We collect old maps and tell stories about them.
إحنا بنجمع خرائط قديمة وبنحكي حكايات عنهم
About Us
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
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World War II… In Egypt?
It might be surprising to hear that what is now home to beach resorts and mega projects was once a World War II battle ground. El Alamein, a city along the Egyptian Mediterranean coast, approximately 100 km west of Alexandria. Today it is flocked to by holidayers, concert goers, government
Bodies at the Border: How Liberal Feminism Erases Women
A report that dates back to July 2024 claims that over 10,000 women have been killed in Gaza since October 2023. UN Women gives it a slogan, calls it a “war on women”. The gendered nature of state-sponsored violence is not new. Wars, and in this case genocide, have been
Bordering Egypt: Establishing the “Post-Colonial” Reality in Rafah
To map Egypt, the British began to map what was not Egypt. Here, villages were divided, and imaginaries were created. But how did Rafah come into play as the final point – and when did we begin to treat this division as reality? Two soldiers stand under an olive tree
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
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Пинко ставки на спорт обзор реальные особенности и отзывы
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Emotional Geography And The Experience Of The Displaced
There’s a reason why we get homesick; we tend to form emotional attachments to the places we’ve lived all our lives. That’s because our homes are more than just buildings; they are part of who we are. We grow fond of the streets we walk, the markets we shop in,
الحرب والسودان
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The Rise and Fall of Yugoslavia: How One Man Built—and Broke—a Nation
The story of the Rise and Fall of Yugoslavia can be summarised by the rise and death of one man. A man who ruled the country for over four decades, and after his death, the country’s downfall ensued. Before we delve into the story of Yugoslavia, it is essential to
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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.