about the modern country the ancient realm Ancient Egypt other uses2 Egypt pp semi vandalism small yes ... Mi r al 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 ... official language s Constitution of Egypt Chapter one The State Constitution of Egypt, Article.2 Islam ... a ethnic groups 99 Egyptians br 0.9 Nubians br 0.1 Greeks in Egypt Greeks demonym Egyptian capital Cairo ... Tantawi ref label Tantawi b leader title2 Prime Minister of Egypt Prime Minister leader name2 Essam Sharaf established event1 Upper and Lower Egypt Unified state ref Cite book last1 Goldschmidt first1 Arthur title Modern Egypt The Formation of a Nation State url http books.google.com books?id YmZyAAAAMAAJ&q ..., they constitute the world s oldest nation. For most of their history, Egypt has been a state ... of its subjects on the basis of a common identity. ref ref name U.S.Dept of State Egypt cite web url http www.state.gov r pa ei bgn 5309.htm title Background Note Egypt date 10 November 2010 publisher ... 1953 established event4 Egyptian constitutional referendum, 1971 Adoption of Constitution of Egypt ... Forces 3 date 11 February 2011 publisher Egypt State Information Service accessdate 2011 03 05 ... Egypt publisher International Monetary Fund accessdate 21 April 2010 ref GDP PPP rank GDP PPP per capita ... language ref name official language Languages of Egypt spoken languages & varieties are Egyptian Arabic ... Christopher coauthors Swinford, Steven date 15 February 2011 title WikiLeaks Egypt s new man at the top ... date 13 February 2011 publisher Egypt State Information Service accessdate 2011 03 05 ref Egypt ... m s lang Coptic language Coptic Coptic , Unicode K mi , officially the Arab Republic of Egypt , is a country ... . Egypt is thus a transcontinental country , and a major power in Africa , the Mediterranean Basin , the Middle East and the Muslim world . Covering an area of about convert 1010000 km2 sp us , Egypt ... more details
Christian Egypt may refer to contemporary Egypt, see Christianity in EgyptEgypt as a Christian center in the 3rd to 6th centuries, see Egypt Roman province Christian Egypt See also Copts Diocese of Egypt disambig ... 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
Little Egypt can mean Little Egypt dancer , stage name of two belly dancers Little Egypt wrestler , a wrestler in the Gorgeous Ladies of Wrestling series The Little Egypt region, a nickname for Southern Illinois Little Egypt film Little Egypt film , a 1951 American film starring Rhonda Fleming Little Egypt song Little Egypt song a song written by Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller disambig fr Little Egypt ... more details
Amrit lang ar is a village in Abou Hammaad , Sharqia Governorate in Egypt . References reflist coord missing Egypt Category Sharqia Governorate Category Governorates of EgyptEgypt geo stub ar ... 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 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 other placenames United Kingdom Egypt, Buckinghamshire , a hamlet in England United States Egypt, Arkansas Egypt, Indiana Egypt, Ohio Egypt, Pennsylvania Egypt, Texas , 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 Babel book Babel book Egypt , a song by progressive metal band Symphony X, from their 2000 album V The New Mythology Suite See also Egyptian disambiguation Little Egypt disambiguation disambig Category Place name disambiguation pages cv de Egypt la Aegyptus discretiva nl Egypte nds nl Egypte pl Egypt ujednoznacznienie pt Egito desambigua o ro Egipt dezambiguizare ru ... 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
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, 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
History of Egypt Image Egypt.Hathor.jpg right thumb 200px Hathor 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 Twenty sixth dynasty of Egypt 664 to 525 BC History of Achaemenid Egypt Achaemenid Egypt 525 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 Islamic Egypt History of Arab 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 Egyptians History of Africa History of the Middle East Coptic history Egypt 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 ja no Egypts historie nn Egyptisk historie oc Ist ria d Egipte pt Hist ria do Egito ru sq Historia e Egjiptit sk Dejiny starovek ho Egypta sr sh Historija Egipta ... 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 Northern Hemisphere and Eastern Hemisphere Africa ... more details
