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Naan (/ n ɑː n /) is a leavened, oven-baked or tawa-fried flatbread, that can also be baked in a tandoor.It is characterized by a light and fluffy texture and golden-brown spots from the baking process. [1]
The domestic supply price farmers receive in Egypt is E£1,200 (US$211) per ton compared to approximately E£1,940 (US$340) per ton for import from the US, Egypt's main supplier of wheat and corn. Egypt is the U.S.'s largest market for wheat and corn sales, accounting for US$1 billion annually and about 46% of Egypt's needs from imported wheat.
In Persian sangak means "pebble". The bread is baked on a bed of small river stones in an oven. There are usually two varieties of this bread offered at Iranian bakeries: one that has no toppings; and a more expensive variety traditionally topped with onion seeds but more commonly with sesame seeds, [2] or, more rarely, with cumin, black cumin, caraway or even dried aromatic herbs.
The word nankhatai is derived from the Classical Persian نانِ خطائی nān-i khaṭāʾī, lit. ' Cathayan bread, bread of Cathay [northern China] ', [2] composed of نان nān meaning ‘bread’ and خطائی khaṭāʾī meaning ‘Cathayan’. [2]
The piastre was based on the Turkish kuruş, introduced while Egypt was part of the Ottoman Empire. As in Turkey, debasement lead to the piastre falling significantly in value. In 1834, the pound, or gineih (Arabic), was introduced as the chief unit of currency, worth 100 piastre. The piastre continues in use to the present day as a subdivision ...
Qena Mosque. This provincial capital is located about 95 km from El Balyana and 63 km north of Luxor.It is most famous for its proximity to the ruins of Dendara.It owes its modern prosperity to the opening of the Wadi Qena towards the Red Sea, which is a major traffic route between Upper Egypt and the Red Sea.