in Egypt in the summer of 1954.
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Library of Alexandria
The Great Library of Alexandria in Alexandria, Egypt, was one of the largest and most significant libraries of the ancient world.
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Lighthouse
A lighthouse is a tower, building, or other type of physical structure designed to emit light from a system of lamps and lenses and to serve as a beacon for navigational aid, for maritime pilots at sea or on inland waterways.
Lighthouse of Alexandria
The Lighthouse of Alexandria, sometimes called the Pharos of Alexandria (ho Pháros tês Alexandreías, contemporary Koine; فنار الإسكندرية), was a lighthouse built by the Ptolemaic Kingdom of Ancient Egypt, during the reign of Ptolemy II Philadelphus (280–247 BC).
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Limassol
Limassol (Lemesós; Limasol or Leymosun) is a city on the southern coast of Cyprus and capital of the Limassol district.
List of Armenian Catholic patriarchs of Cilicia
This is a list of Catholicos Patriarchs of Cilicia of Armenian Catholics.
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List of Byzantine emperors
The foundation of Constantinople in 330 AD marks the conventional start of the Eastern Roman Empire, which fell to the Ottoman Empire in 1453 AD.
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List of cities founded by Alexander the Great
Alexander the Great (356 – 323 BC), a king of ancient Macedon, created one of the largest empires in history by waging an extensive military campaign throughout Asia. Alexandria and List of cities founded by Alexander the Great are cities founded by Alexander the Great.
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List of cities in Africa by population
The following is a list of the 100 largest cities in Africa by urban population using the most recent official estimate.
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List of coastal settlements of the Mediterranean Sea
Metropolitan areas with a population of 1,000,000 or higher are sorted by population.
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List of historical capitals of Egypt
The current capital of Egypt is Cairo. Alexandria and List of historical capitals of Egypt are cities in Egypt and former capitals of Egypt.
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List of largest cities in the Arab world
This is a list of largest cities in the Arab world. The Arab world is here defined as the 22 member states of the Arab League.
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List of sovereign states
The following is a list providing an overview of sovereign states around the world with information on their status and recognition of their sovereignty.
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List of urban areas in Africa by population
This is a list of the largest urban agglomerations in Africa.
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Locomotive
A locomotive or engine is a rail transport vehicle that provides the motive power for a train.
Lomé
Lomé is the capital and largest city of Togo. It has an urban population of 837,437 while there were 2,188,376 permanent residents in its metropolitan area as of the 2022 census. Located on the Gulf of Guinea at the southwest corner of the country, with its entire western border along the easternmost edge of Ghana's Volta Region, Lomé is the country's administrative and industrial center, which includes an oil refinery.
Luanda
Luanda (/luˈændə, -ˈɑːn-/, Portuguese) is the capital and largest city of Angola.
Mahatet El Raml
Mahatet El Raml (محطة الرمل) is a neighborhood in Alexandria, Egypt. Alexandria and Mahatet El Raml are Populated places in Alexandria Governorate.
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Mahmudiyya Canal
Maḥmūdiyya Canal (Agathos Daimon or Megas potamos) is a sub-canal from the Nile River which starts at the Nile-port of Mahmoudia and goes through Alexandria to the Mediterranean Sea.
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Mamluk Sultanate
The Mamluk Sultanate (translit), also known as Mamluk Egypt or the Mamluk Empire, was a state that ruled Egypt, the Levant and the Hejaz from the mid-13th to early 16th centuries.
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Manar English Girls School
El Manar English Girls School (M.E.G.S) (مدرسة المنار القومية للبنات لغات) is a school in El Raml Station (Mahatet El Raml), Alexandria, Egypt.
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Maputo
Maputo is the capital and largest city of Mozambique.
Maritime transport
Maritime transport (or ocean transport) or more generally waterborne transport, is the transport of people (passengers) or goods (cargo) via waterways.
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Mark Antony
Marcus Antonius (14 January 1 August 30 BC), commonly known in English as Mark Antony, was a Roman politician and general who played a critical role in the transformation of the Roman Republic from a constitutional republic into the autocratic Roman Empire.
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Mark the Evangelist
Mark the Evangelist (Koinē Greek: Μᾶρκος, romanized: Mârkos), also known as John Mark (Koinē Greek: Ἰωάννης Μάρκος, romanized: Iōannēs Mârkos; Aramaic: ܝܘܚܢܢ, romanized: Yōḥannān) or Saint Mark, is the person who is traditionally ascribed to be the author of the Gospel of Mark.
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Mary, mother of Jesus
Mary was a first-century Jewish woman of Nazareth, the wife of Joseph and the mother of Jesus.
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Mausoleum
A mausoleum is an external free-standing building constructed as a monument enclosing the burial chamber of a deceased person or people.
Mediterranean Sea
The Mediterranean Sea is a sea connected to the Atlantic Ocean, surrounded by the Mediterranean Basin and almost completely enclosed by land: on the north by Southern Europe and Anatolia, on the south by North Africa, on the east by the Levant in West Asia, and on the west almost by the Morocco–Spain border.
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Melkite
The term Melkite, also written Melchite, refers to various Eastern Christian churches of the Byzantine Rite and their members originating in West Asia.
