(Encyclopedia) Halayeb Triangle or Hala'ib Triangle, roughly triangular disputed territory, c.7,950 sq mi (20,590 sq km), along the Egypt-Sudan border, on the Red Sea coast. Claimed by Egypt and…
(Encyclopedia) PiankhiPiankhipēängˈkē, –ăngˈ– [key], king of ancient Nubia (c.741–c.715 b.c.). After subduing Upper Egypt, he defeated (c.721 b.c.) Tefnakhte, lord of Saïs, who had just completed the…
Alexandrian philosopher and mathematicianBorn: 5th centuryBirthplace: Egypt Hypatia was the first well-known female mathematician. The daughter of the mathematician Theon, she was educated by her…
(Encyclopedia) Petrie, Sir William Matthew FlindersPetrie, Sir William Matthew Flinderspēˈtrē [key], 1853–1942, English archaeologist, a noted Egyptologist. He excavated ancient remains in Britain (…
(Encyclopedia) NekhtharhebNekhtharhebnĕkht-härˈĕbˌ [key], Gr. Nectanebo II, reigned 359–343, king of ancient Egypt, of the XXX dynasty. With the support of Agesilaus II of Sparta, he overthrew…
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(Encyclopedia) Qantarah esh SharqiyaQantarah esh Sharqiyakänˈtärä ĕsh shärkēˈyä [key], town, NE Egypt, on the east bank of the Suez Canal. It is on the ancient military road between Egypt and Syria.…
