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Destination Egypt, this page is about many aspects of the modern and the ancient Egypt. Here you will find comprehensive information about Egypt in its diversity: geography, economy, science, people, culture, environment, government and ancient history.
You will have access to newspapers from Egypt and you will find extensive travel and tourism information for Egypt.
Egypt Cairo
Cairo: Mosque Sultan Hassan and Mosque Al Rifai
  

Arab Republic of Egypt | Jumhuriyat Misr al-Arabiyah

Country Profile


Egypt Flag
Flag of Egypt

Background:
In about 3100 B.C., Egypt was united under a ruler known as Mena, or Menes, who inaugurated the 30 pharaonic dynasties into which Egypt's ancient history is divided -- the Old and the Middle Kingdoms and the New Empire. The pyramids at Giza (near Cairo), which were built in the fourth dynasty, testify the power of the pharaonic religion and state.

Egypt is the most populous country in the Arab world. Nominally independent from the UK in 1922, Egypt acquired full sovereignty following World War II.
The completion of the Aswan High Dam in 1971 and the resultant Lake Nasser have altered the time-honored place of the Nile river in the agriculture and ecology of Egypt.

A rapidly growing population (the largest in the Arab world), limited arable land, and dependence on the Nile all continue to overtax resources and stress society. The government has struggled to ready the economy for the new millennium through economic reform and massive investment in communications and physical infrastructure.
(Source: various sources)

Egypt is a member state of the League of Arab States

border countries: Palestine (Gaza Strip), Israel, Libya, Sudan

related countries: United Kingdom
 
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Official Name:
Jumhuriyat Misr al-Arabiyah
Short form: Misr
Int'l short form: Egypt
Int'l long form: Arab Republic of Egypt
former: United Arab Republic (with Syria)


ISO Country Code: eg
Actual Time: Mon-Sept-6  05:28
Local Time = UTC +2h
Daylight Saving Time (DST) 29 April - 30 September (UTC +3)

Capital City: Cairo (al-Qa hirah)
(pop. estimated 16 million)


Other Cities:
Alexandria (6 million), Aswan, Asyut, Port Said, Suez, Ismailia

Government:
Type: Republic
Independence: 1922 (from the UK)
Constitution: 1971

Geography:
Location:Northern Africa, bordering the Mediterranean Sea, between Libya and the Gaza Strip
Area: 1 million sq. km (386 000 sq. mi.)
Terrain: Desert, except Nile valley and delta.

Climate: Dry, hot summers; moderate winters

People:
Nationality: Egyptian(s)
Population: 78 million (estimated)
Ethnic groups: Egyptian, Bedouin Arab, Nubian
Religions: Sunni Muslim 90%, Coptic Christian
Languages: Arabic (official), English, French
Literacy--total adult: 55.2%, male: 66.6%, female: 43.6%.

Natural resources: Petroleum, natural gas, iron ore, phosphates, manganese, limestone, gypsum, talc, asbestos, lead, zinc.

Agriculture products: Cotton, rice, corn, wheat, beans, fruits, vegetables; cattle, water buffalo, sheep, goats.

Industries: Textiles, food processing, tourism, chemicals, hydrocarbons, construction, cement, metals.

Currency: Egyptian Pound (EGP)

 Egypt in Figures
Egypt key statistical data.


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Official Sites of Egypt

The Egyptian Presidency
Mohamed Hosny Mubarak President of the Arab Republic of Egypt.

Egypt's People Assembly
The Egypt Parliament.

Egyptian Shoura Assembly
The Senate.

Egypt State Information Service
Egypt State Information Service.


Ministry of Foreign Affairs
MOFA Egypt.

Diplomatic Missions
Egyptian Embassy in Berlin (Germany)
Embassy of Egypt in the U.S.
Washington D.C.
Egyptian Missions Abroad
Addresses of Egypt's Missions abroad.
Foreign Diplomatic Missions in Egypt
Addresses of foreign diplomatic representations in Egypt.


Statistics
CAPMAS
Central agency for public mobilization and statistics.

 Egypt in Figures
Egypt key statistical data.


Weather
Egyptian Meteorological Authority (EMA)

Maps
profile Map of Egypt
Political Map of Egypt.
 Administrative Map of Egypt
Map shows the governorates of Egypt.
Google Earth Google Earth Egypt
Zoomable satellite view and map of Egypt.
Google Earth Google Earth Cairo
Zoomable satellite view/map of Cairo.
Google Earth Pyramids near Cairo
Zoomable satellite view of the Pyramids.
Google Earth Google Earth: Sahara in Southern Egypt
Zoomable satellite view/map of Irrigation in the Sahara in South Egypt.

profile Map of Western Asia
Map of Western Asia and the Middle East.
Map of the Middle East region
Map of North Africa and the Middle East
to Map of Africa
Political Map of Africa.
 

News

Freedom of expression in Egypt: It's definitely under threat. From bannings of books by Al-Azhar to beatings-up of journalists. From court cases against authors to assassinations of writers by militants. Draconian press legislation and plain old censorship seem mild in comparison.

