Nile Delta
Delta produced by the Nile River at its mouth in the Mediterranean Sea
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| 2021 | Nina Maaranen and Sonia Zakrzewski conducted a dental trait study on 90 individuals from Avaris, revealing that local and non-local people were not ancestrally different, supporting the archaeological evidence of Avaris as a significant trade hub in the Middle Bronze Age eastern Mediterranean network. |
| October 3 2020 | Egypt unveils 59 coffins of priests and clerks from the 26th Dynasty, dating back nearly 2,500 years. |
| May 2020 | An Egyptian-Spanish archaeological mission led by Esther Ponce reveals a unique cemetery from the 26th Dynasty at the site of ancient Oxyrhynchus, uncovering glazed limestone structures, bronze coins, clay seals, Roman tombstones, and small crosses. |
| 2019 |
Port Said
Construction of the New Suez Canal completed under the leadership of Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi, significantly enhancing the city's strategic importance.
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| 2018 | Kim Ryholt proposed a new reading of Hyksos rule, suggesting they might have ruled for up to 149 years, significantly longer than previous estimations. |
| 2015 | Population census revealed that Qalyubiyya Governorate had 5,105,972 total residents, with 2,825,045 people living in rural areas and 2,280,927 in urban areas. The urbanization rate was calculated at 44.7%. |
| August 28 2012 | The European Union launched a program to invest 40 million Euros in upgrading infrastructure of informal areas in Qalyubia Governorate, with the project continuing through 2018. |
| 2010 |
Port Said
Port Said ranked second among Egyptian cities in the Human Development Index for the second consecutive year.
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