Outline of Egypt
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The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Egypt:
Egypt (Arabic: مصر Egyptian Arabic pronunciation: [mɑsˤɾ], Arabic: [mɪsˤɾ]) is a sovereign country located in eastern North Africa that includes the Sinai Peninsula, a land bridge to Asia.[1] Covering an area of about 1,002,450 square kilometers (387,050 sq mi), Egypt borders Libya to the west, Sudan to the south and Israel to the east. Its northern coast borders the Mediterranean Sea; the eastern coast borders the Red Sea. Egypt is famous for its ancient civilization and some of the world's oldest monuments, including the Giza pyramid complex with the Great Sphinx, the step pyramid at Sakkara, Edfu Temple, Abu Simbel, etc. The southern city of Luxor contains numerous ancient artifacts, such as the Karnak Temple 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 and MENA. Egypt situated on both North Africa and West Asia, connects the African continent to Eurasia via the Sinai Peninsula. Within Sinai, the Suez Canal connects the Mediterranean Sea to the Red Sea. The canal is the most important route between Europe and Asia. Egypt, historically, has been a northern Asian "Gateway to Africa" with many scientific expeditions organized from Cairo.
General reference
[edit]- Pronunciation: /ˈiːdʒɪpt/
- Common English country name: Egypt
- Official English country name: The Arab Republic of Egypt
- Common endonym(s): Misr
- Official endonym(s): Ǧumhūriyyat Miṣr al-ʿArabiyyah
- Adjectival(s): Egyptian
- Demonym(s):
- Etymology: Name 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
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- Egypt is: a country
- Location
- Egypt is situated within the following regions:
- Time zone: Egypt Standard Time (UTC+02), Egypt Daylight Time (UTC+03) April–September
- Extreme points of Egypt
- High: Mount Catherine 2,629 m (8,625 ft)
- Low: Qattara Depression −133 m (−436 ft)
- Land boundaries: 2,665 km (1,656 mi)
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- Coastline: 2,450 km (1,522 mi)
- Population of Egypt: 88,662,800 people (2015 estimate) - 14th most populous country
- Area of Egypt: 1,002,450 km2 (387,050 sq mi) - 30th largest country
- Atlas of Egypt
Environment of Egypt
[edit]- Climate of Egypt
- Environmental issues in Egypt
- Ecoregions of Egypt
- Renewable energy in Egypt
- Geology of Egypt
- Wildlife of Egypt
- Fauna of Egypt
- Center for Documentation of Cultural and Natural Heritage
Geographic features of Egypt
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- Deserts of Egypt
- Glaciers in Egypt: none[2]
- Lakes of Egypt
- Rivers of Egypt
- World Heritages Sites in Egypt
- Suez Canal
Regions of Egypt
[edit]- Nile Valley and Delta
- Western Desert (also known as the Libyan Desert)
- Eastern Desert (also known as the Arabian Desert)
- Sinai Peninsula
Ecoregions of Egypt
[edit]Administrative divisions of Egypt
[edit]Administrative divisions of Egypt
Governorates of Egypt
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| Nr. | Name | Area (km2) | Population (2015) | Capital |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Alexandria | 2,300 | 4,812,186 | Alexandria |
| 27 | Aswan | 62,726 | 1,431,488 | Aswan |
| 22 | Asyut | 25,926 | 4,245,215 | Asyut |
| 3 | Beheira | 9,826 | 5,804,262 | Damanhur |
| 19 | Beni Suef | 10,954 | 2,856,812 | Beni Suef |
| 16 | Cairo | 3,085 | 9,278,441 | Cairo |
| 5 | Dakahlia | 3,538 | 5,949,001 | Mansura |
| 6 | Damietta | 910 | 1,330,843 | Damietta |
| 15 | Faiyum | 6,068 | 3,170,150 | Faiyum |
| 9 | Gharbia | 1,942 | 4,751,865 | Tanta |
| 14 | Giza | 13,184 | 7,585,115 | Giza |
| 13 | Ismailia | 5,067 | 1,178,641 | Ismailia |
| 4 | Kafr el-Sheikh | 3,467 | 3,172,753 | Kafr el-Sheikh |
| 26 | Luxor | 2,410 | 1,147,058 | Luxor |
| 1 | Matruh | 166,563 | 447,846 | Mersa Matruh |
| 20 | Minya | 32,279 | 5,156,702 | Minya |
| 10 | Monufia | 2,499 | 3,941,293 | Shibin el-Kom |
| 21 | New Valley | 440,098 | 225,416 | Kharga |
| 8 | North Sinai | 28,992 | 434,781 | Arish |
| 7 | Port Said | 1,345 | 666,599 | Port Said |
| 11 | Qalyubia | 1,124 | 5,105,972 | Banha |
| 25 | Qena | 10,798 | 3,045,504 | Qena |
| 23 | Red Sea | 119,099 | 345,775 | Hurghada |
| 12 | Sharqia | 4,911 | 6,485,412 | Zagazig |
| 24 | Sohag | 11,022 | 4,603,861 | Sohag |
| 18 | South Sinai | 31,272 | 167,426 | El-Tor |
| 17 | Suez | 9,002 | 622,859 | Suez |
Municipalities of Egypt
[edit]Demography of Egypt
[edit]Ethnicities
[edit]Nationalities
[edit]Government and politics of Egypt
[edit]- Form of government: Semi-presidential republic
- Capital of Egypt: Cairo
- Elections in Egypt
- Political parties in Egypt
- Egyptian Revolution of 2011
Branches of the government of Egypt
[edit]Executive branch of the government of Egypt
[edit]- Head of state: is the President of Egypt.