Melkite Catholic Patriarchate of Antioch
The Melkite Catholic Patriarchate of Antioch is the only actual residential Patriarchate of the Melkite Greek Catholic Church (Eastern Catholic, Byzantine Rite).
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Melkite Greek Catholic Church
The Melkite Greek Catholic Church, or Melkite Byzantine Catholic Church, is an Eastern Catholic church in full communion with the Holy See as part of the worldwide Catholic Church.
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Memphis, Egypt
Memphis (Manf,; Bohairic ⲙⲉⲙϥⲓ; Μέμφις), or Men-nefer, was the ancient capital of Inebu-hedj, the first nome of Lower Egypt that was known as mḥw ("North"). Alexandria and Memphis, Egypt are former capitals of Egypt.
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Menas of Egypt
Menas of Egypt (also Mina, Minas, Mena, Meena; Άγιος Μηνάς,; 285 – c. 309), a martyr and wonder-worker, is one of the most well-known Coptic saints in the East and the West, due to the many miracles that are attributed to his intercession and prayers.
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Mersa Matruh
Mersa Matruh (مرسى مطروح), also transliterated as Marsa Matruh (Standard Arabic Marsā Maṭrūḥ), is a port in Egypt and the capital of Matrouh Governorate. Alexandria and Mersa Matruh are cities in Egypt, governorate capitals in Egypt, Mediterranean port cities and towns in Egypt and Populated coastal places in Egypt.
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Metathesis (linguistics)
Metathesis (from Greek, from "I put in a different order"; Latin: transpositio) is the transposition of sounds or syllables in a word or of words in a sentence.
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Metropolis
A metropolis is a large city or conurbation which is a significant economic, political, and cultural area for a country or region, and an important hub for regional or international connections, commerce, and communications.
Miaphysitism
Miaphysitism is the Christological doctrine that holds Jesus, the "Incarnate Word, is fully divine and fully human, in one 'nature' (physis)." It is a position held by the Oriental Orthodox Churches and differs from the Chalcedonian position that Jesus is one "person" (ὑπόστασις) in two "natures" (φύσεις), a divine nature and a human nature (dyophysitism).
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Michael (archangel)
Michael, also called Saint Michael the Archangel, Archangel Michael and Saint Michael the Taxiarch is an archangel in Judaism, Christianity, Islam, and the Baha'i faith.
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Middle Ages
In the history of Europe, the Middle Ages or medieval period (also spelt mediaeval or mediæval) lasted from approximately 500 to 1500 AD.
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Misnomer
A misnomer is a name that is incorrectly or unsuitably applied.
Modern English
Modern English, sometimes called New English (NE) or present-day English (PDE) as opposed to Middle and Old English, is the form of the English language that has been spoken since the Great Vowel Shift in England, which began in the late 14th century and was completed by the 17th century.
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Modern Standard Arabic
Modern Standard Arabic (MSA) or Modern Written Arabic (MWA) is the variety of standardized, literary Arabic that developed in the Arab world in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, and in some usages also the variety of spoken Arabic that approximates this written standard.
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Mole (architecture)
A mole is a massive structure, usually of stone, used as a pier, breakwater, or a causeway separating two bodies of water.
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Montessori education
The Montessori method of education is a type of educational method that involves children's natural interests and activities rather than formal teaching methods.
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Mosque
A mosque, also called a masjid, is a place of worship for Muslims.
Mouseion
The Mouseion of Alexandria (Μουσεῖον τῆς Ἀλεξανδρείας), which arguably included the Library of Alexandria, was an institution said to have been founded by Ptolemy I Soter and his son Ptolemy II Philadelphus.
Muhammad Ali of Egypt
Muhammad Ali (4 March 1769 – 2 August 1849) was an Ottoman Albanian governor and military commander who was the de facto ruler of Egypt from 1805 to 1848, considered the founder of modern Egypt.
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Multi-purpose stadium
A multi-purpose stadium is a type of stadium designed to be easily used for multiple types of events.
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Muses
In ancient Greek religion and mythology, the Muses (Moûsai, Múses) are the inspirational goddesses of literature, science, and the arts.
Napoleon
Napoleon Bonaparte (born Napoleone di Buonaparte; 15 August 1769 – 5 May 1821), later known by his regnal name Napoleon I, was a French military and political leader who rose to prominence during the French Revolution and led a series of successful campaigns across Europe during the Revolutionary Wars and Napoleonic Wars from 1796 to 1815.
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (abbreviated as NOAA) is a US scientific and regulatory agency charged with forecasting weather, monitoring oceanic and atmospheric conditions, charting the seas, conducting deep-sea exploration, and managing fishing and protection of marine mammals and endangered species in the US exclusive economic zone.
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Natural gas
Natural gas (also called fossil gas, methane gas or simply gas) is a naturally occurring mixture of gaseous hydrocarbons consisting primarily of methane (95%) in addition to various smaller amounts of other higher alkanes.
