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EarlierBattle of Hattin4 July 1187
LaterNapoleon Enters Alexandria1798 AD
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The Institut d'Égypte or Egyptian Scientific Institute is a scientific institute and research center in Cairo, Egypt. It specializes in Egyptology. The institute was established in 1798 and is the second oldest scientific institute in Egypt, after Al-Azhar University.

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