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civilization

(Encyclopedia)civilization, culture with a relatively high degree of elaboration and technical development. The term civilization also designates that complex of cultural elements that first appeared in human histo...

Megiddo

(Encyclopedia)Megiddo məgĭdˈō [key], city, ancient Palestine, by the Kishon River on the southern edge of the plain of Esdraelon, N of Samaria, located at present-day Tel Megiddo, SE of Haifa, Israel, near mode...

Suez

(Encyclopedia)Suez so͞oĕzˈ [key], city (1996 pop. 417,610), NE Egypt, at the northern end of the Gulf of Suez and at the southern terminus of the Suez Canal. An important port with extensive facilities, it is al...

Nekhtharheb

(Encyclopedia)Nekhtharheb nĕkht-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 Djedhor (or Tachos) while...

Misr

(Encyclopedia)Misr: see Egypt.

Gizeh

(Encyclopedia)Gizeh, Egypt: see Giza.

Sawhaj

(Encyclopedia)Sawhaj, Egypt: see Sohag.

Iskandariyah, Al

(Encyclopedia)Iskandariyah, Al, Egypt: see Alexandria. ...

Jizah, Al

(Encyclopedia)Jizah, Al, Egypt: see Giza.

Ashmunayn

(Encyclopedia)Ashmunayn, Egypt: see Hermopolis Magna. ...