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Iskandariyah, Al
(Encyclopedia)Iskandariyah, Al, Egypt: see Alexandria. ...Jizah, Al
(Encyclopedia)Jizah, Al, Egypt: see Giza.Karun, Lake
(Encyclopedia)Karun, Lake, Egypt: see Moeris.Kharijah, Al
(Encyclopedia)Kharijah, Al, Egypt: see Kharga.Allah
(Encyclopedia)Allah ălˈə, äˈlə [key], [Arab.,=the God]. Derived from an old Semitic root refering to the Divine and used in the Canaanite El, the Mesopotamian ilu, and the biblical Elohim, the word Allah is u...Raamses
(Encyclopedia)Raamses rāămˈsēz [key], in the Bible, city of the eastern delta of Egypt, built by Hebrew slave labor. It was rebuilt by Ramses II. The Ramses in the books of Genesis and Numbers is the region of ...Maryut
(Encyclopedia)Maryut, salt lake, Egypt: see Mareotis. ...Saqqara
(Encyclopedia)Saqqara, ancient necropolis, Egypt: see Sakkara. ...Tinnis
(Encyclopedia)Tinnis, medieval city, Egypt: see Tennis. ...Bani Suwayf
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