Al Ahram Daily
News from Egypt. (Arabic)
Al Ahram Weekly
English language weekly online edition.
Al-Gomhuria
Daily Newspaper (in Arabic)
Cairo Press Review
Press review of Arabic newspapers by Egypt State Information Service.
The Egyptian Gazette
News from Egypt.
Egypt Today
Egypt monthly magazine.
Middle East Time
The uncensored online edition of the Egypt based newspaper.
El Tahrir
Home of several Arabic Newspapers.
la revue d'Egypte
Egypt culture magazine in French.
 

 

Arts & Culture

__Museums & Libraries
Bibliotheca Alexandrina
The revival of the Ancient Library of Alexandria, dedicated to be a center of culture, science and academic research.
Egyptian Museum
Collections of Egyptian artifacts, established in 1835.
Museums in Egypt
Information about Museums in Egypt by Tour Egypt.
 

 

Business & Economy

Bank al-Markaz al-Misr
Central Bank of Egypt.
National Bank of Egypt
NBE is the oldest commercial bank in Egypt.

Cairo and Alexandria Stock Exchanges
Egyptian Stocks
Egyptian capital market stock quotes.

Egyptian Exporters Association
EEA is a nonprofit organization founded by the Egyptian private sector exporters.

__Transportation
EgyptAir
The Egypt Airline.

Egypt International Airports:
City, Location: Alexandria, El Nhouza Airport, IATA Airport code: ALY
City, Location: Aswan, Daraw Airport, IATA Airport code: ASW
City, Location: Cairo Int'l, IATA Airport code: CAI
City, Location: Hurghada Int'l, IATA Airport code: HRG
City, Location: Luxor, IATA Airport code: LXR
City, Location: Sharm El Sheikh, IATA Airport code: SSH

International Airports around the world
 
 

Destination Egypt - Country Guides

Discover Egypt: hotel, accommodation, attractions, festivals, events, tourist boards, cruising the nile, see the pyramids and much more.


Egyptian Tourist Authority
Official site for the Government Tourist Offices in the Americas.


  Tour Egypt
An Egypt guide with over 15,000 pages of information about every aspect of travel, ancient and modern Egypt.

Egypt Tourism Net
A travel gate to Egypt.

 

Travel and Tour Consumer Information

 Books about Travel in Egypt

US books 

Travel Guides Egypt
   Travel Guides Egypt
   Guide de tourisme et voyages en Égypte (in French)
UK books  Egypt Travel Guides
fr books  Guide de tourisme et voyages en Égypte
German books  German Books: Reiseführer Ägypten

Education

Ain Shams University
The third Egyptian University, founded in 1950
Al-Azhar University
Chief centre of Islamic and Arabic learning in the world, founded 970
Cairo University
Giza, Middle East's largest University, founded 1908
Egyptian Universities Network
The Egyptian Universities Network (EUN) acts as the Internet service provider since 1993
 
 

Environment & Nature Organizations Egypt

Government Bodies
Ministry of State For Environmental Affairs
Official website of the Ministry for Environmental Affairs.
Egyptian - Italian Environmental Cooperation Programme EIECP
Governments cooperation for the conservation and rehabilitation of natural, cultural and man-made environments.

Egypt NGOs
Wadi Environmental Science Centre
A "sustainable development" and "industrial ecology" demonstration and training center.
 

History

egy.com
Cairo's recollections online - Egypt's first website and a journey into bygone days of Egypt.

additional sites:
A Brief Review of Modern Egyptian History
The middle of the Eighteenth century can be considered as starting point in recounting the history of modern Egypt.
Egypt History
Arab Net pages about Egypt's History.
History of Egypt
From Ancient to Modern History of Egypt by Egypt TourismNet.

Ancient Egypt
Stockholm Challenge Award The Archeological Map of Egypt
The project puts all the Egyptian archeological sites on a multimedia geographic information system to document the Egyptian archeological heritage.

Abzu Regional Index: Egypt
Index of resources for the study of ancient Egypt, Oriental Institute, University of Chicago.
Ancient Egypt
The British Museum's web site on ancient Egypt, includes information on Egyptian life, gods and goddesses, mummification, rulers, pyramids, temples, time, trade, and writing.
The Ancient Egypt Site
The history, language and culture of Ancient Egypt by Egyptologist Jacques Kinnaer.
Centre for Computer-aided Egyptological Research (CCER)
The use of Egyptological data on computers.
Eternal Egypt
Site about five thousand years of Egyptian civilization, view artifacts, interactive maps and timelines.
Guardian's Egypt
A cyberjourney to Ancient Egypt
International Association of Egyptologists
Egyptology international.
KMT
A modern journal of Ancient Egypt.
The Pharaonic Village
A journey back in time.

 
Books about JapanBooks about the History of Modern Egypt
History of Modern Egypt

Books about EgyptBooks about the History of Ancient Egypt.
History of Ancient Egypt

Search

Egypt WWW Index
Egypt related links.
Egyptsearch
An Egypt directory.
Egypt Web Search
A Search engine and directory.
Masrawy
An Egypt directory.

Additional Information on Egypt

African Studies WWW - Egypt Page
African Studies Center Information on Egypt.
ArabNet -- Egypt
In-depth information on Egypt.
BBC News - Country Profile: Egypt
Governments on the WWW: Egypt
Human Rights Watch: Egypt
Open Directory Project: Egypt
UT - MENIC: Countries: Egypt
The Center for Middle Eastern Studies (University of Texas) on Egypt.
Wikipedia: Egypt
The World Factbook -- Egypt
 
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