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Photos: Top 10 places missing on the face of the earth

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Top 10 places have disappeared from the face of the earth, because of the natural and  environmental stimuli, such as volcanoes, rain and storms and droughts City "Memphis" was founded in Egypt at the hands of King Menes in 3100 BC, was the ancient capital of the first kingdom in Lower Egypt, and include the ruins of the greatest historical monuments in the world, including the Temple of the god Ptah, the Statue of Ramses II, as the pyramids of Saqqara, not far about her "Angkor" city in the depths of the north of Cambodia's forests are located, and dates back to thousands of years during the rule of the Khmer, and remained several effects of this empire, such as the temples of "Angkor Wat" compound and the Temple "Bayonne", and there were many reasons for the disappearance of this city, including launching Thailand by successive attacks, and looting of many riches, which led to their inhabitants displaced, it remained...

Opening of King Tutankhamun's tomb

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The   curse of the pharaohs  refers to an alleged curse believed by some to be cast upon any person who disturbs the mummy of an Ancient Egyptian person, especially a pharaoh. This curse, which does not differentiate between thieves and archaeologists, allegedly can cause bad luck, illness or death. Since the mid-20th century, many authors and documentaries have argued that the curse is 'real' in the sense of being caused by scientifically explicable causes such as bacteria or radiation. However, the modern origins of Egyptian mummy curse tales, their development primarily in European cultures, the shift from magic to science to explain curses, and their changing uses—from condemning disturbance of the dead to entertaining horror film audiences—suggest that Egyptian curses are primarily a cultural, not exclusively scientific, phenomenon There are occasional instances of genuine ancient curses appearing inside or on the façade of a tomb, a...