egypt.jpg The White Desert of Egypt left thumb 400px The Farafra depression located near but not also known as White Desert ???? source??? White Desert is part of the Farafra depression lang ar is the second biggest Depression geology depression by size located in Western Egypt and the smallest ... gallery External links Commons category White Desert, Egypt http looklex.com egypt farafra.htm Travel guide de icon http www.wikivoyage.org de Far C4 81fra Farafra oasis on Wikivoyage http www.vascoplanet.com world egyptfarafra Images from Farafra and White Desert Deserts Egypt oasis areas coord ... of usage Basic info name Farafra other name native name for cities whose native name is not in English ... map caption pushpin map Egypt the name of a location map as per http en.wikipedia.org wiki Template Location map pushpin label position bottom pushpin mapsize 200 pushpin map caption Location in Egypt Location coordinates region EG subdivision type Country subdivision name flag Egypt subdivision type1 Governorates of Egypt Governorate subdivision name1 New Valley Governorate subdivision type2 ... density blank1 km2 population density blank1 sq mi General information timezone Egypt Standard ... Desert Western Desert of Egypt, approximately mid way between Dakhla Oasis Dakhla and Bahariya . Farafra has an estimated 5,000 inhabitants 2002 mainly living in the town of Farafra lang ar ... endeavours to secure local culture. Also located near Farafra are the hot springs at Bir Sitta and the El Mufid lake. A main geographic attraction of Farafra is its White Desert known as Sahara el Beyda , with the word sahara meaning a desert . The White Desert of Egypt is located convert 45 km mi abbr on north of the town of Farafra. The desert has a white, cream color and has massive chalk rock formations that have been created as a result of occasional Dust storm sandstorm in the area. The Farafra desert is a typical place visited by some schools in Egypt, as a location for camping trips ... more details
. Oasis Oases include Bahariya Oasis Bahariya , Dakhla Oasis el Dakhla , Farafra, EgyptFarafra , Kharga ... Cairo Tower 31march2007.jpg The Nile at Cairo File WhiteD1.jpg White Desert, Farafra, EgyptFarafra ...about the modern country the ancient realm Ancient Egypt other uses2 Egypt pp semi vandalism small yes ... Arabiyyah conventional long name Arab Republic of Egypt common name Egypt image flag Flag of Egypt.svg image coat Coat of arms of Egypt Official .svg image map Egypt orthographic projection .svg national ... type Military junta leader title1 List of rulers of Egypt Chairman of the Supreme Council of the Armed ... of Egypt Prime Minister leader name2 Kamal Ganzouri established event1 Upper and Lower Egypt Unified state ref Cite book last1 Goldschmidt first1 Arthur title Modern Egypt The Formation of a Nation ... of their history, Egypt has been a state, but only in recent years has it been truly a nation .... ref ref name U.S.Dept of State Egypt legislature Parliament of Egypt Parliament upper house Shura Council lower house People s Assembly of Egypt People s Assembly established event1 Unification of Upper and Lower Egypt established date1 Circa c. 3150 BC established event2 Unilateral Declaration of Egyptian ... revolution ref http www.masrawy.com News Egypt Politics 2012 january 11 4726021.aspx ref established ... of Egypt total ref cite web url http www.msrintranet.capmas.gov.eg ows img2 htms pdf finalpop .... 3,901,396 Egyptian diaspora abroad population census year Census in Egypt 2006 2006 population density ... 1&sort country&ds .&br 1&c 469&s NGDPD 2CNGDPDPC 2CPPPGDP 2CPPPPC 2CLP&grp 0&a title Egypt publisher ... Constitution Egyptian Arabic is the national spoken language . Other Languages of Egypt dialects ... Egypt s new man at the top was against reform journal The Daily Telegraph accessdate 5 March ... Egypt State Information Service accessdate 5 March 2011 quote The Chairman of the Supreme Council of the Armed ... page 38 ref Egypt IPAc en audio En us Egypt.ogg i d p t Arabic language Arabic lang ... more details
