The oldest photograph ever taken in the history of Egypt and the Middle East. The Harem of Muhammad Ali Pasha, in Ras El Tin Palace in Alexandria, was taken on November 7, 1839, by the French photographer Frédéric Goupil-Fesquet using the daguerreotype technique.

The oldest photograph ever taken in the history of Egypt and the Middle East. The Harem of Muhammad Ali Pasha, in Ras El Tin Palace in Alexandria, was taken on November 7, 1839, by the French photographer Frédéric Goupil-Fesquet using the daguerreotype technique.

The oldest photograph ever taken in the history of Egypt and the Middle East. The Harem of Muhammad Ali Pasha, in Ras El Tin Palace in Alexandria, was taken on November 7, 1839, by the French photographer Frédéric Goupil-Fesquet using the daguerreotype technique.

بيانات السجل — Record details

النوع — Type
Photograph
العصر — Era
muhammad_ali
المعرّف — Identifier
ARCH-ALEX-2026-M04V
اللغة — Language
Arabic

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