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Ancient Egypt: Official full name is: Arab Republic of Egypt, population of around 80 000 000 inhabitants covering an Area of around 1,000,000 square kilo meter. Geographic location: North of African continental, Mediterranean Sea in the North, Red Sea to the East, Sudan to the South and Libya to the west. The north-east border of Egypt is Sinai, the key to Asia, as it is for Asia located in the south-west. So Egypt is a transcontinental country in the Middle East, Africa and Mediterranean Areas.

To the east side of the Nile, there is the eastern Desert and the Red Sea mountains. To the west side of the Nile, there is the big Sahara, where some Cities are there dwelled by the Bedouns in big families. About 25% from the population are living in Cairo - Greater Cairo. The rest are scattered in big cities like Alexandria, Quina, Menia, Fayoum, Luxor, Aswan, Hurghada, and Marsa Matrouh and in the rest of the 26 provinces of Egypt. The majority of Egypt Land is a huge desert; the main water source for life in Egypt is depending on the Nile River, longest River all over the world 6650 kilo meter.

The old name of Egypt was “Kemet “in Hieroglyphic, which means, the Black land, in Coptic Era, it has been developed into gpyt, which was also developed again by English People to be Egypt to remain until now. Egypt is a rich country with its monuments, starting from the Great three Pyramids in Gaza in the north, to the great love evidence " temple of Abu Simbel " which was built by Ramsis II as a present to his beloved pretty wife " Nefertari " and from the north-east in Taba where a great ruins for a Fort are standing still, to the very west at Siwa Oasis where Alexander The Great have built a Temple there and dedicated it. Many of Capitals during the history for the Country, starting from, Inb Hedj, Memphis, Sakkara, Thebes, Tal El Amarna and also Avaris by the semitic Hyksos invaidors.

Egypt Historical information: Starting from the pre-dynasties, and the stone civilization, the country was reunion by a Famous King in the First Dynasty of Egypts History ever. The King Minous or Narmar was the reunion king of Old Egypt. Real beginning for Ancient Egypt was at the time of the Great King, Zoser “Djeser " who had built the first Step Pyramid in Sakkara with stones and for the first time ever. His famous Architect “Emhotep " is the designer of Sakkara Complex.

4th Dynasty, Great Kings " Khofo, Khafraa and Menkaw Re " the three owners of the three marvelous Great Pyramids at Gaza with the mystery of unrevealed building method.

5th Dynasty is famous for its great Sun Temples at Abu Seer. After two intermediate Times where the Egyptian Kingdom was too weak and was occupied by the Semitic Hyksos, there was a rising young King in Upper Egypt, who stood against this occupation very bravely and won the battle against them, and became the Ruler of both lands of lower and upper Egypt, builder of the 18th Dynasty as well.

Famous Pharaohs in Old Egypt: Tahotmis III, Ramsis II, Amenhotep III, Echnaton " Amenhotep IIII ", and the young King Tut Ankh Amoun, who is only well known cause of his fully found Tomb with its very pretty masterpieces made of Stone, wood and massive Gold.

In the 25th Dynasty, Egypt was ruled by Nubian King " Tahirka " and in the 27th Dynasty was occupied by Persians. Finally came the Greeks to conquer Egypt and start a new Patolomiac Era, them Roman Era. Around the Year of 640 A.C, Egypt was Islamized by the great warrior of Islam “Amro Ebn El Aas"

Mohamed Ali Pasha: is the builder of modern Egypt, and during his reign time, Egypt was very rich among world richest countries and was at the second place after UK. For more Questions about Egypt, please write to us.