Refimprove date August 2010 The Crystal Mountain is a ridge located between Bahariya Oasis and Farafra Oasis . ref http www.egypt cairo.com white desert crystal mountain.html Egypt Crystal Mountain. August 18, 2010 ref References Reflist coord missing Egypt Category Mountains of EgyptEgypt geo stub ... more details
Location map Egypt width 300 float right caption Map of Egypt places Location map Egypt lat 30.43678 long 31.24951 label Cairo br position left Location map Egypt lat 31.21350 long 29.94430 label Alexandria br position left Location map Egypt lat 24.08180 long 32.91080 label Aswan br position left Location map Egypt lat 25.70060 long 32.63920 label Luxor br position left Location map Egypt lat 27.25740 long 33.80970 label Hurghada Location map Egypt lat 22.34670 long 31.59510 label Abu Simpel Location map Egypt lat 27.85980 long 34.28240 label Sharm el Sheikh br position top Location map Egypt lat 29.20510 long 25.51940 label Siwa Location map Egypt lat 28.55000 long 29.01667 label Bahariyya Location map Egypt lat 29.98340 long 32.52450 label Suez Location map Egypt lat 31.25650 long 32.29152 label Port Said Location map Egypt lat 30.58923 long 32.26585 label Ismailia MapLibrary Egypt sat.png Egypt Coord 27 00 N 30 00 E type country display title The Geography of Egypt relates to two regions Southwest Asia and North Africa. Egypt has coastlines on both the Mediterranean Sea and the Red ... to the south . Covering 1,001,449 km sup 2 sup , Egypt has a land area about the same as that of Texas ... as that of France . The longest straight line distance in Egypt from north to south is 1,024 ... Sea , the Gulf of Suez , the Gulf of Aqaba and the Red Sea constitute Egypt s maritime boundary maritime boundaries . Governorates Main Governorates of Egypt Deleted image removed Image Egypt region map cities2.gif thumb 315px right Geography of Egypt coastlines, Nile & capital cities of the various governorates Egypt is divided into twenty six governorate s sometimes called province ... governorates of Lower Egypt in the Nile Delta region, the eight governorates of Upper Egypt along the Nile ... contains man eating alligators. Natural regions Image Egypt Topography.png thumb Topography of EgyptEgypt is predominantly desert . Only 35,000 km sup 2 sup 3.5 of the total land area is cultivate ... more details
Egypt, Alabama may refer to Egypt, Bibb County, Alabama , a ghost town Egypt, Etowah County, Alabama , a census designated place Egypt, Marshall County, Alabama , an unincorporated community geodis ... more details
Christian Egypt may refer to Christianity in Egypt , an overview of the Christian religion in contemporary Egypt Christian majority Egypt from the 3rd to 6th centuries see Egypt Roman province Christian Egypt See also Coptic history Diocese of Egypt Late Antiquity disambig ... more details
Arab Egypt may refer to Egypt after the Arab conquest of AD 639, see History of Muslim Egypt modern Egypt under a state doctrine of Pan Arabism , see United Arab Republic 1958 1971 Arab Republic of Egypt 1971 present disambig ... more details
Egypt may refer to Places the country of the lower Nile Valley the current Arab Republic of Egypt historically, Ancient Egypt prehistory to 30 BC Roman Egypt 30 BC to AD 639 History of Muslim Egypt Arab Egypt 639 to 1250 Mamluk Egypt 1250 to 1517 Ottoman Egypt 1517 to 1798 Colonial Egypt 1798 to 1952 , see History of modern Egypt Kingdom of Egypt 1922 to 1953 other placenames United Kingdom Egypt, Buckinghamshire , a hamlet in England United States Egypt, Arkansas Egypt, Indiana Egypt, Ohio Egypt, Pennsylvania Egypt, Texas disambiguation , any of 3 place names in that state Egypt, West Virginia Little Egypt region , a regional name indicating southern Illinois New Egypt, New Jersey