Information about Egypt!!

Information on Egypt Welcome to the world of Egypt... Here I'll try to tell you all I know about Egypt from it's ancient history to the modern days... And have a nice time in: 'THE WORLD OF EGYPT'

1-General information:

*Physical:

Mostly desert 75%, hills in the east with mountains in the Sinai Peninsula like ST. Kathrine mounts, fertile land along the Nile valley and Delta. Cultivated & setteled areas about 35,500 sq km

*Important features:

Aswan high dam

Lake Nasser

Sinai

Ancient Egyptian monuments, tombs& temples

Egyptian meseum

Old Mosques , Churches & Jewish sites

Sea resorts (Medeteranian & Red seas)

Ras Muhamed (Diving center)

St. Katherine (Catholic Church & mountain)

*Political System

Democratic republic

*Exports

Cotton & textile

Petroleum

Fruit (Oranges & Strawberries)

Vegetables (Potatoes)

Food products

Carpets

*Currency

LE -Egyptian pound-

1 Sterling pound = 4.675897 LE

1 US Dollar = 2.999 LE

Currency Note / Coin

5 piasters coin only

10 piasters coin only

20 piasters coin only

25 piasters note / coin

50 piasters note only

100 piasters (1 pound ) note only

5 pounds note only

10 pounds note only

20 pounds note only

50 pounds note only

100 pounds note only

500 pounds note only

1000 pounds note only

Here is a 10 pound note, 5 pound note, 1 pound note, 50 piaster note & 25 piasters note consecutive from back to front.

2-Population

The Egyptian population is increasing day by day in an increadible way.

In 1980 the population was 38,000,000.

In 1989 the population increased to just below 55,500,000.

The population reached the 55,500,000 by the end of that year.

In 1991 the population reached 57,000,000.

The population is estimated to reach 75,000,000 in 2000!!

Annual pop'n growth: 2.6%

Pop'n doubling time: 27 years

Pop'n Density 55 inhabitant/ sq km

Urbanization: 45.2%

This map is not very accurate.

3-Major cities

*Major cities*	*Population*	*Phone code*	*Time Zone*
*Cairo*	*11,000,000*	*20-2*	*GMT+2*
*Alexandria*	*2,917,000*	*20-3*	*GMT+2*
*Giza*	*1,671,000*	*20-18*	*GMT+2*
*Al-Mahala*	*385,000*	*20-43*	*GMT+2*
*Port Said*	*382,000*	*20-66*	*GMT+2*
*Tanta*	*374,000*	*20-40*	*GMT+2*
*Al-Mansura*	*350,000*	*20-50*	*GMT+2*
*Helwan*	*352,000*	*20-*	*GMT+2*
*Asyut*	*291,000*	*20-88*	*GMT+2*
*Zagazig*	*274,000*	*20-55*	*GMT+2*
*Suez*	*265,000*	*20-*	*GMT+2*
*Aswan*	*196,000*	*20-97*	*GMT+2*

4-Economy

*Natural resources*	*Agricultural Products*	*Major Industries*
*Petroleum*	*Sugarcane*	*Cement*
*Natural Gas*	*Tomatoes*	*Fertilizers*
*Iron Ore*	*Corn*	*Aluminum*
*Phosphates*	*Wheat*	*Cotton*
*Manganese*	*Rice*	*Suger*
*Limestone*	*Water melons*	*Iron & Steel*
*Gypsum*	*Onions*	*Jute Products*
*Talc*	*Millet*	*Armaments*
*Asbestos*	*Dates*	*Mani. foods*
*Lead*	*Cotton*	*Chemicals*
*Zinc*	*Citrus Fruits*	*Food stuffs*
*Salts*	*Beans*	*Petrochemicals*
*Fish*	*Barley*	*Construction*
	*Buffalo*
	*Asses*
	*Cattle*
	*Goats*

