We collect old maps and tell stories about them.
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Born in Cairo, Kharita™ is a specialty print store dedicated to collecting and producing high quality vintage map prints, focusing mainly on maps in the MENA region. Kharita™ was founded on a mutual passion for history, heritage and cartography.
وُلدت خريطة في القاهرة، وهي متجر متخصص في الطباعة مكرّس لجمع وإنتاج مطبوعات خرائط قديمة عالية الجودة، مع التركيز بشكل أساسي على الخرائط في منطقة الشرق الأوسط وشمال إفريقيا. تأسست خريطة™ بناءً على شغف مشترك بالتاريخ والتراث ورسم الخرائط.
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How Colonialism Redrew Africa’s Map
Maps and power aren’t often paired, but in Africa’s story, they’ve always walked hand in hand. Lines were drawn not to guide, but to divide and rule. Before colonialism, Africa was a thriving continent of kingdoms, empires, and autonomous nations, each governing its affairs according to its customs, laws, and
Echoes of Erasure: The Devastation of Palmyra and Mosul
In modern conflicts, the deliberate destruction of cities and their heritage represents a deep and lasting tragedy. These acts of devastation do not only erase buildings or roads, but what even defines human civilization: identity and history. And, in the story of destruction, ISIS (ad-dawla al-islāmiyya) occupies a prominent position.
Promised Lands: What Is The Cartography of Divine Claims?
A promised land is a place that people, belonging from a particular community, believe was created for them. This belief often comes from religious stories or traditions passed down through generations. These lands are seen as sacred and essentially as a gift from a higher deity. In the Bible, for
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Baghdad’s Bayt al-Hikma: A Forgotten Beacon of Knowledge
“Bayt al-Hikmah”, “House of Wisdom”, is a central institution in Islamic intellectual history. Some think that it represents the mental transformation that took place in the Islamic world. Bayt al-Hikmah flourished within the Abbasid caliphate between the 8th and 10th centuries. This center played an important role in the intellectual
الحرب والسودان
ازاي خريطة اترسمت في 1941 ممكن تكون سبب من أسباب الحرب في السودان سنة 2023 لغاية دلوقتي؟ .ممكن تبان كأنها حاجة قديمة ومالهاش علاقة باللي بيحصل دلوقتي, بس زي مانتوا عارفين كل حاجة مربوطة ببعضها الخريطة دي اترسمت وقت الحرب العالمية التانية لما الإنجليز كانوا مسيطرين علي مصر والسودان. احتاجوا ساعتها خرائط دقيقة عشان يقدروا …
The Amazigh People in Libya: Indigenous Roots and Modern Struggles
In the hills of Jabal Nafusa, the streets of Zuwara, and the oasis towns of Ghadames and Awjila, the Amazigh flag waves once again. For decades, Libya’s indigenous people were silenced under the Arab nationalist regime. Today, they are slowly writing themselves back into the history of Libya. But what
ايه حوار حلايب وشلاتين؟
وأنا صغير، كان عندي هواية غريبه نوعاً ما وهي إني دايمًا أتابع شريط توقعات درجات الحرارة اللي بيظهر على التلفزيون، واللي كان بيستعرض أحوال الطقس في مختلف مناطق مصر. وسط كل الأسماء اللي كانت بتعدّي، كان في منطقتين دايمًا بيلفتوا انتباهي وبيثيروا فضولي جدًا. وإحنا أطفال، كنا دايمًا فاكرين إن
From Pigeons to Protest: The Forgotten Spark of Egyptian Nationalism
If you went to school in Egypt, you probably know the name Denshawai. It might bring back memories of a history lesson. You may recall bullet points from a revision booklet or a multiple-choice question on the subject. The narrative presented was so clear that it might surprise you to
Пинко ставки на спорт обзор реальные особенности и отзывы
Пинко ставки на спорт обзор характеристик и отзывов Пинко ставки на спорт обзор реальные особенности и отзывы Если ищете надежный ресурс для размещения ставок, обратите внимание на одну из популярных платформ, предоставляющих широкий спектр услуг. Ключевым моментом является высокая степень безопасности финансовых операций и простота интерфейса, что делает процесс удобным даже для новичков. Так, пользователи …
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Map of Arab League States 1960
In Cairo, on March 22, 1945, the six already sovereign Arab states (Egypt, Syria, Transjordan (later Jordan), Lebanon and Saudi Arabia) formed the Arab League.
This map is considered to be extremely rare, possibly the last remaining, as it would have been intentionally destroyed by the Ba’athist regime that ruled Iraq from 1963 to 2003 that would not have looked favorably upon any document that glorified Qasim.