Ottoman Egypt covers two main periods Egypt Eyalet 1517 1867 under direct rule of the Ottoman Empire Khedivate of Egypt 1867 1914 as autonomous tributary state of the Ottoman Empire. Provinces of the Ottoman Empire Category Ottoman Egypt ... more details
The Diocese of Egypt may refer to Byzantine Diocese of Egypt 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
Infobox former monarchy royal title Malik realm Kingdom of EgyptEgypt coatofarms CoatofArms.jpg coatofarmssize 110px coatofarmscaption Coat of arms of Egypt Coat of arms of the Kingdom of Egypt image Fuad I of Egypt.jpg caption Fuad I of Egypt Fouad I , the first King of Egypt first monarch Fuad I of Egypt Fouad I last monarch Fuad II of Egypt Fouad II style Majesty His Majesty residence Abdeen Palace , Cairo appointer began 15 March 1922 ended 18 June 1953 King of Egypt Lang ar Malik Misr was the title used by the ruler of Egypt between 1922 and 1951. When the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland United Kingdom ended its protectorate over Egypt on 28 February 1922, Egypt s Sultan of Egypt Sultan Fuad I of Egypt Fouad I issued a decree on 15 March 1922 whereby he adopted the title of King of Egypt . It has been reported that the title change was due not only to Egypt s newly independent status, but also to Fouad I s desire to be accorded the same title as the newly installed rulers of the newly created kingdoms of Kingdom of Hejaz Hejaz , King of Syria Syria and Kingdom of Iraq Iraq . ref cite journal last Rizk first Yunan Labib title The fallen dynasty journal Al Ahram ... 1110 2977 oclc 163624446 accessdate 2008 08 02 ref The only other monarch to be styled King of Egypt was Fouad I s son Farouk of Egypt Farouk I , whose title was changed to King of Egypt and the Sudan ... Treaty of 1936 . ref cite web title Egypt On the Threshold of Revolution, 1945 52 work Library ... 2008 08 23 ref Although the rulers of Ancient Egypt are commonly referred to as Kings of Egypt, it is more correct to refer to them as Pharaoh s. King of Egypt and the Sudan Kingdom of Egypt List of rulers of Egypt References Reflist s start s reg s bef before Sultan of Egypt s ttl title Style of the Egyptian sovereign years 1922 1951 s aft after King of Egypt and the Sudan end Category Kings of Egypt Category Egyptian royal titles Egypt stub Royal stub sh Kralj Egipta ... more details
Middle Egypt is the section of land between Lower Egypt the delta and Upper Egypt Nile Valley , stretching upstream from Beni Suef 31 05 N latitude in the south to 6th of October Governorate in the north. ref http egyptsites.wordpress.com category middle egypt Middle Egypt Egyptian Monuments A detailed guide to the archaeological sites of the Nile Valley and desert areas of Egypt ref Ancient Egypt was divided at the time into Lower and 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 . See also Upper Egypt Lower Egypt Upper and Lower Egypt Nome Egypt Nomes of Egypt Geography of Egypt Category Geography of ancient Egypt ar br Kreiz Egipt de Mittel gypten es Egipto Medio fr Moyenne gypte id Mesir Tengah it Medio Egitto he nl Midden Egypte fi Keski Egypti pt M dio Egito sv Mellersta Egypten ... more details
Unreferenced date November 2007 Image Ancient Egypt map en.svg thumb 200px 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 El Aiyat and Zawyet Dahshur , south of modern day Cairo , and the Mediterranean Sea . 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 at Damietta . In ancient times, Pliny the Elder N.H. 5.11 said that upon reaching the delta the Nile 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 . Today the delta region is well watered, crisscrossed by channels and canals. 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 for human life and filled with all types of plant life such as grasses and herbs, the organization of the nomes underwent several changes. The climate in Lower Egypt is milder than that of Upper Egypt owing primarily ... abundant. 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. See also Upper Egypt Middle Egypt Upper and Lower Egypt Nome Egypt Nomes of Egypt Geography of Egypt Ancient Egypt Ancient Egypt topics http dictionary.com Definition Of Egypt Category Geography of ancient Egypt Category Nile River Delta br Goueled Egipt ca Baix Egipte cs Doln Egypt de Unter gypten el es Bajo Egipto eu Behe Egipto fr Basse gypte id Mesir Hilir ... ja pl Dolny Egipt pt Baixo Egito ro Egiptul de Jos ru simple Lower Egypt sr ... more details
