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  2. Mokattam - Wikipedia

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    Mokattam (upper area), above the City of the Dead—Cairo necropolis, in a 1904 aerial view by Eduard Spelterini from a hot air balloon. The area on election day, 2011. The Mokattam (Egyptian Arabic: المقطم [elmoˈʔɑtˤ.tˤɑm], also spelled Muqattam), also known as the Mukattam Mountain or Hills, is the name of an Eastern Desert plateau as well as the district built over it in the ...

  3. Simon the Tanner - Wikipedia

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    'Simon the Shoemaker; Craftsman'; Arabic: سمعان الدباغ, romanized: Sama'an al-Dabagh), is the Coptic Orthodox saint associated with the story of the moving the Mokattam Mountain in Cairo, Egypt, during the rule of the Muslim Fatimid Caliph al-Muizz Lideenillah (953–975) while Abraham the Syrian was the Pope of the Coptic Orthodox ...

  4. List of Coptic monasteries - Wikipedia

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    St. Samaan the Tanner Coptic Orthodox Monastery - (Zabbaleen, Mokattam) St. Theodore the Oriental Coptic Orthodox Monastery - (Haret Elroum) Virgin Mary Coptic Orthodox Convent - (Haret Zuweila) St. George Coptic Orthodox Convent - (Haret Zuweila) St. Barsoum El-Erian Coptic Orthodox Monastery - (Monshat Naser, Helwan)

  5. Zabbaleen - Wikipedia

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    Mokattam village is situated at the foot of the Mokattam mountains, which brings many environmental hazards. In 1993, a rockslide from Mokattam Mountain fell near the bordering area of the Zabbaleen settlement, resulting in the deaths of 40 people. [ 29 ]

  6. 2011 Egyptian revolution - Wikipedia

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    The 2011 Egyptian revolution, ... Cairo, during the 19 March 2011 constitutional referendum extending from the built-up area of Mokattam into the desert. The ...

  7. List of Coptic Orthodox churches in Egypt - Wikipedia

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    The following is a partial list of Coptic Orthodox Churches in Egypt. The count stands at 2,000 churches. ... (Zabbaleen, Mokattam) St. Simon the Tanner Coptic ...

  8. Fasting and abstinence of the Coptic Orthodox Church

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    The Copts (Christians of Egypt), who belong to the Coptic Orthodox Church, observe fasting periods according to the Coptic calendar. We would like to emphasize the importance of the period of strict abstention during fasting. It is refraining from eating and drinking for a period of time, followed by eating vegetarian food.

  9. List of Coptic saints - Wikipedia

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    Early church historians, writers, and fathers testified to the numerous Copt martyrs. Tertullian, a 3rd-century North African lawyer, wrote, "If the martyrs of the whole world were put on one arm of the balance and the martyrs of Egypt on the other, the balance will tilt in favor of the Copts."