Gin derives its main flavour from juniper berries.
Tell El Kebir -LRB- التل الكبير lit .. `` the great mound '' -RRB- is 110 km north-north-east of Cairo and 75 kilometres south of Port Said on the edge of the Egyptian desert at the altitude of 29 m. Administratively , it is a part of the Ismailia Governorate .. Governorate. Governorates of Egypt. Ismailia. Ismailia Governorate. Cairo. Cairo. Port Said. Port Said. Ismailia Governorate. Ismailia Governorate. In the ancient times the city of On -LRB- modern Matariyah -RRB- mentioned in Genesis 41 :45 was identified by some as located south-west of the mound , which according to the Egyptian legend was the first place where cotton was cultivated .. On ( Ancient Egypt ). The location is famous for the Battle of Tell El Kebir which was fought between the Egyptian army led by Ahmed ` Urabi and the British military .. Battle of Tell El Kebir. Battle of Tell El Kebir. The ancient ruins of On were fortified into an entrenched camp by the Egyptian troops .. On ( Ancient Egypt )