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Wednesday 17 January 1917 [1918]
½ day & went with S. Steel to Mosque & Dead City. Both places very impressive. Mahomid [Muhammad or Mohammad] Ali was 2nd Khedive & was the one who gave a dinner to the … & then slew all save one who sprang on his horse & jumped a great height to the open space below. All this was 120 years ago in 1811. Mahomid Ali then built for £25,000-0-0 this beautiful mosque – 2000 electric lights put by Kitchener, splendid carpets, & lovely alabaster pillars & concave nitche in wall.

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