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    Egypt (Arabic: مصر Miṣr, Egyptian Arabic pronunciation:), officially the Arab Republic of Egypt, is a transcontinental country spanning the northeast corner of Africa and the Sinai Peninsula in the southwest corner of Asia.

  2. 3 days ago · Egypt, country located in the northeastern corner of Africa. Egypt’s heartland, the Nile River valley and delta, was the home of one of the principal civilizations of the ancient Middle East and was the site of one of the world’s earliest urban and literate societies.

  3. Jun 11, 2024 · ancient Egypt, civilization in northeastern Africa that dates from the 4th millennium bce. Its many achievements, preserved in its art and monuments, hold a fascination that continues to grow as archaeological finds expose its secrets.

  4. Egypt. Africa. Check out this year's Best in Travel winners. Egypt welcomes you with its mighty Nile and magnificent monuments, the beguiling desert and lush delta, and with its long past and welcoming, story-loving people. Best Time to Visit.

  5. Egypt is often divided into two sections: Upper Egypt in the south and Lower Egypt in the north. The sections are named this way because the Nile flows from south to north. The river empties...

  6. Oct 14, 2009 · Ancient Egypt was the preeminent civilization in the Mediterranean world from around 3100 B.C. to its conquest in 332 B.C.

  7. Sep 2, 2009 · Egypt is a country in North Africa, on the Mediterranean Sea, and is home to one of the oldest civilizations on earth. The name 'Egypt' comes from the Greek Aegyptos which was the Greek pronunciation...

  8. Dec 19, 2023 · Egypt, officially the Arab Republic of Egypt, is located in northeastern Africa with its Sinai Peninsula stretching into Western Asia. It covers an area of about 1,002,450 km 2 (approximately 387,050 mi 2). To the north, Egypt meets the Mediterranean Sea, while to the east, it shares a border with Israel and the Gaza Strip.

  9. Jan 2, 2024 · Egypt country profile. 2 January. Egypt is the largest Arab country, and has played a central role in Middle Eastern politics. In the 1950s President Gamal Abdul Nasser pioneered Arab...

  10. Egypt was a vast kingdom of the ancient world. It was unified around 3100 B.C.E. and lasted as a leading economic and cultural influence throughout North Africa and parts of the Levant until it was conquered by the Macedonians in 332 B.C.E.

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