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Re: أبحث عن صور لمدينة andquot;سواكنandquot; في زمن ا� (Re: بابكر قدور)
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تحياتي د. ميادة ...
شوفي دي ... عام 1832 يقال .. ما متاكد
Quote: 19th century photo of Suakin street and City gate*
By the end of the 17th century, Suakin's fortunes began to decline once more as the ocean-going trade shifted with new routes around southern Africa, although there was still a certain amount of trade between the African interior and Hejaz. The Swiss explorer J. L Burkhardt who visited Suakin in 1814 noted that it was 'in ruins'. In 1865 the Khedive of Egypt deeded the town by the Ottomans, tried to revive the port by building a hospital, school, mosque and wikala, or khan. In keeping with Britain's role in Egypt, Suakin became the port of entry for manufactured British goods while coffee from Ethiopia, gum arabic from Obeid in western Sudan, sesame oil and ostrich feathers were exported.
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