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Naucratis
Naucratis or Naukratis (Ancient Greek: Ναύκρατις, "Naval Command"; Egyptian:,,, Coptic: Ⲡⲓⲉⲙⲣⲱ) was a city and trading-post in ancient Egypt, located on the Canopic (western-most) branch of the Nile river, south-east of the Mediterranean sea and the city of Alexandria. Alexandria and Naucratis are ancient Greek archaeological sites in Egypt.
Nectarios of Aegina
Nectarios of Aegina (Νεκτάριος Αιγίνης; 1 October 1846 – 8 November 1920), Metropolitan of Pentapolis and Wonderworker of Aegina, is one of the most renowned Greek saints, venerated both in the Eastern Orthodox Church and the Eastern Catholic Church.
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New Borg El Arab
New Borg El Arab (برج العرب الجديده) is a new Egyptian city of the first generation, located in Alexandria Governorate, and administratively affiliated to the New Urban Communities Authority. Alexandria and new Borg El Arab are cities in Egypt and Populated places in Alexandria Governorate.
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Nile
The Nile (also known as the Nile River) is a major north-flowing river in northeastern Africa.
Nile Delta
The Nile Delta (دلتا النيل, or simply الدلتا) is the delta formed in Lower Egypt where the Nile River spreads out and drains into the Mediterranean Sea.
Northern coast of Egypt
The Northern Coast of Egypt (الساحل الشمالي,, North Coast, commonly shortened to "", "The Coast", "The Egyptian Coast") extends for about along the Mediterranean Sea, it covers entirely the northern territory of Egypt.
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Novi Sad
Novi Sad (Нови Сад,; see below for other names) is the second largest city in Serbia after the capital Belgrade and the capital of the autonomous province of Vojvodina.
Obelisk
An obelisk (from ὀβελίσκος; diminutive of ὀβελός obelos, "spit, nail, pointed pillar") is a tall, four-sided, narrow tapering monument which ends in a pyramid-like shape or pyramidion at the top.
Odesa
Odesa (also spelled Odessa) is the third most populous city and municipality in Ukraine and a major seaport and transport hub located in the south-west of the country, on the northwestern shore of the Black Sea.
Of Alexandria
This article lists people, events and other subjects which are referred to as "of Alexandria".
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Old Kingdom of Egypt
In ancient Egyptian history, the Old Kingdom is the period spanning –2200 BC.
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Olympic Club (Egypt)
Olympic Egyptian Club (النادي الأوليمبي المصري) is an Egyptian football and sports club based in Alexandria, Egypt.
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Ottoman Egypt
Ottoman Egypt was an administrative division of the Ottoman Empire after the conquest of Mamluk Egypt by the Ottomans in 1517.
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Ottoman Turks
The Ottoman Turks (Osmanlı Türkleri) were a Turkic ethnic group.
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Outline of ancient Rome
The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to ancient Rome: Ancient Rome – former civilization that thrived on the Italian Peninsula as early as the 8th century BC.
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Oxford Centre for Maritime Archaeology
The Oxford Centre for Maritime Archaeology (OCMA) is a specialist research group within the School of Archaeology at the University of Oxford in England.
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Palace
A palace is a large residence, often serving as a royal residence or the home for a head of state or another high-ranking dignitary, such as a bishop or archbishop.
Palaestra
A palaestra (or; also (chiefly British) palestra; παλαίστρα.) was any site of an ancient Greek wrestling school.
Paphos
Paphos (Πάφος; Baf) is a coastal city in southwest Cyprus and the capital of Paphos District.
Paraskevi of Rome
Saint Paraskevi of Rome (also Parasceva) is venerated as a Christian martyr of the 2nd century.
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Patriarch of Alexandria
The Patriarch of Alexandria is the archbishop of Alexandria, Egypt.
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Pedestal
A pedestal or plinth is a support at the bottom of a statue, vase, column, or certain altars.
Personal watercraft
A personal watercraft (PWC), also called water scooter, is a primarily recreational watercraft that is designed to hold only a small number of occupants, who sit or stand on top of the craft, not within the craft as in a boat.
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Peter I of Alexandria
Pope Peter I of Alexandria (Πέτρος Α΄ Αλεξανδρείας, Ⲡⲁⲡⲁ Ⲁⲃⲃⲁ ⲡⲉⲧⲣⲟⲥ ⲁ̅, ⲡⲓⲁⲅⲓⲟⲥ ⲡⲉⲧⲣⲟⲥ ⲓⲉⲣⲟⲙⲁⲣⲧⲩⲣⲟⲥ ⲡⲓⲁⲣⲭⲏⲉⲣⲉⲩⲥ) was the 17th Pope and Patriarch of Alexandria.
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Petroleum
Petroleum or crude oil, also referred to as simply oil, is a naturally occurring yellowish-black liquid mixture of mainly hydrocarbons, and is found in geological formations.
Pharaoh
Pharaoh (Egyptian: pr ꜥꜣ; ⲡⲣ̄ⲣⲟ|Pǝrro; Biblical Hebrew: Parʿō) is the vernacular term often used for the monarchs of ancient Egypt, who ruled from the First Dynasty until the annexation of Egypt by the Roman Republic in 30 BCE.
Pharos University in Alexandria
Pharos University in Alexandria (PUA) جامعة فاروس بالإسكندرية is the first private university in Alexandria, Egypt.
