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.
However, wine the Egyptians drank was a distant relative to the wine we know today. The Egyptians used white, pink, green, red, and dark blue grapes, as well as figs, palm, dates and pomegranates. So as you can imagine, the taste would have been completely different to what we would expect when being served wine today.