Category: HISTORY
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The Aleksandrinke: Slovenians in Egypt
In a previous interview with Daily News Egypt, Slovenian ambassador to Egypt Tanja Miskova told the story of the Slovenians who migrated to Egypt in the 20th century in the face of the myriad of wars that plagued the former Yugoslavian countries at the time. To settle in Alexandria, where many of the migrants started to…
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The story of cities: how Alexandria laid foundations for the modern world
The secret to Alexandria, if classical historians are to be believed, lies in a golden casket. Studded with jewels and small enough to hold in one’s hands, the casket was a war trophy found in the lodgings of vanquished Persian king Darius III more than 2,300 years ago. The man who defeated Darius, Alexander the…
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Gianaclis Palace in Al-Beheira becomes a Nile Delta archaeological site
Egypt’s Ministry of Antiquities has started the documentation process for adding Gianaclis Palace in Abou Al-Matamir city in the costal governorate of Al-Beheira to the country’s Heritage List for Islamic and Coptic monuments. Minister of Antiquities Mamdouh Eldamaty announced today that the decision was taken according to Article 1 of Egypt’s Antiquities Law No 17/1983,…