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2. Egypt - Wikipedia

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   Egypt is considered to be a regional power in North Africa, the Middle East and the Muslim world, and a middle power worldwide. [24] It is a developing country having a diversified economy, which is the largest in Africa, the 38th-largest economy by nominal GDP and 127th by nominal GDP per capita. [25]

3. Geography of Egypt - Wikipedia

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   The longest straight-line distance in Egypt from north to south is 1,420 km (880 mi), while that from east to west measures 1,275 km (792 mi). Egypt has more than 2,900 km (1,800 mi) of coastline on the Mediterranean Sea, the Gulf of Suez, and the Gulf of Aqaba. It has an Exclusive Economic Zone of 263,451 km 2 (101,719 sq mi).

4. Land of Goshen - Wikipedia

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   Aerial map showing the extent of Goshen. The land of Goshen (Hebrew: אֶרֶץ גֹּשֶׁן, ʾEreṣ Gōšen) is named in the Hebrew Bible as the place in Egypt given to the Hebrews by the pharaoh of Joseph (Book of Genesis, Genesis 45:9–10), and the land from which they later left Egypt at the time of the Exodus.

5. Old Cairo - Wikipedia

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   Area. 52,366 ha. Old Cairo ( Arabic: مصر القديمة, romanized : Miṣr al-Qadīma, Egyptian pronunciation: Maṣr El-ʾAdīma) is a historic area in Cairo, Egypt, which includes the site of a Roman -era fortress, the Christian settlement of Coptic Cairo, and the Muslim-era settlements pre-dating the founding of Cairo proper in 969 AD.

6. Outline of Egypt - Wikipedia

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   The location of Egypt An enlargeable map of the Arab Republic of Egypt. The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Egypt: . Egypt (Arabic: مصر Egyptian Arabic pronunciation:, Arabic:) is a sovereign country located in eastern North Africa that includes the Sinai Peninsula, a land bridge to Asia.

7. Suez Canal - Wikipedia

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   The Suez Canal ( Arabic: قَنَاةُ ٱلسُّوَيْسِ, Qanāt as-Suwais) is an artificial sea-level waterway in Egypt, connecting the Mediterranean Sea to the Red Sea through the Isthmus of Suez and dividing Africa and Asia (and by extension, the Sinai Peninsula from the rest of Egypt).

8. Faiyum Oasis - Wikipedia

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   Faiyum Oasis. The Faiyum Oasis ( Arabic: واحة الفيوم Waḥet El Fayyum) is a depression or basin in the desert immediately west of the Nile river, 62 miles south of Cairo, Egypt. The extent of the basin area is estimated at between 1,270 km 2 (490 mi 2) and 1,700 km 2 (656 mi 2 ). The basin floor comprises fields watered by a channel ...

9. Archeological Map of Egypt - Wikipedia

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   The Archeological Map of Egypt program is meant to provide a documentation and management tool for the Egyptian archaeological sites that are spread all over the country. It divides the information of the archaeological sites into three levels: National, Sites, and Monuments. [2] Using multimedia technologies in conjunction with the GIS, it ...