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  2. Via Maris - Wikipedia

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    This Egypt-to-Damascus route is designated by Barry J. Beitzel as the Great Trunk Road in The New Moody Atlas of the Bible (2009), p. 85. 85. John D. Currid and David P. Barrett use this name in the ESV Bible Atlas (2010), p. 41, as do Rainey and Notley in Carta 's New Century Handbook and Atlas of the Bible (2007), p.

  3. Qibla compass - Wikipedia

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    In Islam, this direction is called qibla, and points towards the city of Mecca and specifically to the Kaaba. While the compass, like any other compass, points north, the direction of prayer is indicated by marks on the perimeter of the dial, corresponding to different cities, or by a second pointer set by the user according to their own ...

  4. Al-Hakim Mosque - Wikipedia

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    A special aisle, running perpendicular to the others, cuts across the five aisles of the prayer hall and leads towards the mihrab (niche indicating the qibla or direction of prayer). This central aisle is further emphasized by its greater width and height, as well as by the presence of a dome, carried on squinches , that covers the space ...

  5. Salah al-Din Road - Wikipedia

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    For centuries it was known as the "Way of the Philistines" and linked Egypt to present-day Lebanon, Syria, Turkey and beyond. After gaining control over Palestine following World War I, the British constructed a railroad running adjacently parallel to the Salah ad-Din Road for efficient supply and weapons transport. [1]

  6. Cairo Citadel - Wikipedia

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    The eagle became the coat of arms of Egypt. [8] The Citadel was begun by the Kurdish Ayyubid ruler Salah al-Din between 1176 and 1183 CE in order to protect Cairo from potential Crusader attacks and to provide a secure center of government for his new regime (only a few years after he had dismantled the Fatimid Caliphate).

  7. City of the Dead (Cairo) - Wikipedia

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    While the "City of the Dead" is a designation frequently used in English, the Arabic name is "al-Qarafa" (Arabic: القرافة, romanized: al-Qarafa).The name is a toponym said to derive from the Banu Qarafa ibn Ghusn ibn Wali clan, a Yemeni clan descended from the Banu Ma'afir tribe, which once had a plot of land in the city of Fustat (the predecessor of Cairo).

  8. Nagrig - Wikipedia

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    Nagrig is an ancient village, bordering the Ancient city of Sais, which belonged to Sap-Meh, the fifth nome of Lower Egypt in Ancient Egypt.. It was also mentioned under its ancient name of "Nagreg" [1] in the region of Gharbia, as part of the survey (ordered during the reign of Saladin in 572/AH 1176 AD) counted by Ibn Mamati in the book “Laws of Collections.” [2]

  9. White Desert National Park - Wikipedia

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    Sahara el Beyda, the White Desert Protected Area, is a national park in Egypt, first established as a protected area in 2002. It is located in the Farafra depression, 45 km (28 mi) north of the town of Qasr Al Farafra. Part of the park is in the Farafra Oasis (New Valley Governorate). [1]