Brands and titles Egypt Japanese video game Egypt Japanese video game , a game for the Famicom Egypt European video game Egypt European video game , an adventure game Egypt 2 , a sequel Egypt 3 , a sequel Egypt TV series Egypt TV series , a drama serial on BBC TV, aired in autumn 2005 Egypt media personality , an American radio personality Egypt album Egypt album , a 2004 album by Youssou N Dour Egypt band , a heavy metal group from England Egypt , a poem by Patti Smith from her 1978 book Babel book Babel Egypt , a song by progressive metal band Symphony X from their 2000 album V The New Mythology Suite Other Egypt bird , Scottish English term for the Spotted Flycatcher See also Egyptian disambiguation Egyptians disambiguation Little Egypt disambiguation disambig Category Place name disambiguation pages cv de Egypt fa la Aegyptus discretiva nl Egypte doorverwijspagina nds nl Egypte pl Egypt ujednoznacznienie pt Egito desambigua o ro Egipt dezambiguizare ru vo Egypt ... more details
Little Egypt may mean Little Egypt archaeological site , a Mississippian culture site located in Murray County, Georgia Little Egypt dancer , stage name of three belly dancers Little Egypt film Little Egypt film , a 1951 American film starring Rhonda Fleming Little Egypt region , a nickname for Southern Illinois Little Egypt wrestler , a wrestler in the Gorgeous Ladies of Wrestling series Little Egypt Ying Yang , a song written by Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller disambig fr Little Egypt ... more details
Hinduism in Egypt is a minority religion practiced mainly by the India n expatriate s and workers in the nation. There are approximately 57 Hindu s of Indian origin in Egypt , and they are 90 of the Indian population in the country. ref http www.egypttoday.com article.aspx?ArticleID 8517 Color Me Indian Egypt Today June 2009 ref References reflist Africa in topic Hinduism in DEFAULTSORT Hinduism In Egypt Category Hinduism by country Egypt Category Hinduism in Africa Egypt Category Religion in Egypt hinduism stub egypt stub ... more details
Ottoman Egypt covers two main periods Egypt Eyalet 1517 1867 , a state under direct rule of the Ottoman Empire Khedivate of Egypt 1867 1914 , an autonomous tributary state of the Ottoman Empire Provinces of the Ottoman Empire Category Ottoman Egypt ... more details
Orphan date February 2012 Amrit lang ar is a village in Abou Hammaad , Sharqia Governorate in Egypt . References reflist coord missing Egypt Category Sharqia Governorate Category Villages in EgyptEgypt geo stub ak Amrit ar ... more details
Queen of Egypt may refer to Great Royal Wife , the ancient queens of Egypt List of consorts of the Muhammad Ali Dynasty , the modern queens of Egypt disambig ... more details
Egypt, Mississippi may refer to Egypt, Chickasaw County, Mississippi , an unincorporated community in Chickasaw County Egypt, Holmes County, Mississippi , an unincorporated community in Holmes County geodis ... more details
Middle Egypt Lang ar Misr al Wista is the section of land between Lower Egypt the Nile Delta and Upper Egypt , stretching upstream from Asyut in the south to Memphis in the north. ref Baines, John, Jarom r M lek, and Graham Speake. Cultural Atlas of Ancient Egypt. New York Checkmark, 2000. Print. ref At the time, Ancient Egypt was divided into Lower and Upper Egypt, though Middle Egypt was technically a subdivision of Upper Egypt. It was not until the 19th century that archaeologists felt the need to divide Upper Egypt in two. As a result they coined the term Middle Egypt for the stretch of river between Cairo and the Qena Bend. ref Richardson, Dan and Jacobs, Daniel 2003 Rough guide to Egypt Rough Guides, London, http books.google.com books?id uL86PAq eHMC&pg PA295 page 295 , ISBN 1 84353 050 3 ref Middle Egypt today can be identified as the part of the Nile Valley that, while geographically part of Upper Egypt, is culturally closer to Lower