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On 9 July 1805, Muhammad Ali of Albania was recognized as Pasha and Wāli ("Governor") of Egypt by the Sublime Porte in Constantinople, though he personally claimed the title of Khedive ("Viceroy"), thereby founding the Alawiyya Dynasty which would rule the country until 1953.

Originally, the pyramids were encased in a layer of polished, highly reflected white limestone, in order to give them a brilliant appearance when viewed from a distance. The upper capstone, called a pyramidion were, during the Middle Kingdom, covered with gold leaf to reflect the rays of the sun, and were inscribed with royal titles and religious symbols. Over the centuries, however, the outer layers were stripped and used in other construction projects, leaving only the rough inner limestone for us to gawk at.

The five colors of the flag represent the dynasties that have ruled Egypt since the advent of Islam:
1. Black: Rashiduns & Abbasids
2. White: Umayyads
3. Green: Fatimids & Alawiyyads
4. Gold: Ayyubids & Mamelukes
5. Red: Ottomans

The colors of red, green, black, and gold are also used to symbolize Pan-African ideology. Two of those colors hold additional significance: in ancient Egypt, red represented the infertile desert and the primordial force of Chaos, whereas black represented the fertile Nile River Valley and the Order it bestowed on the nascent civilization.

The central sigil, that of the Alawiyya Dynasty , consists of a white crescent with a trio of stars, symbolizing the Kingdom's territories: Egypt, Nubia, and Sudan.

Description
On 9 July 1805, Muhammad Ali of Albania was recognized as Pasha and Wāli ("Governor") of Egypt by the Sublime Porte in Constantinople, though he personally claimed the title of Khedive ("Viceroy"), thereby founding the Alawiyya Dynasty which would rule the country until 1953.

Originally, the pyramids were encased in a layer of polished, highly reflected white limestone, in order to give them a brilliant appearance when viewed from a distance. The upper capstone, called a pyramidion were, during the Middle Kingdom, covered with gold leaf to reflect the rays of the sun, and were inscribed with royal titles and religious symbols. Over the centuries, however, the outer layers were stripped and used in other construction projects, leaving only the rough inner limestone for us to gawk at.

The five colors of the flag represent the dynasties that have ruled Egypt since the advent of Islam:
1. Black: Rashiduns & Abbasids
2. White: Umayyads
3. Green: Fatimids & Alawiyyads
4. Gold: Ayyubids & Mamelukes
5. Red: Ottomans

The colors of red, green, black, and gold are also used to symbolize Pan-African ideology. Two of those colors hold additional significance: in ancient Egypt, red represented the infertile desert and the primordial force of Chaos, whereas black represented the fertile Nile River Valley and the Order it bestowed on the nascent civilization.

The central sigil, that of the Alawiyya Dynasty , consists of a white crescent with a trio of stars, symbolizing the Kingdom's territories: Egypt, Nubia, and Sudan.