Arsinoe Greek polytonic 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
Acanthus Greek language Greek polytonic in Ptolemy , polytonic was an ancient city of Egypt , on the western bank of the Nile , 120 stadia south of Memphis, Egypt Memphis . Its site is located at the modern village of Dashour . It was in the Memphite Nome , and, therefore, in the Heptanomis . It was celebrated for a temple of Osiris , and received its name from a sacred enclosure composed of the acanthus genus acanthus plants. Strabo p. 809 Diodorus Diod. i. 97 Stephanus of Byzantium Steph. B. s. v. Ptol. iv. 5. 55. References SmithDGRG coord missing Egypt Category Ancient Greek sites in Egypt Category Cities in Ancient Egypt Category Former populated places in Egypt AncientEgypt stub ... more details
Infobox Paralympics EgyptEgypt has been participating in the Paralympic Games since 1976, and has participated in every edition of the Summer Games since then. Egyptian athletes have won a total of 159 Paralympic medals, of which 38 gold, 50 silver and 71 bronze. ref http www.egypttoday.com article.aspx?ArticleID 8105 Guts and Glory , Egypt Today , August 2008 ref Egypt has been particularly strong in track and field athletics and powerlifting . ref http weekly.ahram.org.eg 2000 506 sports.htm A promise is a promise , Al Ahram weekly , November 2, 2000 ref See also Egypt at the Olympics References reflist Paralympics stub NationsinParalympics Category Egypt at the Paralympics ... more details
dablink This article is about the telephone company. For the football club, please see Itesalat . Image TELECOM EGYPT LOGO.png thumb right Company Logo Telecom Egypt or Telecom Egypt SAE TE lse TEEG , is Egypt s main Telephone company . It started in 1854 with the first telegraph line in Egypt . In 1998, it replaced the former Arab Republic of Egypt National Telecommunication Organization ARENTO . The company has a fixed line subscriber base in excess of 12 million subscribers, which makes it the largest fixed line provider in the Middle East and Africa . Telecom Egypt acquired TEData formerly GegaNet in late 2001 to act as its data communications and ISP arm. The company has another Information technology IT arm, Xceedcc Xceed contact center located in Egypt s Smart Village . Unsourced image removed Image Xceed Contact Center.jpg thumb right Xceedcc Building in Smart Village Telecom Egypt s shares and GDRs Ticker ETEL.CA TEEG.LN are traded on the Cairo and Alexandria Stock Exchanges and the London Stock Exchange. Telecom Egypt also owns 44 of Vodafone Egypt . Telecom Egypt has adopted the contemporary quality integration trends and established the quality sector in 2001, which is now preparing the whole company to take the ISO9001 2000 certificate. External links http www.telecomegypt.com.eg Telecom Egypt http ir.telecomegypt.com.eg Telecom Egypt Investor Relations http www.tedata.net TEData http www.xceedcc.com Xceed http www.smart villages.com Egypt s Smart Villages http groups.google.com.eg group teecp TEECP Category Telecommunications companies of Egypt telecom company stub Wireless stub Egypt stub ar de Telecom Egypt ... more details