- Head of government: is the President of Egypt.
Legislative branch of the government of Egypt
[edit]- Parliament of Egypt – it was dissolved by the army of Egypt on 11 February 2011.
Judicial branch of the government of Egypt
[edit]Foreign relations of Egypt
[edit]International organization membership
[edit]The Arab Republic of Egypt is a member of:[1]
Egypt is 1 of only 7 U.N. members which is not a member of the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons.
Law and order in Egypt
[edit]- Cannabis in Egypt
- Capital punishment in Egypt
- Constitution of Egypt
- Crime in Egypt
- Human rights in Egypt
- Law enforcement in Egypt
Media of Egypt
[edit]Military of Egypt
[edit]- Command
- Forces
- Military history of Egypt
- Military ranks of Egypt
History of Egypt
[edit]History of Egypt, by period
[edit]- History of Ancient Egypt: 3100 BC to 639 AD
- Ancient Egypt
- Early Dynastic Period of Egypt
- First Dynasty of Egypt c. 3150–2890
- Second Dynasty of Egypt: 2890–2686
- Old Kingdom of Egypt
- Third Dynasty of Egypt: 2686–2613
- Fourth Dynasty of Egypt: 2613–2498
- Fifth Dynasty of Egypt: 2498–2345
- Sixth Dynasty of Egypt: 2345–2181
- First Intermediate Period of Egypt
- Seventh Dynasty of Egypt: 2181, usually considered spurious
- Eighth Dynasty of Egypt: 2181–2160
- Ninth Dynasty of Egypt: 2160–2130
- Tenth Dynasty of Egypt: 2130–2040
- Early Eleventh Dynasty of Egypt: 2134–2061
- Middle Kingdom of Egypt
- Late Eleventh Dynasty of Egypt: 2061–1991
- Twelfth Dynasty of Egypt: 1991–1803
- Thirteenth Dynasty of Egypt: 1803–1649
- Fourteenth Dynasty of Egypt: 1705–1690
- Second Intermediate Period of Egypt
- Fifteenth Dynasty of Egypt: 1674–1535
- Sixteenth Dynasty of Egypt: 1660–1600
- Abydos Dynasty | | 1650–1600
- Seventeenth Dynasty of Egypt: 1580–1549
- New Kingdom of Egypt
- Eighteenth Dynasty of Egypt: 1549–1292
- Nineteenth Dynasty of Egypt: 1292–1189
- Twentieth Dynasty of Egypt: 1189–1077
- Third Intermediate Period of Egypt
- Twenty-first Dynasty of Egypt: 1069–945
- Twenty-second Dynasty of Egypt: 945–720
- Twenty-third Dynasty of Egypt: 837–728
- Twenty-fourth Dynasty of Egypt: 732–720
- Twenty-fifth Dynasty of Egypt: 732–653
- Late Period of ancient Egypt
- Twenty-sixth Dynasty of Egypt: 672–525
- History of Achaemenid Egypt: 525 BC to 332 BC
- Twenty-seventh Dynasty of Egypt: 525–404
- Twenty-eighth Dynasty of Egypt: 404–398
- Twenty-ninth Dynasty of Egypt: 398–380
- Thirtieth Dynasty of Egypt: 380–343
- Thirty-first Dynasty of Egypt: 343–332
- History of Ptolemaic Egypt: 332 BC to 30 BC
- Argead Dynasty | 332–305
- Ptolemaic Kingdom | 305–30
- History of Roman Egypt: 30 BC to 639 AD
- Diocese of Egypt c. 381 to 539
- Sasanian Egypt: 619 to 629
- History of Arab Egypt: 639 to 1517
- Muslim conquest of Egypt
- Saladin in Egypt 1163 to 1174
- History of Ottoman Egypt: 1517 to 1805
- History of Egypt under the Muhammad Ali dynasty: 1805 to 1882
- History of modern Egypt: since 1882
- History of Egypt under the British: 1882 to 1956
- 1919 Egyptian revolution
- Egypt during World War II
- History of republican Egypt 1952 to present
- History of Egypt under Gamal Abdel Nasser 1952-1970
- History of Egypt under Anwar Sadat 1970 to 1981
- History of Egypt under Hosni Mubarak 1981-2011
- Egyptian crisis (2011–14)
- 2011 Egyptian revolution (also called "25th of January revolution")
- June 2013 Egyptian protests
- 2013 Egyptian coup d'état
- Post-coup unrest in Egypt (2013–2014)
- History of Egypt under the British: 1882 to 1956
History of Egypt, by region
[edit]- History of Alexandria
- History of Cairo
- History of Giza
- History of Luxor
- History of Memphis, Egypt
