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Finds of large flat stone bowls from the First to Third Dynasties are generally not uncommon. [2] During this period of Ancient Egypt, the production of stone objects generally peaked, [7] and several high-quality slate objects of similar origin were found in Saqqara. [8] However, due to its design the disk is considered a unique piece in ...
Cairo is located in northern Egypt, known as Lower Egypt, 165 km (100 mi) south of the Mediterranean Sea and 120 km (75 mi) west of the Gulf of Suez and Suez Canal. [155] The city lies along the Nile River , immediately south of the point where the river leaves its desert-bound valley and branches into the low-lying Nile Delta region.
Ancient furniture was made from many different materials, including reeds, wood, stone, metals, straws, and ivory. It could also be decorated in many different ways. Sometimes furniture would be covered with upholstery, upholstery being padding, springs, webbing, and leather.
New Administrative Capital. The New Administrative Capital (NAC) [1][2] (Arabic: العاصمة الإدارية الجديدة, romanized: al-ʿĀṣima al-ʾIdārīya al-Jadīda), is a new urban community in Cairo Governorate, Egypt and a satellite of Cairo City. It is planned to be Egypt's new capital and has been under construction since ...
Modern self-built homes, and older rural houses near Ard El Liwa, Giza, with the Giza Pyramids in the background. Even though mathematically more housing than needed is produced in Egypt resulting in millions of vacant homes, [1] large portions of its residents live in inadequate housing that may lack secure tenure, safe drinking water and wastewater treatment, are crowded or are prone to ...
This is a list of towns and villages in Egypt. There are 4,496 village municipalities and 199 town municipalities. There are 4,496 village municipalities and 199 town municipalities. [ 1 ]
Mudbrick or mud-brick, also known as unfired brick, is an air-dried brick, made of a mixture of mud (containing loam, clay, sand and water) mixed with a binding material such as rice husks or straw. Mudbricks are known from 9000 BCE. From around 5000–4000 BCE, mudbricks evolved into fired bricks to increase strength and durability.
Coordinates: 30°05′30″N 31°37′50″E / 30.09167°N 31.63056°E / 30.09167; 31.63056. Country. Egypt. Governorate. Cairo Governorate. Time zone. UTC+2 (EST) Madinaty (Arabic: مدينتى Egyptian Arabic pronunciation: [mæˈdenti], "My City") is an 8000 acre real estate development project, in the New Cairo satellite city ...