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Philo
Philo of Alexandria (Phílōn; Yəḏīḏyāh), also called italics, was a Hellenistic Jewish philosopher who lived in Alexandria, in the Roman province of Egypt.
Pipeline
A pipeline is a system of pipes for long-distance transportation of a liquid or gas, typically to a market area for consumption.
PLOS One
PLOS One (stylized PLOS ONE, and formerly PLoS ONE) is a peer-reviewed open access mega journal published by the Public Library of Science (PLOS) since 2006.
Polis
Polis (πόλις), plural poleis (πόλεις), means ‘city’ in ancient Greek.
Pompey
Gnaeus Pompeius Magnus (29 September 106 BC – 28 September 48 BC), known in English as Pompey or Pompey the Great, was a general and statesman of the Roman Republic.
Pompey's Pillar
Pompey's Pillar (translit) is the name given to a Roman triumphal column in Alexandria, Egypt.
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Pope
The pope (papa, from lit) is the bishop of Rome and the visible head of the worldwide Catholic Church.
Port Louis
Port Louis (Port-Louis,; Polwi or Porlwi) is the capital city of Mauritius.
Port Said
Port Said (Bōrsaʿīd) is a city that lies in northeast Egypt extending about along the coast of the Mediterranean Sea, straddling the west bank of the northern mouth of the Suez Canal. Alexandria and Port Said are cities in Egypt, governorate capitals in Egypt, Mediterranean port cities and towns in Egypt, metropolitan areas of Egypt and Populated coastal places in Egypt.
Portugal
Portugal, officially the Portuguese Republic, is a country located on the Iberian Peninsula in Southwestern Europe, whose territory also includes the Macaronesian archipelagos of the Azores and Madeira.
Poseidon
Poseidon (Ποσειδῶν) is one of the Twelve Olympians in ancient Greek religion and mythology, presiding over the sea, storms, earthquakes and horses.
Principate
The Principate was the form of imperial government of the Roman Empire from the beginning of the reign of Augustus in 27 BC to the end of the Crisis of the Third Century in AD 284, after which it evolved into the Dominate.
Protestantism
Protestantism is a branch of Christianity that emphasizes justification of sinners through faith alone, the teaching that salvation comes by unmerited divine grace, the priesthood of all believers, and the Bible as the sole infallible source of authority for Christian faith and practice.
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Prototype
A prototype is an early sample, model, or release of a product built to test a concept or process.
Ptolemaic dynasty
The Ptolemaic dynasty (Πτολεμαῖοι, Ptolemaioi), also known as the Lagid dynasty (Λαγίδαι, Lagidai; after Ptolemy I's father, Lagus), was a Macedonian Greek royal house which ruled the Ptolemaic Kingdom in Ancient Egypt during the Hellenistic period.
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Ptolemaic Kingdom
The Ptolemaic Kingdom (Ptolemaïkḕ basileía) or Ptolemaic Empire was an Ancient Greek polity based in Egypt during the Hellenistic period.
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Ptolemy I Soter
Ptolemy I Soter (Πτολεμαῖος Σωτήρ, Ptolemaîos Sōtḗr "Ptolemy the Savior"; c. 367 BC – January 282 BC) was a Macedonian Greek general, historian, and successor of Alexander the Great who went on to found the Ptolemaic Kingdom centered on Egypt and led by his progeny from 305 BC – 30 BC.
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Ptolemy II Philadelphus
Ptolemy II Philadelphus (Ptolemaîos Philádelphos, "Ptolemy, sibling-lover"; 309 – 28 January 246 BC) was the pharaoh of Ptolemaic Egypt from 284 to 246 BC.
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Qaitbay
Sultan Abu Al-Nasr Sayf ad-Din Al-Ashraf Qaitbay (السلطان أبو النصر سيف الدين الأشرف قايتباي; 1416/14187 August 1496) was the eighteenth Burji Mamluk Sultan of Egypt from 872 to 901 A.H. (1468–1496 C.E.). He was Circassian by birth, and was purchased by the ninth sultan Barsbay (1422 to 1438 C.E.) before being freed by the eleventh Sultan Jaqmaq (1438 to 1453 C.E.).
Radiocarbon dating
Radiocarbon dating (also referred to as carbon dating or carbon-14 dating) is a method for determining the age of an object containing organic material by using the properties of radiocarbon, a radioactive isotope of carbon.
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Ramesses II
Ramesses II (rꜥ-ms-sw), commonly known as Ramesses the Great, was an Egyptian pharaoh.
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Rashidun Caliphate
The Rashidun Caliphate (al-Khilāfah ar-Rāšidah) was the first caliphate to succeed the Islamic prophet Muhammad.
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Red Sea
The Red Sea is a sea inlet of the Indian Ocean, lying between Africa and Asia.
Religious symbol
A religious symbol is an iconic representation intended to represent a specific religion, or a specific concept within a given religion.
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Representative Concentration Pathway
Representative Concentration Pathways (RCP) are climate change scenarios to project future greenhouse gas concentrations.
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Rhacotis
Rhacotis (Egyptian: r-ꜥ-qd(y)t, Greek Ῥακῶτις; also romanized as Rhakotis) was the name for a city on the northern coast of Egypt at the site of Alexandria.
