Khalij (Cairo)
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The Khalij, also known as the Khalij al-Misri or Khalij al-Masri, was a canal in Cairo, Egypt. It began in the 7th century when the new Arab conquerors rebuilt an ancient canal that linked the Nile wi
The Khalij in the 19th century
Depiction of the yearly opening of the canal in Cairo at Fumm al-Khalij, from the Description de l'Égypte (c. 1809). Also visible, on the right, is the water intake tower of a Mamluk aqueduct.
Depiction of a bridge over the Khalij in the Description de l'Égypte (c. 1809)
Illustration of houses along the Khalij in the early 19th century (drawing by Pascal Coste)
Canal of the Pharaohs
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The Canal of the Pharaohs, also called the Ancient Suez Canal or Necho's Canal or Darius Canal, is the forerunner of the Suez Canal, constructed in ancient times and kept in use, with intermissions, u
Khalij (Cairo)
…al-Misri or Khalij al-Masri (Arabic: الخليج المصري), was a canal in Cairo, Egypt. It began in the 7th century when the new Arab conquerors rebuilt an ancient canal that linked the Nile with the Red Sea in Pharaonic and Roman times. The connection to the Red Sea was closed in the 8th century, but the canal remained…
Remains of a large circular tower in the Babylon Fortress (present-day Old Cairo), built by Diocletian in the 3rd century AD to defend the Roman canal's entrance on the Nile
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