It is the administrative centre of the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS). As the national capital, Minsk has a special administrative status in Belarus and is the administrative centre of Minsk Region (voblast) and Minsk raion (district). In 2013, it had a population of 2,002,600.
Several fruits were eaten in ancient Egypt, depending on the period. 1  What was available depended on agriculture and trade. Popular fruits in ancient Egypt include: 2  dates. 3  grapes. 4  pomegranates. 5  peaches. 6  watermelon.
Did they eat any strange foods? The Greeks ate some foods that might seem strange to us today including eels, small birds, and locusts. Perhaps the strangest thing they ate was a popular food of the Spartans called black soup.