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Selim Bimbachi
Muhammad Selim Qapudan or Salim Kapudan or Salim Qabūdān, was an Egyptian geographer and naval officer whose name is closely associated with the major 19th-century exploration expeditions of the Nile River basin.
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Born in Crete, Greece, to a family of Turkish-Circassian origins originating from Ankara, he moved to Egypt during his youth with his family, where they settled. He later joined the Egyptian Navy during the reign of Muhammad Ali Pasha, the Wali of Egypt, rising through the military ranks. He worked as an officer at the Alexandria Naval Shipyard and was later promoted to the rank of Kapudan Pasha.
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