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Sesostris II

(Encyclopedia) Sesostris IISesostris IIsĭsŏsˈtrĭs [key], d. 1878 b.c., king of ancient Egypt, of the XII dynasty. He was the son of Amenemhet II, first his coregent (1900 b.c.), then his successor (…

Arish, Al

(Encyclopedia) Arish, AlArish, Aläl ärēshˈ [key], town (1986 pop. 67,337), NE Egypt, in the Sinai peninsula, on the Mediterranean Sea. It is a fishing port and a military and administrative center;…

Bubastis

(Encyclopedia) BubastisBubastisby&oomacr;băsˈtĭs [key], ancient city, NE Egypt, in the Nile delta, near the modern Zagazig. Capital of Egypt in the XXII and XXIII dynasties, it began to decline…

Bani Suwayf

(Encyclopedia) Bani Suwayf: see Beni Suef, Egypt.

Seveneh

(Encyclopedia) Seveneh, biblical name: see Aswan, Egypt.

Saqqara

(Encyclopedia) Saqqara, ancient necropolis, Egypt: see Sakkara.

Maryut

(Encyclopedia) Maryut, salt lake, Egypt: see Mareotis.

Alamayn, Al

(Encyclopedia) Alamayn, Al, Egypt: see Alamein, El.

El Alamein

(Encyclopedia) El Alamein: see Alamein, El, Egypt.