Huge Crater Found in Egypt
Report on the discovery, by Boston University researchers Farouk El-Baz and Eman Ghoneim, of crater “Kebira,†more than twice as big as the next largest Saharan crater known; b…
Huge Impact Crater Found in Egypt
BBC News report that a giant meteorite crater (named "Kebira" -- which means "large" in Arabic -- and also relates to the crater's physical location on the northern tip of the Gi…
July 23rd Revolution
Briefly examines the Revolution of July 23rd, 1952, a turning point in modern Egyptian history; from ArabicNews.
King Farouk - Numismatic Collection
Describes King Farouk's coin collection, its dispersal in the legendary auction in 1954, and subsequent movements; by Carl N. Lester.
Messengers of God Find Refuge in Egypt
Article by Reda Helal traces visits by the Patriarchs, Holy Family, and advent of Islam in AD 640 to show that Egypt is a byword for religious tolerance and inter-religion harmony.
Middle East Photograph Archive
From the University of Chicago Library, most archive images date from the second half of the 19th century and, while particularly strong in images of Cairo and its Islamic monument…
Misr - The Arab Republic of Egypt
Images and detailed explanation of the history, symbolism, and rules of use of the national flag of Egypt; from Flags of the World.
Muhammad Ali - Firman of Appointment as Pasha of Egypt
Translation of the firman issued by the Ottoman sultan in 1840, contributed by C. R. Pennell, National University of Singapore; from Don Mabry's Historical Text Archive.
Muhammad Ali's Tax Inspectors
From the Chronicles of al-Jabarti, contributed by C. R. Pennell, National University of Singapore; from Don Mabry's Historical Text Archive.
Napoleon in Egypt
Paper, originally a slide lecture, describing the Napoleonic expedition to Egypt and the "Birth of Egyptology."
Napoleon in Egypt
An essay by Brahm Rosensweig which describes Napoleon Bonaparte's Egyptian expedition, from July 1798 to the French surrender to the British on September 2, 1801; includes 7 illust…
Napoleon's Egyptian Campaign
A 3-page history of the Egyptian Campaign (1798-1801), including background, troop movements, hyperlinks to additional information on persons, places, and terms used in the text, a…
Orders, Decorations and Medals of Egypt
Full-color ribbon charts and individual images of orders, decorations, and medals, along with descriptions and award criteria, are separately provided for the Kingdom of Egypt and …
Survey of Decorative Stones in the Mosques and Other Islamic Buildings of the Pre-Ottoman Period in Cairo, Egypt
Report on a comprehensive survey conducted from 1996 to 2000, with an Introduction, Description of Stone Varieties Found in Cairo, Inventory of Stones in Cairo Buildings, and Reuse…
The Sudanese Travels of Theodoro Krump, 1700-1702
A summary of this traveller's journey through Egypt and on to Sudan; by Jay Spaulding, at Kean University.
World Heritage Sites in Egypt
Lists and links to detailed information on the individual UNESCO World Heritage Sites located in Egypt.
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