Roman Egypt
Roman Egypt; was an imperial province of the Roman Empire from 30 BC to AD 641.
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Roman emperor
The Roman emperor was the ruler and monarchical head of state of the Roman Empire, starting with the granting of the title augustus to Octavian in 27 BC.
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Rome
Rome (Italian and Roma) is the capital city of Italy. Alexandria and Rome are holy cities.
Rosetta
Rosetta or Rashid (Rašīd,; ti-Rashit) is a port city of the Nile Delta, east of Alexandria, in Egypt's Beheira governorate. Alexandria and Rosetta are Populated coastal places in Egypt.
Royal Jewelry Museum
The Royal Jewelry Museum (متحف المجوهرات) is an art and history museum in the Zizenia neighborhood of Alexandria, Egypt.
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Russian Orthodox Church
The Russian Orthodox Church (ROC; Russkaya pravoslavnaya tserkov', abbreviated as РПЦ), alternatively legally known as the Moscow Patriarchate (Moskovskiy patriarkhat), is an autocephalous Eastern Orthodox Christian church.
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Saint George
Saint George (Geṓrgios;Geʽez: ጊዮርጊስ, Geōrgius, გიორგი, Ge'orgiyos, Mar Giwargis, translit died 23 April 303), also George of Lydda, was an early Christian martyr who is venerated as a saint in Christianity.
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Saint Joseph
Joseph (translit) was a 1st-century Jewish man of Nazareth who, according to the canonical Gospels, was married to Mary, the mother of Jesus, and was the legal father of Jesus.
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Saint Mark's Coptic Orthodox Cathedral (Alexandria)
Saint Mark's Coptic Orthodox Cathedral is a Coptic church in Alexandria, Egypt.
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Saint Nicholas
Saint Nicholas of Myra (traditionally 15 March 270 – 6 December 343), also known as Nicholas of Bari, was an early Christian bishop of Greek descent from the maritime city of Patara in Anatolia (in modern-day Antalya Province, Turkey) during the time of the Roman Empire.
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Saint Petersburg
Saint Petersburg, formerly known as Petrograd and later Leningrad, is the second-largest city in Russia after Moscow.
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Saint Sava
Saint Sava (Sveti Sava,; Old Church Slavonic: ⰔⰂⰤⰕⰟ ⰔⰀⰂⰀ; Άγιος Σάββας; 1169 or 1174 – 14 January 1236), known as the Enlightener, was a Serbian prince and Orthodox monk, the first Archbishop of the autocephalous Serbian Church, the founder of Serbian law, and a diplomat.
Salafi movement
The Salafi movement or Salafism is a revival movement within Sunni Islam, which was formed as a socio-religious movement during the late 19th century and has remained influential in the Islamic world for over a century.
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Samannud
Samannud (سمنود) is a city (markaz) located in Gharbia Governorate, Egypt. Alexandria and Samannud are former capitals of Egypt and Populated places established in the 4th century BC.
Sarcophagus
A sarcophagus (sarcophagi or sarcophaguses) is a coffin, most commonly carved in stone, and usually displayed above ground, though it may also be buried.
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Sasanian conquest of Egypt
The Sasanian conquest of Egypt took place between 618 and 621 CE, when the Sasanian Persian army defeated the Byzantine forces in Egypt and occupied the province.
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Sasanian Empire
The Sasanian Empire or Sassanid Empire, and officially known as Eranshahr ("Land/Empire of the Iranians"), was the last Iranian empire before the early Muslim conquests of the 7th to 8th centuries.
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Satire
Satire is a genre of the visual, literary, and performing arts, usually in the form of fiction and less frequently non-fiction, in which vices, follies, abuses, and shortcomings are held up to ridicule, often with the intent of exposing or shaming the perceived flaws of individuals, corporations, government, or society itself into improvement.
Saturn (mythology)
Saturn (Sāturnus) was a god in ancient Roman religion, and a character in Roman mythology.
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Schutz American School, Alexandria
The Schutz American School is an independent, coeducational day school which offers an educational program from pre-kindergarten (Early Childhood Program) through grade 12 for students of all nationalities.
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Sea level rise
Between 1901 and 2018, the average sea level rise was, with an increase of per year since the 1970s.
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Semi-arid climate
A semi-arid climate, semi-desert climate, or steppe climate is a dry climate sub-type.
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Senghor University
The French-speaking International University for African Development or Senghor University (in French: Université Senghor d'Alexandrie) is a private university in Alexandria, established by decree of the President of the Arab Republic of Egypt No.
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Septuagint
The Septuagint, sometimes referred to as the Greek Old Testament or The Translation of the Seventy (Hē metáphrasis tôn Hebdomḗkonta), and often abbreviated as LXX, is the earliest extant Greek translation of the Hebrew Bible from the original Hebrew.
Serapeum of Alexandria
The Serapeum of Alexandria in the Ptolemaic Kingdom was an ancient Greek temple built by Ptolemy III Euergetes (reigned 246–222 BC) and dedicated to Serapis, who was made the protector of Alexandria, Egypt.
