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Egypt by egylive: 2:43am On Mar 16, 2013
Officially the Arab Republic of Egypt, is a country mainly in North Africa, with the Sinai Peninsula forming a land bridge in Southwest Asia , Egypt is thus a transcontinental country, And a major power in Africa, the MediterraneanBasin, the Middle East and the Muslim World. Covering an area of about 1,010,000 square kilometers (390,000 sq mi),Egypt is Bordered By the Mediterranean Sea to the north, Palastine [ Israel Now ] to the northeast, The Red Sea to the east, Sudan to the south and Libya to the west.

Egyptis one of the most populous countries in Africa and the Middle East. The great Majority of its over 81 million people live near the banks oftheNile River, in an area of about 40,000 square kilometers (15,000 sq mi), where the only arable land is found. The large Areas of the Sahara Desertare sparsely inhabited. About half ofEgypt’s residents live in Urban areas, with most spread across the densely populated centres of Greater Cairo,Alexandria and other major cities in the Nile Delta.

Monuments inEgypt such as the Gizapyramid complex and its Great Sphinx were Constructed by its ancient civilization. Its ancient ruins, such as those of Memphis, Thebes, And Karnak and the Valley of the Kings outside Luxor, are a significant focus of Archaeological study. The tourism industry and the Red Sea Riviera employ about 12% of Egypt’s workforce.The economy of Egypt is one of the most diversified in theMiddle East, with sectors such as Tourism, agriculture, industry and service at almost equal production levels.

Ancient Egypt

GizaPyramids

A unified kingdom was founded c. 3150 BC by King Menes, leading to a series of dynasties that ruled Egyptfor the next three millennia. Egyptian culture flourished during this long period and remained distinctively Egyptian in its religion, arts, language and customs. The first two ruling dynasties of a unified Egypt set the stage for the Old Kingdom period, c. 2700–2200 BC., which constructed many pyramids, most notably the Third Dynasty pyramid of Djoser and the Fourth Dynasty Giza Pyramids.The Great Sphinx and the Pyramids of Giza, built during the Old Kingdom, are modern national icons that are at the heart ofEgypt’s thriving tourism industry.

The First Intermediate Period ushered in a time of political upheaval for about 150 years.Stronger Nilefloods and stabilization of government, however, brought back renewed prosperity for the country in the Middle Kingdom c. 2040 BC, reaching a peak during the reign of Pharaoh Amenemhat III. A second period of disunity heralded the arrival of the first foreign ruling dynasty inEgypt, that of the Semitic Hyksos. The Hyksos invaders took over much ofLower Egypt around 1650 BC and founded a new capital at Avaris. They were driven out by an Upper Egyptian force led by Ahmose I, who founded the Eighteenth Dynasty and relocated the capital from Memphis to Thebes.read more http://www.egylive.net

Re: Egypt by surecan: 5:54pm On Mar 16, 2013
your information is incomplete without the bad side of Egypt

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