Egypt. For instance, in terms of language, the Egyptian Arabic of people in Beni Suef and northwards shares features with Cairene and particularly rural Delta Arabic rather than with the Sa idi Arabic spoken further south, and are often not considered Sa idi people Sa idi s. Major towns 6th of October City Beni Suef Cairo Giza Fayoum Notes references M. Cappozzo, Il Cristianesimo nel Medio Egitto , Todi 2007 Tau Editore, ISBN 9788862440103 . commonscat Middle Egypt See also Upper Egypt Lower Egypt Upper and Lower Egypt Nome Egypt Nomes of Egypt Geography of Egypt Ancient Egypt topics Category Geography of ancient Egypt Category Regions of Egypt .Egypt Middle ar br Kreiz Egipt de Mittel gypten es Egipto Medio fa fr Moyenne gypte id Mesir Tengah it Geografia dell antico Egitto Medio Egitto he nl Midden Egypte pt M dio Egito fi Keski Egypti sv Mellersta Egypten ... more details
History of Egypt Egyptian history can be roughly divided into the following periods Prehistoric Egypt History of ancient Egypt Ancient Egypt Early Dynastic Period of Egypt 31st to 27th centuries BC Old Kingdom of Egypt 27th to 22nd centuries BC First Intermediate Period 22nd to 21st centuries BC Middle Kingdom of Egypt 21st to 17th centuries BC Second Intermediate Period ca. 1640 to 1570 BC New Kingdom of Egypt 1570 to 1070 BC Third Intermediate Period and 1070 to 664 BC Late Period of ancient Egypt History of Achaemenid Egypt Achaemenid Egypt 525 to 402 BC and 343 to 332 BC Greco Roman Egypt History of Ptolemaic Egypt Ptolemaic Egypt 332 to 30 BC History of Roman Egypt Roman Egypt 30 BC to AD 395 Byzantine Egypt 395 to 645 Medieval Egypt History of Muslim Egypt Arab Egypt 639 to 1250 History of Mamluk Egypt Mamluk Egypt 1250 to 1517 History of Ottoman Egypt Ottoman Egypt 1517 to 1805 Modern Egypt History of Egypt under the Muhammad Ali dynasty Egypt under the Muhammad Ali dynasty 1805 to 1882 History of modern Egypt Modern Egypt since 1882 See also Aegyptus Arab Spring Coptic history Egyptians History of Africa History of the Middle East History of North Africa List of Pharaohs List of Presidents of Egypt List of Prime Ministers of Egypt List of rulers of Egypt Military History of Egypt Politics of EgyptEgypt topics History of Africa History of Asia DEFAULTSORT History Of Egypt Category History of Egypt Category History of Egypt by period ar be ca Hist ria d Egipte cs D jiny Egypta da Egyptens historie de Geschichte der Republik gypten es Historia de Egipto eu Egiptoko historia fr Histoire de l gypte gl Historia de Exipto hi it Storia dell Egitto he ka sw Historia ya Misri lt Egipto istorija hu Egyiptom t rt nelme mk arz ms Sejarah Mesir nl Geschiedenis van Egypte ne ja no Egypts historie nn Egyptisk historie pl Historia Egiptu pt Hist ria ... more details
unreferenced date July 2011 Infobox Ethnic group group Britons in Egypt poptime 14,000 popplace Cairo langs Arabic language Arabic English language English rels Islam Christianity related c British diaspora British people The community of Britons in Egypt includes British expatriates in Egypt , as well as Egyptian citizens of British descent. See also Egypt United Kingdom relations British diaspora Immigration to Egypt Category Ethnic groups in Egypt Category Egyptian people of British descent ... more details
Achaemenid Egypt relates to two political entities within the Achaemenid Persian Empire Twenty seventh Dynasty of Egypt , known as the 1st Egyptian Satrapy Thirty first Dynasty of Egypt , known as the 2nc Egyptian Satrapy disambig ... more details
