Egypt descriptionEgypt description location:location: Egypt is an African country, lies in the north east corner of Africa.

Egypt descriptionEgypt description location:location: Egypt is an African country, lies in the north east corner of Africa.

Surface:Surface: Its total land area is about 1 million km2.

Population:Population:   Its total population is around 72.6 million persons (2006 census).

System of government:System of government: Egypt is a republic. The President is the chief of state.

Capital:Capital: Cairo is the capital

Official Language:Official Language: is Arabic.

Climate:Climate: Egypt has a typical desert climate-hot summers and mild winters.

The Nile

Egypt has vast areas of deserts which divided by the Nile River to the Eastern desert and the western desert.

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It looks over the Mediterranean Sea from the North, and the Red Sea from East.

The Nile

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• The Nile is the longest river in the world, stretching north for approximately 4,000 miles from East Africa to the Mediterranean

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•The inhabited areas concentrated in just 5% of Egypt’s total area, presented in the small strip of the Nile valley and some scattered settlements on its sea shores and oases. That caused the over population problem in most of its cities.

• Egypt is one of the most populated countries in Africa and the Middle East. According to the 2006 census, the population of Egypt has sprung up to 72.6 million with a growth rate of 22% each year in the past decade.

•The inhabited areas concentrated in just 5% of Egypt’s total area, presented in the small strip of the Nile valley and some scattered settlements on its sea shores and oases. That caused the over population problem in most of its cities.

• Egypt is one of the most populated countries in Africa and the Middle East. According to the 2006 census, the population of Egypt has sprung up to 72.6 million with a growth rate of 22% each year in the past decade.

Egypt is divided into 27 governorates,most of which consists of cities (or one city),

and a sum of villages .

Each governorate has a capital city for it.

The main 32 cities of Egypt:

From that tables we can see that:-Cairo, the country's capital is the

largest city (7 933 236 persons in 2007). -Then comes Alexandria as Egypt's

second largest city (3 917 082 persons in 2007).

-Egypt's third and fourth largest cities are El- Giza (2 491 991) and Shubra al Khaymah( in El-Qaliobia governorate) (1 019 725).

Total area: 32,279 km². Percentage to total area of Egypt: 3.2%.

Population: around 4.2 million Population density: 115 person/km²

Percentage to the whole population of Egypt: 5.1%

El-Minia Governorate administrative divisions: 9 cities, 57 local administrative units, 346 small villages, and 1429 tiny villages

El-Minia Governorate is one of the governorates of The Upper Egypt

El-Minia Governorate

-El-Minia city is the capital of El-Minia governorate. Its name is derived from the

pharaonic Egyptian name Men'at Khufu.

-El-Minia lies on the west bank of the Nile. It is Known by the locals as "Bride of Upper Egypt. This represents its strategic location in Middle Egypt as a vital link between the

north and the south of Egypt.

Its population is about 232 .000 persons (cal.2007)El-Minia has some monument places like Beni Hassan

Generally, Egypt has many economic resources such as agricultural, industrial, touristic and etc.

Here we will take a quick look on the tourism in Egypt.

Tourism in Egypt

•Egypt has about 33% of the monument places in all over the world.

•Egypt passed through many civilizations from 7000 years ago like Pharaonic, Greek, Christian (Coptic) and Islamic civilizations.

The most important touristic places are in:

Cairo: like-Salah El-Din Castle

The Citadel is one of the world's greatest monuments to medieval warfare, as well as a highly visible landmark on Cairo's eastern skyline

It houses number of museums, ancient mosques and other

sites.

•Salah ad-Din fortified this area to protect it against attacks.

•Most of the fortification was destroyed by the invaders, but after Salah ad-din death new governors like Muhammad Ali reinforced the Castel by enlarging its towers and walls

-Cairo ancient north walls: which go back to the Islamic generation

-The Egyptian museum

contains many historic collections, the most important ofwhich is the pharoes collections like (King Tut) collection, who was a major player in Egypt Pharaonic History

The golden mask of King Tot

The Egyptian museum

Cairo Downtown

Hotels along River Nile banks

-Many historic mosques like:

El-Azhar Mosque

Elhosain Mosque

El-Azhr Mosque

-Many historic mosques like:

Ahmed ibn Tolon Mosque

- Many historic churches like:

St George church

El-Giza: Has the most famous ancient sites In Egypt, like

- The pyramids: They are considered as one of the seven wonders of the world

El-Giza: likeThe ancient Pharaohs built them as tombs for them and their queens.

