Egypt has one of the longest histories of any country, tracing its heritage along theNile Delta back to the 6th–4th millennia BCE. Considered acradle of civilisation,Ancient Egypt saw some of the earliest developments of writing, agriculture, urbanisation, organised religion and central government. Egypt was an early and importantcentre of Christianity, lateradopting Islam from the seventh century onwards.Alexandria, Egypt's former capital and currently second largest city, was a hub of global knowledge through itsLibrary. Cairo became the capital of theFatimid Caliphate in the tenth century and of the subsequentMamluk Sultanate in the 13th century. Egypt then became part of theOttoman Empire in 1517, until its local rulerMuhammad Ali established modern Egypt as an autonomousKhedivate in 1867. The country was thenoccupied by theBritish Empire along withSudan and gained independence in 1922 asa monarchy.
Historically, it was the most important artery of the city and was often referred to as theQasaba (orQasabah). It constituted the main axis of the city's economic zones where itssouks (markets) were concentrated. The street's prestige also attracted the construction of many monumental religious and charitable buildings commissioned by Egypt's rulers and elites, making it a dense repository of historic Islamic architecture in Cairo. This is especially evident in theBayn al-Qasrayn area, which is lined with some of the most important monuments ofIslamic Cairo. (Full article...)
Image 11E1b1b is the most common paternal haplogroup across Africa, including Egypt, with modern genetic studies rooting the origin of the E haplogroup in East Africa. (fromAncient Egypt)
Image 21Umm Kulthum, an icon of Egyptian music, often referred to as "Egypt'sFourth Pyramid". In 2023,Rolling Stone ranked Umm Kulthum at number 61 on its list of the 200 Greatest Singers of All Time. (fromEgypt)
Image 64Rectangular fishpond with ducks andlotus planted round with date palms and fruit trees,Tomb of Nebamun, Thebes, 18th Dynasty (fromAncient Egypt)
Image 78Measuring and recording the harvest, from the tomb ofMenna atThebes (Eighteenth Dynasty) (fromAncient Egypt)
Image 79A tomb relief depicts workers plowing the fields, harvesting the crops, and threshing the grain under the direction of an overseer, painting in the tomb ofNakht. (fromAncient Egypt)
... that the trope of thefound manuscript, in which a fictional work refers to another fictional work of literature, dates as far back as ancient Egypt?
Isma'il Pasha (Arabic:إسماعيل باشاIsmā‘īlBāshā; 25 November 1830 or 31 December 1830 – 2 March 1895), also known asIsmail the Magnificent, was theKhedive ofEgypt and ruler ofSudan from 1863 to 1879, when he was removed at the behest ofGreat Britain andFrance. Sharing the ambitious outlook of his grandfather,Muhammad Ali Pasha, he greatly modernized Egypt and Sudan during his reign, investing heavily inindustrial andeconomic development,urbanization, and the expansion of the country's boundaries inAfrica.
His philosophy can be glimpsed in a statement that he made in 1879: "My country is no longer only in Africa; we are now part ofEurope, too. It is therefore natural for us to abandon our former ways and to adopt a new system adapted to our social conditions". (Full article...)
Egyptian cheese (Egyptian Arabic:جبنة,romanized: gebna, pronounced[ˈɡebnæ]) has a long history, and continues to be an important part of theEgyptian diet. There is evidence ofcheese-making over 5,000 years ago in the time of theFirst Dynasty of Egypt. In the Middle Ages, the city ofDamietta was famous for its soft, white cheese. Cheese was also imported, and the common hard yellow cheese,rumi, takes its name from the Arabic word for "Roman". Although many rural people still make their own cheese, notably the fermentedmish, mass-produced cheeses are becoming more common. Cheese is often served with breakfast, and is included in several traditional dishes, including some desserts. (Full article...)
... that 995 graffiti from theGreco-Roman period(pictured) can be seen in thetomb of Ramesses VI, left by pilgrims. They include "I visited and I did not like anything except the sarcophagus!", "I admired!" and "I cannot read the hieroglyphs!"
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