- History of the Nile Delta
- History of Port Said
- History of the Sinai Peninsula
- History of Suez
History of Egypt, by subject
[edit]- List of Egyptian inventions and discoveries
- DNA history of Egypt
- Egyptian capitals throughout history
- Egyptomania
- History of the Jews in Egypt
- Political history of Egypt
- Population history of Egypt
- History of timekeeping devices in Egypt
Culture of Egypt
[edit]- Egyptians
- Architecture of Egypt
- Cuisine of Egypt
- Languages of Egypt
- Media in Egypt
- National symbols of Egypt
- Prostitution in Egypt
- Public holidays in Egypt
- Religion in Egypt
- World Heritage Sites in Egypt
Art in Egypt
[edit]- Art in Egypt (see also Art of Ancient Egypt)
- Cinema of Egypt
- Literature of Egypt
- Music of Egypt
- Television in Egypt
- Theatre in Egypt
Sports in Egypt
[edit]Economy and infrastructure of Egypt
[edit]- Economic rank, by nominal GDP (2007): 52nd (fifty-second)
- Agriculture in Egypt
- Communications in Egypt
- Companies of Egypt
- Currency of Egypt: Pound
- Energy in Egypt
- Health care in Egypt
- Mining in Egypt
- National Bank of Egypt
- Tourism in Egypt
- Transport in Egypt
- Water supply and sanitation in Egypt
Education in Egypt
[edit]See also
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- All pages with titles beginning with Egypt
- All pages with titles containing Egypt
- All pages with titles beginning with Egyptian
- All pages with titles containing Egyptian
- Index of Egypt-related articles
- List of ancient Egypt topics
- List of international rankings
- List of modern Egypt-related topics
- Member state of the United Nations
- Outline of Africa
- Outline of Palestine
- Outline of Israel
- Outline of Libya
- Outline of Sudan
- Outline of geography
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Egypt". The World Factbook. United States Central Intelligence Agency. July 3, 2009. Retrieved July 23, 2009.
- ^ The only glaciers in Africa are on Mt Kenya (in Kenya), on Kilimanjaro (in Tanzania), and in the Ruwenzori Mountains (which are located in Uganda and the Democratic Republic of the Congo). See Proceedings of the Riederalp Workshop, September 1978; Actes de l'Atelier de Riederalp, septembre 1978): IAHS-AISH Publ. no. 126, 1980.
External links
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- Eternal Egypt
- Leonard William King, History of Egypt, Chaldæa, Syria, Babylonia, and Assyria in the Light of Recent Discovery, Project Gutenberg.
- Gaston Camille Charles Maspero, History of Egypt, Chaldæa, Syria, Babylonia, and Assyria, in 12 volumes, Project Gutenberg.
- Rural poverty in Egypt (IFAD)
- Ancient Egyptian Civilization - Aldokkan
- Encyclopædia Britannica's Egypt Country Page
- Egyptian Government Services Portal
- Egypt State Information Services
- Egypt Information Portal - available in Arabic and English
- BBC News Country Profile - Egypt
- CIA World Factbook - Egypt
- Amnesty International's 2005 Report on Egypt.
- US State Department - Egypt includes Background Notes, Country Study and major reports
- Business Anti-Corruption Portal Egypt Country Profile
- Congressional Research Service (CRS) Reports regarding Egypt
Egypt travel guide from Wikivoyage- Egypt Maps - Perry–Castañeda Map Collection
- Egyptian History (urdu)
- By Nile and Tigris, a narrative of journeys in Egypt and Mesopotamia on behalf of the British museum between the years 1886 and 1913, by Sir E. A. Wallis Budge, 1920 (a searchable facsimile at the University of Georgia Libraries; DjVu & layered PDF format)
- Egypt Online Directory
- The Egyptian Organization for Human Rights
- PortSaid Free-zone forums