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Serapis
Serapis or Sarapis is a Graeco-Egyptian god.
Seven Wonders of the Ancient World
The Seven Wonders of the Ancient World, also known as the Seven Wonders of the World or simply the Seven Wonders, is a list of seven notable structures present during classical antiquity.
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Severe weather
Severe weather is any dangerous meteorological phenomenon with the potential to cause damage, serious social disruption, or loss of human life.
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Shanghai
Shanghai is a direct-administered municipality and the most populous urban area in China.
Shatby
Shatby Beach Shatby (الشاطبي) is a neighborhood in Alexandria, Egypt.
Sidi Gaber railway station
Sidi Gaber railway station (محطة قطارات سيدي جابر) is one of two main railway stations in Alexandria, Egypt.
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Siege of Alexandria (1801)
The siege of Alexandria (17 August – 2 September 1801) was fought during the French Revolutionary Wars between French and British forces.
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Siege of Alexandria (47 BC)
The siege of Alexandria was a series of skirmishes and battles occurring between the forces of Julius Caesar, Cleopatra VII, Arsinoe IV, and Ptolemy XIII, between 48 and 47 BC.
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Siege of Alexandria (641)
Forces of the Rashidun Caliphate seized the major Mediterranean port of Alexandria away from the Eastern Roman Empire in the middle of the 7th century AD.
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Sister city
A sister city or a twin town relationship is a form of legal or social agreement between two geographically and politically distinct localities for the purpose of promoting cultural and commercial ties.
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Smouha
Smouha (سموحة) is an upper-class district in the centre of Alexandria, Egypt. Alexandria and Smouha are Populated places in Alexandria Governorate.
Smouha SC
Smouha Sporting Club (نادي سموحة الرياضي), simply known as Smouha, is an Egyptian sports club based in Alexandria.
Social club
A social club may be a group of people or the place where they meet, generally formed around a common interest, occupation or activity.
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Sporting (neighborhood)
Sporting (سپورتنج) is a neighborhood in Alexandria, Egypt.
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Sports club
A sports club or sporting club, sometimes an athletics club or sports society or sports association, is a group of people formed for the purpose of playing sports.
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Square metre
The square metre (international spelling as used by the International Bureau of Weights and Measures) or square meter (American spelling) is the unit of area in the International System of Units (SI) with symbol m2.
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Squash (sport)
Squash, sometimes called squash rackets, is a racket-and-ball sport played by two (singles) or four players (doubles) in a four-walled court with a small, hollow, rubber ball.
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St. Takla Haymanot's Church (Alexandria)
St.
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Stadium
A stadium (stadiums or stadia) is a place or venue for (mostly) outdoor sports, concerts, or other events and consists of a field or stage completely surrounded by a tiered structure designed to allow spectators to stand or sit and view the event.
Staircase
A stairwell or stair room is a room in a building where a stair is located, and is used to connect walkways between floors so that one can move in height.
Strabo
StraboStrabo (meaning "squinty", as in strabismus) was a term employed by the Romans for anyone whose eyes were distorted or deformed.
Stratum
In geology and related fields, a stratum (strata) is a layer of rock or sediment characterized by certain lithologic properties or attributes that distinguish it from adjacent layers from which it is separated by visible surfaces known as either bedding surfaces or bedding planes.
Subdivisions of Egypt
Egypt is divided, for the purpose of public administration, according to a three-layer hierarchy and some districts are further subdivided, creating an occasional fourth layer.
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Subsidence
Subsidence is a general term for downward vertical movement of the Earth's surface, which can be caused by both natural processes and human activities.
Suez
Suez (as-Suways) is a seaport city (population of about 700,000) in north-eastern Egypt, located on the north coast of the Gulf of Suez on the Red Sea, near the southern terminus of the Suez Canal, and is the capital of the Suez Governorate. Alexandria and Suez are cities in Egypt, governorate capitals in Egypt, metropolitan areas of Egypt and Populated coastal places in Egypt.
Suez Crisis
The Suez Crisis or the Second Arab–Israeli War, also referred to as the Tripartite Aggression in the Arab world and as the Sinai War in Israel, was a British–French–Israeli invasion of Egypt in 1956.
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Surfing
Surfing is a surface water sport in which an individual, a surfer (or two in tandem surfing), uses a board to ride on the forward section, or face, of a moving wave of water, which usually carries the surfer towards the shore.
Synagogue
A synagogue, also called a shul or a temple, is a place of worship for Jews and Samaritans.
Syncretism
Syncretism is the practice of combining different beliefs and various schools of thought.
Talent (measurement)
The talent (Ancient Greek: τάλαντον, talanton, Latin talentum) was a unit of weight used in the ancient world, often used for weighing gold and silver, but also mentioned in connection with other metals, ivory, and frankincense.
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The British School, Alexandria
The British School, Alexandria (المدرسة البريطانية بالاسكندرية) is a British international school in Roushdy,"." The British School, Alexandria.
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The Guardian
The Guardian is a British daily newspaper.
