Egypt is a country everybody wants to visit on time in their life!
The country has a huge history and people all over the world visit Egypt so they can see the Pyramids and learn about it’s culture.
These are some facts you should know if you are planning to visit Egypt:
- Egypt is on the northeast corner of Africa and southwest corner of Asia by a land bridge formed by the Sinai Peninsula.
- It is a Mediterranean country bordered by the Gaza Strip and Israel to the northeast.
- The English name Egypt is derived from the Ancient Greek Aígyptos ,via Middle French Egypt and Latin Aegyptus.
- Pharaoh is the common title of the monarchs of ancient Egypt from the First Dynasty.
- Egypt has one of the longest histories of any country, tracing its heritage back to the 6th–4th millennia BCE.
- Ancient Egypt and Ancient Greece saw some of the earliest developments of writing, agriculture, urbanization, organized religion and central government.
- Egypt was an early and important centre of Christianity, but was largely Islamised in the seventh century and remains a predominantly Muslim country.
- Tourism is one of the most important sectors in the economy of the country.
- The Giza Necropolis is one of Egypt’s best-known tourist attractions. It is actually, one of the seven Wonders of the Ancient World still in existence.
- The Gulf of Aqaba beaches, Safaga, Sharm el-Sheikh, Hurghada, Luxor, Dahab, Ras Sidr and Marsa Alam are popular sites and a lot of tourist visit them.
- The official language of the Republic is Arabic.
- Egyptian music is a rich mixture of indigenous, Mediterranean, African and Western elements.
- Egypt is often considered the home of belly dance.
- The three main museums in Egypt are The Egyptian Museum which has more than 120,000 items, the Egyptian National Military Museum and the 6th of October Panorama.
- Egyptian cuisine is notably conducive to vegetarian diets, as it relies heavily on legume and vegetable dishes.
