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Some other units according to the metric equivalences defined in 1891 are given below: [1] [2] 1 cassaba = 5 derah 1 bââh = 2 + 1 ⁄ 2 derah 1 mili = 500 cassabas = 1.148 mile (1.847 km) 1 farsakh (league) = 3 mili 1 baride = 4 farsakh 1 safar yome (of which 2 + 1 ⁄ 2 make 1° of the meridian = 60 mili) = 2 baride.
Egyptian units of length are attested from the Early Dynastic Period.Although it dates to the 5th dynasty, the Palermo stone recorded the level of the Nile River during the reign of the Early Dynastic pharaoh Djer, when the height of the Nile was recorded as 6 cubits and 1 palm [1] (about 3.217 m or 10 ft 6.7 in).
The first radio service in Egypt began in 1925. [19] It is almost all government controlled, using 44 short-wave frequencies, 18 medium-wave stations, and four [20] FM stations. There are seven regional radio stations covering the country. Egyptian Radio transmits 60 hours daily overseas in 33 languages and three hundred hours daily within Egypt.
The Egyptian Commodities Exchange (EGYCOMEX) is a proposed commodities exchange in Egypt. [1] [2] [3] [4]Khaled Hanafi, Egypt's Supply Minister and Iman Mutlaq(CEO of the Jordan-based Sigma Investments) on behalf of the consortium signs cooperation protocol to establish first ever electronic Egyptian Commodities Exchange in Egypt in November 2015.
In 2019, Samsung had a 74% market share of 5G smartphones in South Korea. [296] In the first quarter of 2024, global smartphone shipments rose by 7.8% to 289.4 million units. Samsung, with a 20.8% market share, overtook Apple to become the leading smartphone manufacturer. Apple's smartphone shipments dropped 10%.
Egypt is believed to be the second country in the region to possess a spy satellite, launching EgyptSat 1 in 2007, [165] followed by EgyptSat 2 in 2014. [ 166 ] Conscription is mandatory for men aged 18–30, with service obligations ranging from 14 to 36 months, depending on educational level, followed by a nine-year reserve duty.
The Horus of the night deities – Twelve goddesses of each hour of the night, wearing a five-pointed star on their heads Neb-t tehen and Neb-t heru, god and goddess of the first hour of night, Apis or Hep (in reference) and Sarit-neb-s, god and goddess of the second hour of night, M'k-neb-set, goddess of the third hour of night, Aa-t-shefit or ...
Ancient Egyptian sundial (c. 1500 BC), from the Valley of the Kings, used for measuring work hour. Daytime divided into 12 parts. The ancient Egyptians were one of the first cultures to widely divide days into generally agreed-upon equal parts, using early timekeeping devices such as sundials, shadow clocks, and merkhets (plumb-lines used by early astronomers).