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Theodore Tiron
Saint Theodore (Άγιος Θεοδώρος), distinguished as Theodore of Amasea, Theodore the Recruit (Θεοδώρος ό Τήρων), and by other names, is a Christian saint and Great Martyr, particularly revered in the Eastern Orthodox Churches but also honored in Roman Catholicism and Oriental Orthodoxy.
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Thermae
In ancient Rome, (from Greek, "hot") and (from Greek) were facilities for bathing.
Thessaloniki
Thessaloniki (Θεσσαλονίκη), also known as Thessalonica, Saloniki, Salonika, or Salonica, is the second-largest city in Greece, with slightly over one million inhabitants in its metropolitan area, and the capital of the geographic region of Macedonia, the administrative region of Central Macedonia and the Decentralized Administration of Macedonia and Thrace. Alexandria and Thessaloniki are Populated places established in the 4th century BC.
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Thirty-first Dynasty of Egypt
The Thirty-first Dynasty of Egypt (notated Dynasty XXXI, alternatively 31st Dynasty or Dynasty 31), also known as the Second Egyptian Satrapy, was effectively a satrapy of the Achaemenid Persian Empire between 343 BC to 332 BC. Alexandria and Thirty-first Dynasty of Egypt are 330s BC.
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Time Life
Time Life is an American company formerly known for its production company and direct marketer conglomerate known for selling books, music, video/DVD, and multimedia products.
Train station
A train station, railroad station, or railroad depot (mainly North American terminology) and railway station (mainly UK and other Anglophone countries) is a railway facility where trains stop to load or unload passengers, freight, or both.
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Trams in Alexandria
The Alexandria tramway network serves the city of Alexandria, Egypt.
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Transactions of the American Philological Association
Transactions of the American Philological Association (TAPA) is a peer-reviewed academic journal established in 1869 and the official publication of the Society for Classical Studies.
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Tsunami
A tsunami (from lit) is a series of waves in a water body caused by the displacement of a large volume of water, generally in an ocean or a large lake.
Tyre, Lebanon
Tyre (translit; translit; Týros) or Tyr, Sur, or Sour is a city in Lebanon, one of the oldest continuously inhabited cities in the world, though in medieval times for some centuries by just a small population.
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UNESCO
The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO; pronounced) is a specialized agency of the United Nations (UN) with the aim of promoting world peace and security through international cooperation in education, arts, sciences and culture.
Unit of length
A unit of length refers to any arbitrarily chosen and accepted reference standard for measurement of length.
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United States dollar
The United States dollar (symbol: $; currency code: USD; also abbreviated US$ to distinguish it from other dollar-denominated currencies; referred to as the dollar, U.S. dollar, American dollar, or colloquially buck) is the official currency of the United States and several other countries.
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University of Patras
The University of Patras (UPatras; Πανεπιστήμιο Πατρών, Panepistímio Patrón) is a public university in Patras, Greece.
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Utba ibn Abi Sufyan
Utba ibn Abi Sufyan ibn Harb (ʿUtba ibn Abī Sufyān ibn Ḥarb) was a member of the Umayyad ruling family and served as the Umayyad governor of Egypt in 664–665, during the reign of his brother, Caliph Mu'awiya I.
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Viceroy
A viceroy is an official who reigns over a polity in the name of and as the representative of the monarch of the territory.
Victoria (neighborhood)
Victoria (فكتوريا) is a neighborhood in Alexandria, Egypt, named after Queen Victoria. Alexandria and Victoria (neighborhood) are Populated places in Alexandria Governorate.
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Victoria College, Alexandria
Victoria College, Alexandria, (كلية فيكتوريا) is an Egyptian private school, operating under the supervision of Ministry of Education, located in the city of Alexandria, Egypt.
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Victory column
A victory column, or monumental column or triumphal column, is a monument in the form of a column, erected in memory of a victorious battle, war, or revolution.
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Wali
A wali (walī; plural أَوْلِيَاء) is most commonly used by Muslims to indicate a saint, otherwise referred to by the more literal "friend of God".
Water polo
Water polo is a competitive team sport played in water between two teams of seven players each.
Wonders of the World
Various lists of the Wonders of the World have been compiled from antiquity to the present day, in order to catalogue the world's most spectacular natural features and human-built structures.
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Zionism
Zionism is an ethno-cultural nationalist movement that emerged in Europe in the late 19th century and aimed for the establishment of a Jewish state through the colonization of a land outside of Europe.
1948 Arab–Israeli War
The 1948 Arab–Israeli War, also known as the First Arab–Israeli War, followed the civil war in Mandatory Palestine as the second and final stage of the 1948 Palestine war.
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2006 Africa Cup of Nations
The 2006 Africa Cup of Nations was the 25th edition of the Africa Cup of Nations, the association football championship of Africa.
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2011–12 Egyptian parliamentary election
Parliamentary elections were held in Egypt from 28 November 2011 to 11 January 2012, following the revolution that ousted President Hosni Mubarak, after which the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces (SCAF) dissolved Parliament.
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365 Crete earthquake
The 365 Crete earthquake occurred at about sunrise on 21 July 365 in the Eastern Mediterranean, with an assumed epicentre near Crete.
