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Geography:
Egypt lies in the
northern corner of Africa. It is bounded
by the international frontiers of the
Mediterranean Sea in the North, the Red
Sea in the East, Libya in the west and
Sudan in the south. |
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Area: The total area of Egypt is
1.2 million Km2 |
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Capital: Cairo |
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Topography: Egypt is
geographically divided into four main
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The Nile Valley and Delta (
approx. 33,000 Km2 )
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The Western Desert ( approx.
680,000 Km2 ):
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The Northern Section:
it includes the coastal plain, the northern plateau and the Great Depression, the Natroun Valley and Baharia Oasis.
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The South: El-Owainat in the
far south.
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The Eastern Desert ( approx. 325,000
Km2 )
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Sinai Peninsula ( approx. 61,000
Km2 ):
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The southern section: it involves extremely tough terrain that is composed of high-rise granite mountains. Mount Catherine rises about 2640 meters above sea level, thus making it the highest mountaintop in Egypt.
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The Central section:
it comprises the area bounded by the
Mediterranean to the North.
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At-Teeh plateau to
the south: it is a plain area having
abundant water resources derived
from rainwater flowing from southern
heights to the central plateau.
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Climate: The
Egyptian climate is
influenced by the factors of location,
topography, and general system for
pressure and water surfaces. These
aspects affect Egypt's climate dividing
it into several regions. Egypt lies in
the dry equatorial region except its
northern areas located within the
moderate warm region with a climate
similar to that of the Mediterranean
region. It is warm and dry in the summer
and moderate with limited rainfall
increasing at the coast in winter. The
annual average day and nighttime
temperatures in Lower and Upper Egypt is
20 and 25, and 7 and 17 respectively. |
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Water Resources:
Egypt depends on
three main sources; the River Nile
water, rain fall and floods in addition
to ground water. |
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Mineral & Oil Resources: Egypt is
endowed with a fortune of important
metals such as phosphates, raw iron and
oil. |
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Language: Arabic is the formal
language. English, the first foreign
language, along with French, are used in
business activities. |
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