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Tinnis

(Encyclopedia)Tinnis, medieval city, Egypt: see Tennis. ...

Birket Qarun

(Encyclopedia)Birket Qarun, lake, Egypt: see Moeris. ...

Zaqaziq, Az

(Encyclopedia)Zaqaziq, Az, Egypt: see Zagazig, Az. ...

Bani Suwayf

(Encyclopedia)Bani Suwayf: see Beni Suef, Egypt. ...

Saqqara

(Encyclopedia)Saqqara, ancient necropolis, Egypt: see Sakkara. ...

Seveneh

(Encyclopedia)Seveneh, biblical name: see Aswan, Egypt. ...

Kantara, El

(Encyclopedia)Kantara, El, Egypt: see Qantarah esh Sharqiya. ...

Beni Hasan

(Encyclopedia)Beni Hasan: see Bani Hasan, village, Egypt. ...

Amenhotep III

(Encyclopedia)Amenhotep III ăˌmĕnōˈfĭs [key], d. c.1372 b.c., king of ancient Egypt, of the XVIII dynasty. He succeeded his father, Thutmose IV, c.1411 b.c. His reign marks the culmination and the start of th...

Mubarak, Muhammad Hosni

(Encyclopedia)Mubarak, Muhammad Hosni hōsˈnē mo͞obəˈrək [key], 1928–2020, president of Egypt (1981–2011). Air force commander (1972–75) and vice president (1975–81) of Egypt, he became president afte...

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