Rasheed

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Rasheed governorate locates 65km east of Alexandria. It offered the world the key to the Hieroglyphs, the Rosetta stone which revealed the secrets of the great ancient Egyptian civilization. Rasheed resisted, under the leadership of Governor Ali Bey Al-Salanki and Head of Noblemen Sheik Hassan Kirit, the 1807 Frazer military expedition.

Rasheed was known as Khito, a hieroglyphic word meaning "the populace ", under king Menes reign. It was famed for military chariots manufacture in the XXVI Dynasty. Under king Minfitah, Rasheed powerfully resisted the Greek and Sicilian attacks.

Rasheed hosted a garrison established under Psammetichus I. In the Coptic era, Rasheed was known as "Rasheet". Rasheed governorate's National Day on 19 September marks the day when the lionhearted people of Rasheed conquered the British army. In 1956, late President Gamal Abd Al-Naser inaugurated Rasheed Museum within the framework of Rasheed's National Day celebrations.

Mosques on the land of Rasheed
All Rasheed's mosques were built in the Turkish-Mameluke architectural style. Simplicity and soft ornaments characterize the minarets, domes and facades.

Zaghloul Mosque: Built in 1545, Zaghloul mosque is Rasheed's oldest and largest mosques. It is named after Mameluke Zaghloul IX. It has 244 granite and marble columns and 200 domes. From its minaret, the people of Rasheed were called to fight the British invaders. It has an area of 4,000 square meters and locates at the southern entrance to Rasheed. Zaghloul mosque, following suit of Al Azhar, graduated religious heralds.

Sidi Ali Al-Mahali: It was established in 1134 Hegira. It consists of 99 columns in various shapes, 6 doors, a nave, an ablution yard covered by a sunshade erected over 12 columns and a library containing 200 valuable books donated by AL-Garem family.

Al-Gendi mosque: It was built in honor of the memory of Prince Mohammed AL-Gendi in 1973. It has 39 columns. Other mosques are Al-Abassi mosque established to Mohammed Bay Tabozada in 1809, Sheik Toqa mosque erected in 1711, Al-Orabi mosque which locates next to Rasheed entrance, Papa Hassan mosque and Al-Samet mosque.

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