double image right Flag of Egypt.svg 190 Coat of arms of Egypt.svg 93 The Flag of Egypt The Coat of arms of Egypt Image LocationEgypt.svg thumb The location of Egypt Image Un egypt.png thumb An enlargeable map of the Arab Republic of Egypt See also Index of Egypt related articles The Egypt Arab Republic of Egypt is a List of sovereign states sovereign country located in eastern North Africa that includes ... 3, 2009 url https www.cia.gov library publications the world factbook geos eg.html title Egypt work ... Covering an area of about convert 1001450 km2 sp us , Egypt borders Libya to the west, Sudan to the south ... coast borders the Red Sea . Egypt is one of the most populous countries in Africa . The great ... oasis areas see map below . About half of Egypt s residents live in the densely populated centres of greater Cairo , Alexandria and other major cities in the Nile Delta . Egypt is famous for its Ancient Egypt ancient civilization and some of the world s oldest monuments, including the Giza pyramid ... and the Valley of the Kings . Egypt is widely regarded as an important political and cultural nation of the Middle East , as center of the Arab World . Egypt, historically, has been the northern Gateway ... as an overview of and topical guide to Egypt floatbox File Egypt region map cities.gif thumb Map of Egypt cities & oasis areas. floats to CENTER on wide windows TOC limit limit 2 General reference Pronunciation IPA en i d pt En us Egypt.ogg Common English country name Egypt Official English country name The Arab Republic of Egypt Common endonym s List of countries and capitals in native languages ... of Egypt International rankings of Egypt ISO country codes EG, EGY, 818 ISO region codes See ISO 3166 2 EG Internet country code top level domain .eg Geography of Egypt Main Geography of Egypt Image Egypt Map.jpg thumb An enlargeable relief map of Egypt Image Egypt Topography.png thumb An enlargeable topographic map of EgyptEgypt is a country Location Egypt is situated within the following regions ... more details
The Diocese of Egypt may refer to Diocese of Egypt Late Antiquity in existence from c. 380 to c. 642 , an administrative diocese of the Eastern Roman Empire Anglican Diocese of Egypt founded in 1920 , an ecclesiastical diocese within the Province of Jerusalem and the Middle East See also List of Roman Catholic dioceses in Egypt Disambig ... more details
Egypt Railway may refer to Egypt Railway North Carolina , 1892 1910, a predecessor of the original Norfolk Southern Railway Egyptian National Railways dab ... more details
Unreferenced date November 2007 Image Ancient Egypt map en.svg thumb 350px Map of Lower and Upper Egypt Lower Egypt Lang ar al Dilt is the northern most section of Egypt . It refers to the fertile Nile Delta region, which stretches from the area between Upper Egypt and the Mediterranean Sea from El Aiyat south of modern day Cairo , and Zawyet Dahshur . Geography Today there are two principal channels that the Nile takes through the river s delta one in the west at Rashid and one in the east ... split into seven branches from east to west the Pelusium Pelusiac , the TaDOGnis, Egypt Tanitic , the Mendes ian, the Phatnitic , the Sebennytic , the Rosetta Bolbitine , and the Canopus, Egypt Canopic ... Egypt is milder than that of Upper Egypt owing primarily to its proximity to the Mediterranean Sea. Temperatures are less extreme and rainfall is more abundant. History Lower Egypt was known as Ta Mehu which means land of papyrus . It was divided into twenty districts called Nome Egypt nome s, the first of which was at el Lisht . Because Lower Egypt was mostly undeveloped scrubland , undeveloped ... of the nomes underwent several changes. The capital of Lower Egypt was Memphis, Egypt Memphis . Its patron Goddess was the cobra goddess Wadjet . Lower Egypt was represented by the Low Red Crown Deshret , and its symbols were the papyrus and the bee. commons category Lower Egypt See also Upper Egypt Middle Egypt Upper and Lower Egypt Nome Egypt Nomes of Egypt Geography of Egypt Ancient Egypt References Reflist Ancient Egypt topics Category Geography of ancient Egypt Category Nile River Delta Category Regions of Egypt .Lower Middle ar bg br Gorre Egipt ca Baix Egipte cs Horn Egypt da vre og Nedre Egypten de Unter gypten el es Bajo Egipto eu Goi Egipto ... ms Mesir Hilir nl Opper Egypte ja no vre Egypt nn vre Egypt pl G rny Egipt pt Baixo Egito ro Egiptul de Jos ru simple Upper Egypt sk Horn a Doln Egypt sr sh ... more details