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See also
330s BC
- 330 BC
- 330s BC
- 331 BC
- 332 BC
- 333 BC
- 334 BC
- 335 BC
- 336 BC
- 337 BC
- 338 BC
- 339 BC
- Achaemenid Empire
- Alexandria
- Thirty-first Dynasty of Egypt
330s BC establishments
- Agira
- Alexandria
- Alexandria Arachosia
- Alexandria Ariana
- Kandahar
- League of Corinth
- Lyceum (classical)
- Minyue
- Old Kandahar
- Peripatetic school
- İskenderun
Ancient Greek archaeological sites in Egypt
- Alexandria
- Athribis
- Athribis (Upper Egypt)
- Berenice Troglodytica
- Elkab
- Esna
- Hellenion (Naucratis)
- Heracleion
- Marina, Egypt
- Myos Hormos
- Naucratis
- Oxyrhynchus
- Philae temple complex
- Philoteris
- Qift
- Qus
Cities founded by Alexander the Great
- Alexandria
- Alexandria Arachosia
- Alexandria Ariana
- Alexandria Carmania
- Alexandria Eschate
- Alexandria Hyphasis
- Alexandria Prophthasia
- Alexandria Troas
- Alexandria in Orietai
- Alexandria in the Caucasus
- Alexandria on the Indus
- Alexandropolis Maedica
- Alinda
- Boukephala and Nikaia
- Charax Spasinu
- Dium (Coele-Syria)
- Farah, Afghanistan
- Gaza City
- Ghazni
- Herat
- Iskandariya
- Jerash
- Kampir Tepe
- Kandahar
- Khujand
- List of cities founded by Alexander the Great
- Mashhad
- Merv
- Old Kandahar
- Raqqa
- Termez
- Thatta
- Xylinepolis
- İskenderun
Former capitals of Egypt
- Al-Askar
- Al-Qata'i
- Alexandria
- Amarna
- Avaris
- Bubastis
- Buto
- Fustat
- Heracleopolis Magna
- Itjtawy
- Leontopolis
- List of historical capitals of Egypt
- Memphis, Egypt
- Mendes
- Napata
- Pi-Ramesses
- Sais, Egypt
- Samannud
- Tanis
- Thebes, Egypt
- Thinis
Governorate capitals in Egypt
- Alexandria
- Arish
- Assiut
- Aswan
- Asyut
- Benha
- Beni Suef
- Cairo
- Damanhur
- Damietta
- El Senbellawein
- El Tor, Egypt
- Faiyum
- Giza
- Hurghada
- Ismailia
- Kafr El Sheikh
- Kharga Oasis
- Luxor
- Mansoura, Egypt
- Mersa Matruh
- Minya, Egypt
- Port Said
- Qena
- Ras Ghareb
- Shibin El Kom
- Sohag
- Suez
- Tanta
- Zagazig
Historic Jewish communities in North Africa
- Akka, Morocco
- Alexandria
- Béja
- Elephantine
- Ghardaïa
- Ifrane
- Ifrane Atlas-Saghir
- Meknes
- Messaâd
- Sijilmasa
- Tamentit
- Tlemcen
- Tuat
- Tunis
Mediterranean port cities and towns in Egypt
Metropolitan areas of Egypt
- Alexandria
- Asyut Governorate
- Dakahlia Governorate
- Damanhur
- El Senbellawein
- Greater Cairo
- Ismailia
- Mansoura, Egypt
- Minya, Egypt
- Port Said
- Ras Ghareb
- Sohag
- Suez
Populated coastal places in Egypt
- Alexandria
- Apis (city)
- Arish
- Arsinoe (Gulf of Suez)
- Dahab
- Damietta
- El Alamein
- El Tor, Egypt
- Hurghada
- Marsa Alam
- Mersa Matruh
- Nuweiba
- Olbia (Egypt)
- Port Fuad
- Port Said
- Rafah, Egypt
- Ras el-Hekma
- Rosetta
- Safaga
- Sidi Abdel Rahman
- Soma Bay
- Suez
- Taba, Egypt
Populated places in Alexandria Governorate
- Abu Qir
- Agami
- Al Hadrah
- Alexandria
- Amreya
- Asafra
- Azarita
- Bahary
- Bakos, Alexandria
- Borg El Arab
- Cleopatra (neighborhood)
- Dekhela
- El Atareen
- El Gomrok
- El Ibrahimiyya (neighborhood)
- El Maamora, Alexandria
- El Mandara
- El Max, Alexandria
- El Qabary
- El Saraya (neighborhood)
- El Soyof
- Fleming (neighborhood)
- Glim
- Kafr Abdu
- Karmoz
- Kom El Deka
- Mahatet El Raml
- Miami, Alexandria
- Moharam Bek
- New Borg El Arab
- Roshdy
- Saba Pasha
- Safar (neighborhood)
- San Stefano (neighborhood)
- Shods
- Sidi Bishr
- Smouha
- Tharwat
- Victoria (neighborhood)
- Wardeyan
- Zizinia
Roman towns and cities in Egypt
- Alexandria
- Antinoöpolis
- Clysma
- Diocese of Ammoniace
- Diocese of Antiphrae
- Kom-el-Gir
- Ostracine
- Pelusium
- Trimithis
- Zygris
References
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