There are actually over 100 pyramids in Egypt, many of which are relatively unknown. The famous group is the three pyramids of : Khufu, Khafre, and Menkaure.

- The common question is how the pyramids were built. There are many scholars done providing views about the pyramids construction. However, the simplest one of them is shown below:

El-Giza:

The stones was brought over great distance, from Arabia, and the construction was undertaken with the help of ramps.

Lifting the tools and stones from step to the upward step by these ramps and so on, then the final finishing-off begun at the top and continued downward .

El-Giza: like

- The Sphinx: It’s a sculpture represents a huge creature with the

head of a human and a lion's body. It’s built by king Khafre beside its pyramid to protect

its golden collection inside the pyramid from thieves.

Luxor & Aswan cities:

-Luxor temple:

They have most of the pharaoenic monuments in Egypt, like:

Luxor & Aswan cities:

-Luxor temple:

They have most of the pharaoenic monuments in Egypt, like:

Luxor & Aswan cities:

-Karnak temple in Luxor:

They have most of the pharaoenic monuments in Egypt, like:

Luxor & Aswan cities:

-Karnak temple in Luxor:

They have most of the pharaoenic monuments in Egypt, like:

Luxor & Aswan cities: -An avenue bordered by sphinxes linked Karnak

with the Luxor temple:

Luxor & Aswan cities: -The mortuary temple of Queen Hatshepsut :

Luxor & Aswan cities: -The mortuary temple of Queen Hatshepsut :

Luxor & Aswan cities: -Abou Simble Temple in Aswan:

It is one of the most magnificent monuments in the world.

Their removal and reconstruction was an historic event, when the temple was threatened by submersion in Lake Nasser, due to the construction of the High Dam.

Luxor & Aswan cities: -Abou Simble Temple in Aswan:

High Dam in Aswan on River Nile

Alexandria:-Alexandria better known as the mermaid of the Mediterranean.- It is the second largest city in Egypt after Cairo.- Alexandria was built during the rule of the Greek emperor Alexander. So it has some historic places like:

Alexandria:The Roman Stage

Alexandria:Qaitbay Castle

It is one of the main tourist attractions of Alexandria and really one of the icons of this city.

It has a beautiful location, overlooking with a great view of Mediterranean Sea and of Alexandria as well

Alexandria:Qaitbay Castle

Alexandria:The bibliotheca Alex (Alex New Library)

-It's one of the most wonderful architectural designs in the world built in the twentieth century.

-It contains: -A common library

-6 specialized libraries -A Planetarium

-A conference center . -3 Museums

-permanent exhibitions -6 art galleries

The Planetarium

Alexandria:The bibliotheca Alex (Alex New Library)

front

Alexandria:The bibliotheca Alex (Alex New Library)

back

Alexandria:The bibliotheca Alex

The library from inside

Alexandria:Alexandria shores.

Touristic places on The Red Sea & Sinai:

-Sharm El-Shiekh: offers the beauty of the Sinai, with its beautiful beaches ,

Egypt has wonderful beaches on The Red Sea like in Sharm El-Shikh, Hurgada .

people come to them from all over the world for swimming and diving.

Touristic places on The Red Sea & Sinai: -Sharm El-Shiekh :

The reefs & the colorful fishes

Touristic places on The Red Sea & Sinai:

-Sharm El-Shiekh:The majestic mountains and valleys

Touristic places on The Red Sea & Sinai:

-Sharm El-Shiekh: And St. Catherine's Monastery

Which is one of the oldest Christian monasteries in the world at the foot of Mount Sinai, Where Prophet Mosa received the Ten Commandments from God

Touristic places on The Red Sea & Sinai:

- Sharm El-Shikh & Hurgada have high standard accommodations including five star hotels, many

tourist villages and shopping malls.

Sharm El-Shikh tourist villages

Touristic places on The Red Sea & Sinai:

- Hurgada

Sofitel Hurghada

Touristic places on The Red Sea & Sinai:

- Hurgada

Mirette Village in Hurghada

Arabia village in Hurghada