Topics: Society and Culture : History
Information specific to the history of Egypt during any period, from prehistoric to the present time.
Christianity in Egypt
History, personalities, and religious and social influence of Christianity in Egypt, from earliest times to the present.
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Mubarak, Hosni
Sites pertaining to Hosni Mubarak, military leader and the President of the Arab Republic of Egypt.
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Nasser, Gamal Abdel
Gamal Abdel Nasser (1918-1970) was an army officer, prime minister (1954-56), and then president (1956-70) of Egypt, who became a controversial leader of the Arab world, creating the short-lived United Arab Republic (1958-61), twice fighting losing wars with Israel (1956 and 1967), and engaging in such inter-Arab policies as mediating the Jordanian civil war (1970).
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Railway Fire and Disaster of 2002
Accounts of the Cairo-Luxor train fire and disaster of 20 February 2002, described as the worst railway calamity in Egyptian history, and perhaps world history as well.
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Sadat, Anwar
Sites pertaining to the life, times, influence, or legacy of Anwar Sadat as president of Egypt.
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Suez Canal
The Suez Canal is the artificial waterway running north to south across the Isthmus of Suez in northeastern Egypt, connecting the Mediterranean Sea with the Gulf of Suez, an arm of the Red Sea.
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Wars and Conflicts
Sites concerning wars and conflicts involving Egypt.
Napoleon's Egyptian Campaign,
World War II,
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