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.
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.

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