Infobox Ethnic group group Pakistanis in Egypt image langs Urdu Arabic language Arabic poptime 700 2011 ref name pop http www.bbc.co.uk news world south asia 12326648 Egypt India and Pakistan move to help nationals, BBC News South Asia, 31 Jan 2011 ref ref name pop2 http news.oneindia.in 2011 01 30 pakistannationals in egypt are safebasit aid0121.html Pakistan nationals in Egypt are safe Basit, OneIndia News, January 30, 2011 ref popplace Cairo rels Islam related Overseas Pakistani Pakistanis in Egypt consist of migrants and expatriates from Pakistan in Egypt and their descendants. In 2004 alone, the population was estimated at 500, ref http www.opf.org.pk download anual YEARBK.pdf Yearbook 2004 2005 Overseas Pakistanis Foundation ref which rose to 700 by 2011. ref name pop http www.bbc.co.uk news world south asia 12326648 Egypt India and Pakistan move to help nationals, BBC News South Asia, 31 Jan 2011 ref ref name pop2 http news.oneindia.in 2011 01 30 pakistannationals in egypt are safebasit aid0121.html Pakistan nationals in Egypt are safe Basit, OneIndia News, January 30, 2011 ref The community is mostly made up of recently settled families the Pakistan International School of Cairo ... africa egypt pakistan international school, cairo details International Schools Directory Pakistan ... http www.ctv.ca CTVNews CTVNewsAt11 20050725 egypt attack 050725 Police seek five Pakistanis in Egypt ... to former president Pervez Musharraf , many Pakistanis staying in Egypt tend to use it as a long term ... Shah al Azhari graduate of Al Azhar University Jamia Al Azhar . See also Egypt Pakistan relations References reflist External links http www.pakcommunityegypt.com Pakistani Community in Egypt http www.pakistanschool.edu.eg Pakistan International School, Cairo Homepage Pakistan stub Egypt stub Immigration to Egypt Pakistani diaspora Category Pakistani diaspora by country Egypt Category Pakistani expatriates in Egypt Category Ethnic groups in Egypt Category Egypt Pakistan relations ... more details
Egypt, Texas may refer to Egypt, Montgomery County, Texas Egypt, Leon County, Texas Egypt, Wharton County, Texas geodis Short pages monitor This long comment was added to the page to prevent it being listed on Special Shortpages. It and the accompanying monitoring template were generated via Template Longcomment. Please do not remove the monitor template without removing the comment as well. ... more details
Orphan date February 2009 Image Rceagyptteam.jpg thumb 222px RC Egypt Team in Avex 2006 expo RC Egypt is an organization devoted to building and flying radio controlled RC models in Egypt . One of their principal activities is to provide information and training to novice modelers. The RC Egypt team was invited, in March 2006, to participate in the Avex air show and aviation trade exposition sponsored by the Egyptian Ministry of Civil Aviation at the Sharm El Sheikh International Airport in Sharm El Sheikh , Egypt. Status of RC modeling in Egypt Until relatively recently, flying RC models was restricted by Egyptian authorities for security reasons, but a couple of years ago, these restrictions were partially lifted in response to requests from the RC Egypt modelers. At the end of the Avex event, they received a promise of more flexibility and greater accommodations for RC modeling in the future from Air Marshal Ahmed Shafik , the Egyptian Minster of Aviation. See also Model airport Radio controlled model Radio controlled airplane Aviation history External links http www.rcegypt.starnet.com.eg RC Egypt Official website http weekly.ahram.org.eg 2006 786 fe4.htm Al Ahram weekly article about RC Egypt participation in Avex 2006 http www.avex 2006.com Avex 2006 official website Category Organisations based in Egypt Category Scale modeling ... more details
Climate in Egypt is commonly moderate. It is mostly hot or warm at days, and cool at nights. At days in the coastal region s, temperature ranges between an average of minimum convert 14 C 1 lk on in winter and average of maximum convert 30 C in summer . In desert s, the temperature vary in a great extent especially in summer they may range from convert 7 C 1 at night, to convert 52 C 1 during the day. While during winter temperatures in deserts are widely fluctuate. They can be as low as convert 0 C at night, and as high as convert 18 C 1 during the day. Egypt receives less than convert 80 mm in 2 abbr on lk on of precipitation annually in most areas. Except in the coastal areas it reaches 200 mm. See also Geography of Egypt References http www.touregypt.net climate.htm Egypt Weather and Climate Tour Egypt. Asia topic Climate of Africa topic Climate of egypt geo stub coord missing Egypt Category Climate by country Egypt Category Geography of Egypt Category Environment of Egypt ro Clima Egiptului ... more details
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