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Seveneh

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

Alamayn, Al

(Encyclopedia)Alamayn, Al, Egypt: see Alamein, El. ...

Fayyum, Al

(Encyclopedia)Fayyum, Al: see Faiyum, El, Egypt. ...

Eastern Desert

(Encyclopedia)Eastern Desert, Egypt: see Arabian Desert. ...

El Alamein

(Encyclopedia)El Alamein: see Alamein, El, Egypt. ...

Zaqaziq, Az

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

Western Desert

(Encyclopedia)Western Desert, Egypt: see Libyan Desert. ...

Birket Qarun

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

Migdol

(Encyclopedia)Migdol mĭgˈdŏl [key], in the Bible. 1 Place near which the Israelites crossed the Red Sea. 2 City, Egypt, where Jews lived. It is the modern Tall al Hayr, S of Pelusium. ...

Shibin el Kom

(Encyclopedia)Shibin el Kom shĭbēnˈ ĕl ko͝om [key], city (1986 pop. 132,209), capital of Munufiyah governorate, N Egypt, in the Nile River delta. It is an agricultural market and a cotton-processing center. ...

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