Infobox magazine title Egypt Today image file cover.jpg omit the file prefix image size 220px the default if no size is stated image alt image caption editor Madeleine Harrison editor title Editor in Chief previous editor staff writer photographer Mohsen Allam editor frequency Monthly circulation 26,500 category News magazine company International Business Associates Group publisher Ann Marie Harrison founder William Harrison founded start date 1979 firstdate Start date year month day country Egypt based Cairo language English website http wwww.egypttoday.com egypttoday.com issn oclc 30789988 Egypt Today is an Egypt ian English language monthly magazine first published in 1979. It covers Egyptian current affairs and some international news. References portal box Egypt Journalism Reflist cite web title Egypt Today About Us url http wwww.egypttoday.com texts display 1 work Egypt Today publisher Egypt Today accessdate 29 August 2011 author Egypt Today authorlink Egypt Today date 10 Nov 2010 External links http wwww.egypttoday.com Official website Category 1979 in Egypt Category 21st century in Egypt Category Egyptian magazines Category English language magazines Category Magazines established in 1979 Category Monthly magazines Category News magazines ar egypt stub news mag stub ... more details
Arsinoe Greek lang grc was the name bestowed upon three different cities in ancient Egypt Arsinoe, also called Crocodilopolis , in the Fayyum, Middle Egypt Arsinoe Gulf of Suez , also called Cleopatris, at the head of the Gulf of Suez Arsinoe, also called Olbia Egypt Olbia , at the mouth of the Gulf of Suez geodis ... more details
name Vodafone Egypt company logo Do NOT place a non free image here without complying with WP NFCC ... city Cairo location country Egypt industry Telecommunication s products Mobile phone services parent Vodafone Group 54.9 Telecom Egypt 44.7 CEO Hatem Dowidar homepage http www.vodafone.com.eg www.vodafone.com.eg Vodafone Egypt is Egypt s largest mobile network operator . It was launched in 1998 and was formerly known as Click GSM . About Vodafone Egypt Vodafone Egypt is a telecommunications service ..., as well as 3G, ADSL and broadband Internet services. Vodafone Egypt General Assembly voted in September ... secured a stronger share when Telecom Egypt pushed for a major increase of its own Vodafone ... share of Vodafone Egypt. Another step for Vodafone Egypt was its close matching of its own corporate ..., exporting products and the launch of its call center in Egypt. In 2006 Vodafone Egypt signed ... support for customers in these countries. Citation needed date April 2011 Vodafone Egypt is Egypt s largest mobile operator serving 31.8 million customers March 2011 all over Egypt. Vodafone Egypt s roaming communication services are supported by agreements with 564 partners in 188 countries. Citation needed date April 2011 Vodafone Egypt products and services Vodafone Egypt provides a wide .... Vodafone Egypt provide its services for both consumer and businesses in Egypt focusing on Total telecommunication services from Voice to Data and Internet services. Vodafone Egypt International Services VIS Vodafone International Services is a subsidiary of Vodafone Egypt delivering outsourcing & off ... Egypt corporate social responsibility In 1998, Vodafone Egypt pioneered the practice of corporate ... Million 2010 . Through various CSR initiatives, Vodafone Egypt contributed to development efforts in education, health, environment, emergency relief as well as philanthropic work throughout Egypt. Vodafone Egypt Foundation Vodafone Egypt Foundation makes long term social investments and was registered ... more details
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