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Archaeologists recently unearthed two 1,500-year-old churches in Egypt, offering rare evidence of Christianity’s rise in the country's Western Desert.

The Egyptian Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities announced the discovery in a press release in late July. The churches were found at Kharga Oasis, an ancient settlement roughly 350 miles southwest of Cairo.

The site is known for its notable ancient Christian remains , including cemeteries and churches. It has been inhabited since antiquity, thanks to underground water sources.

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Archaeologists uncovered the remains of an entire settlement at Kharga Oasis, the translated

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