1959 UNITED ARAB REPUBLIC PROMO FILM EGYPT & SYRIA CAIRO, GIZA, DAMASCUS XD49354

Love our channel? Help us save and post more orphaned films! Support us on Patreon: Even a really tiny contribution can make a difference. Consider becoming a channel member This 1959 color documentary film with Arabic intertitles and hopeful English narration tours the then-recently established (and subsequently short-lived) United Arab Republic’s two joint regions: Egypt and Syria, with visits to Giza and Damascus showing architectural landmarks and local agricultural developments (TRT: 15:56). Opening titles: “Developed and Printed in DEFA Studios Berlin, Written by Ramadan Khalifa, Photographed by Dia El Mahdy, Supervised by Hassan Helmy” (0:06). A trio of pyramids sit on a desert horizon under a clear blue sky. The Giza Plateau in Greater Cairo, Egypt. Single pyramids in closeup: Khufu, Khafra, and Menkaura. The Great Sphinx of Giza at the Giza Pyramid Complex, also called the Giza Necropolis (0:25). Feluccas, traditional sailboats