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    Aswan Governerate in Egypt

    One of Egypt's southern governorates is Aswan Governorate. The city of Aswan serves as its capital. At a latitude of 22 north of the equator (also known as the Tropic of Cancer), it is bounded to the north by the Qena Governorate, to the east by the Red Sea Governorate, to the west by the New Valley Governorate, and to the south by the Republic of Sudan.

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    The capital of the Arab Republic of Egypt is Luxor City, which was once known as "Thebes City" because it served as Egypt's capital during the Pharaonic era. It is situated in the South Upper Egypt region, approximately 670 kilometers from the capital Cairo from the south. It is bordered on the north by Qena Governorate, on the south by Aswan Governorate, on the east by Red Sea Governorate, and on the west by New Valley Governorate.

  • kafr El Sheikh Governorate | kafr El Sheikh Governorate History

    History of kafr El Sheikh Governorate

    Kafr El Sheikh Governorate is an Egyptian governorate, located in the northernmost part of Egypt in the Nile Delta, with Kafr El Sheikh as its capital. It had a population of 3,172,753 in 2015 and an area of 3,748 km². Its entire area is located north of the delta and overlooks the Mediterranean Sea. The main economic activity of the residents of the governorate is agriculture and fishing, especially the southern lands of the governorate and the lands overlooking the Nile River - Rosetta Branch.

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    Egypt's New Administrative Capital

    The New Administrative Capital is located between the Cairo-Suez and Cairo-Ain Sokhna roads, 60 km from Cairo and the same distance from Ain Sokhna and Suez. The New Administrative Capital is located on the border of Badr City, in the area between the Cairo-Suez and Cairo-Ain Sokhna roads, just after New Cairo, Mostakbal City and Madinaty.

  • Historical Importance of Al Gharbia

    Al Gharbia Governorate

    Gharbia Governorate is one of the governorates full of archaeological sites, whether they are places or facilities (mosques, churches), as the governorate is a destination for visitors to these places throughout the year, whether they are Egyptians from the different governorates.

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    Hamata Islands (Qulaan Archipelago) in Marsa Alam

    The Hamata area, south of Marsa Alam in the Red Sea, is one of the most important parts of the Wadi El Gemal Reserve, whether in the desert or the sea. It was named after the sorrel plant, which was distorted to Hamata.

Foreigners who ruled Egypt

Details About Foreigners who ruled Egypt

  • 05 16, 2023

Egypt under the rule of foreigners

Alexander the Great, a Greek king from the region of Macedonia, is known to be the greatest general and conqueror in history. He was born on this day, July 20, 356 B.C. The warrior leader was an outstanding individual in his entire lifetime, and his merits brought him popularity as Alexander the Great and also Alexander the One with the Horns.

While the Egyptians celebrated the victory over the Persians and eventually rated Alexander as the deliverer from the Persian yoke, they could never erase from their memory the fact that the Persians had snatched away the kingship of Egypt from the last Pharaoh and imposed a regime alien and contemptible to their people, thus raising them to revolt against him on three occasions.

Muhammad Ali

Muhammad Ali came to Egypt in 1799 as part of an Ottoman military contingent to drive the French out, but the Ottoman forces were defeated at the Abi Qir land battle, and he returned home.

In 1801, he came to Egypt again as the second in command of the 300-member Albanian regiment dispatched by the Ottoman Empire aimed at displacing French forces in Egypt. After the evacuation of the French campaign, he was promoted to the rank of sargishme (general) and then nominated for the position of commander of the palace guard to the viceroy.

After the French were driven out of Egypt by British forces in 1801, there was a power vacuum, with the Mamluks, the sultan's forces, a group of Albanian troops under Muhammad Ali, and various local forces vying for control of the country.

When it came to local traders and religious leaders, Muhammad Ali did not spare efforts considering the importance of their support. It is thanks to these factors, that on June the 18th, 1805, sultan Selim III made him the governor of Egypt.

Al-Muizz Li Din Allah

Al-Moez succeeded his father Al-Mansur Abu Tahir Ismail, the third caliph in the list of Fatimid caliphs. Al-Moez was an educated man, fluent in several languages, fond of science and literature, experienced in managing the affairs of the state and conducting its affairs as a shrewd man who enjoyed the respect and appreciation of the statesmen.

He succeeded in building a strong army, creating leaders and conquerors, unifying the Maghreb under his banner and authority, and extending his influence to southern Italy.

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Some of the most important foreigners who ruled Egypt include the Hyksos, a Semitic people who ruled parts of Egypt during the Second Intermediate Period, and Alexander the Great, who established the Ptolemaic Dynasty after the conquest of Egypt in 332 BC. The Ptolemaic Dynasty, consisting of Greek rulers, ruled Egypt for nearly three centuries. Later, during the Roman Empire, Egypt was governed by various Roman emperors.

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