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Discover Egypt

Cairo, Giza Cairo, the capital of Egypt, is located by the River Nile, 15 km south of the area where the river divides into the two streams of Damietta and Rosetta and the beginning of the Nile delta.With an estimated population of just over 20 million ,it is one of the largest cities in the world. It is the cultural, political, administrative, industrial, and tourist centre of not only Egypt, but all the Middle East.
Welcome to the vivid capital of Egypt The oldest part of the Cairo is situated on the flat country between the River Nile, and the Muqattam Mountain on the east bank.
From here the city has spread approximately 35 kilometers north and southbound along the Nile. At the western bank it has spread down to the Giza Pyramids

The Nile islands of Zamalek and Roda are a completely integrated part of the city.Along the Nile you will find modern skyscrapers and luxury hotels, while the old city with its narrow streets, and the religious university Al Azhar, are to be found only a few kilometers away.
The climate in Cairo is warm, dry and pleasant compared to other Middle Eastern cities. This has made the city a popular refuge for Persian Gulf Arabs during the summer

Discover you Interest - Beach

Hurgada Sharm Elsheikh

Egypt is host to some of the best beaches with an all-year-round pleasant atmosphere of warm clear waters and white sandy shores. Offering a number of fantastic diving locations, which are also ideal for snorkeling, there are a wide variety of water sports, deep sea fishing, parasailing etc
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Egyptian Figures

There are a lot of the personalities of Egypt that had affected several of

the fields such as :

Politics
Sciences
Literature
Religion
Art
Music
Poetry
Cinema
Sport
Theatre
Intellectuals

ReligionMohamed Metwaly El sharawy
Date of birth April 5, 1917; Daqahliyah; Egypt Memorized the Holy Quran as well as numerous poems as a
youngster Issued numerous books on the Quran, the foundations of Islam,
Women in Islam, Islam and modern thinking, etc… Died June 16, 1998

Mahmoud al-Hossari
From 1917 - 1980

; Egypt

Memorized the Quran as a child
Mini-biography
In 1944, Mahmoud al-Hossari was commissioned by the Egyptian
Radio Broadcasting Authority to recite the Quran on air.
In 1961,he recorded the Quran and recited in various Arab and
Islamic countries as well as in Africa, Asia, Europe, the US and
Russia.
He was the first to recite the Quran in the United Nations, the US
Congress and the UK's Kings Hall.
He also was the first to call for the establishment of a Quran
Reciters' Guild and the first Egyptian to be allowed to recite the
Quran in Kaaba.Al- Hossary died on November 24, 1980

 Literature

Nageb Mahfouz
From 1911 - 2006

Born in 1911, Mahfouz is the grand old man of Arabic fiction,
enjoying the affection and reverence of both critics and a vast
readership. Mahfouz was the first Egyptian to receive a Nobel Prize in literature
(1988).
His first novel was published in 1939 and since that date he has
written thirty-two novels and thirteen collections of short stories. In
his old age, he has maintained his prolific output, producing a novel
every year.

what do you know about Egypt ?

flag of Egypt consists of three equal sized horizontal stripes - the top stripe is red; the middle one white; and the bottom stripe is black. In the center of the Egyptian flag is an emblem of the eagle of Saladin. :
يتكون علم مصر من ثلاثة شرائط افقية متساوية ، الشريط العلوى احمر ، الشريط الاوسط ابيض ، والشريط السفلى أسود وفى وسط العلم المصرى نسر صلاح الدين

Egyptian Flag Meaning:

The colors of the Egyptian flag are traditional Pan-Arabic The red stripe refers to the period before the 1952 revolution ; which brought a group of army officers to power after deposing King Farouk, the King of

This period was characterized by the struggle against British occupation of the country, The white symbolizes the revolution which ended the monarchy but without bloodshed , The color black symbolizes the end of the oppression of the Egyptian people at the hands of the Monarchy and British colonialism