Egypt's land-use map

5-History of Egypt

*Year*	*Egyptian History*
*3200 BC*	*The 1st Dynasity* *King Menes unites Upper & lower Egypt*
*3000 BC*	*Old Kingdom* *The Pyramids age*
*2500 BC*	*Intermediate period* *Sphinx*
*2000 BC*	*Middle Kingdom*
*1700 BC*	*Hebrews in Egypt*
*1600 BC*	*New Kingdom (Egyptian empire)* *Kamose (1580 BC)*
*1400 BC*	*The Amarna period* *Tut-Anka-Aton (Tut-Anka-Amon)*
*1350 BC*	*Ramsses I*
*1300 BC*	*Ramsses II* *Exodus of Hebrews*
*1200 BC*	*Ramsses III* *Ramsses IV* *Ramsses XI*
*525 BC*	*Persian Invasion* *Persians rule Egypt*
*425 BC*	*Egypt regains indipendence*
*332 BC*	*Greek Invasion*
*325 BC*	*Polotomies rule from time to time*
*31 BC*	*Anthony & Cleopatra*
*30 BC*	*Egypt a Roman Province*
*642-1799 AD*	*Arab invasion*
*1799 AD*	*French Invasion* *Egypt becomes an important cultural area. The discovery of most Pharonic excavations & the Rosetta stone which solved the mystery of Hieroglyphics.* *The facing of British & French troops in "Abu Quir" battle.*
*1805 AD*	*Mohamed Aly rules Egypt and is considering the founder of Modern Egypt* *He introduced the cultivation of long tiled cotton (1828)*
*1869 AD*	*Suez Canal construction*
*1882 AD*	*Egypt was put under British settlement because of it's position and the presence of Suez Canal which was the shortcut to India who was under the British setellment too.*
*1948 AD*	*Egypt, Syria, Lebanon, Palestine & Jordan interfere in the presence of the new Jewish state on the Palestinian lands* *Israel is recognised*
*1952 AD*	*Egypt remains Kingdom until the 23rd of July 1952 when the revolution occured and king "Farrouq" was sent out to Italy where he died*
*1955 AD*	*Age of the republic* *1st president: Muhammad Najib* *Sudani independence* *Muhammad Najib rules Sudan* *2nd president: Jamal Abd-Ul-Nasser*
*1967 AD*	*Egypt stops Israeli trade routs through gulf of Aqaba* *Israel invades West bank, Gaza, Syrian Golan heights and Egyptian Sinai peninsula*
*1970 AD*	*Death of Jamal Abd-ul-Nasser* *3rd president: Anwar El-Sadat*
*1973 AD*	*Egypt regains Sinai peninsula* *CAMP DAVID peace treaty sighned between Egypt & Israel in the White House*
*1982 AD*	*Israel invades more of the Syrian Golan Heights & S.Lebanon and Beirut* *Egyptians force Israel to withdraw from Gaza strip* *Palestineans gain independence from Egypt taking the Gaza strip* *Anwar El-Sadat dies* *4th president: Hussny Mubarak*
*1985 AD*	*Egypt regainns Taba from Israeli occupation which regains every inch of the Egyptian Sinai peninsula*
*1990-1991 AD*	*Egypt is 2nd greatest force in the Desrt storm regaining Kuwaiti lands from Iraqi invasion*
*1998 AD*	*Nile Sat 100 (2nd Egyptian saterlite) is lanched for viewers in the Middle East, N.Africa, E.Africa, Asia, E. and middle Europe*

6-Religions in Egypt

The ancient Egyptians belived in "Aton"& "Raa" mainly throughout their ages. Other gods were worshiped too. "Ibis" was god of cats. "Aton" was god of sun. And "Isis", "Usoris" gods of peace and love. "Set" & "Neftis" were othr gods too.

During the Roman conversian the country became Coptic province. Then Islam entered with the Arab invasion of Egypt.

*Year*	*Invasion or Setellment*	*Religion*
*4000 BC*	*Pharoes*	*IS'IS*
*2000 BC*	*Pharoes*	*Amon*
*1495 BC*	*Hebrews* *(exodus in 1300)*	*Judaism*
*525 BC*	*Persians*	*6 religions*
*325 BC*	*Greeks*	*10 religions*
*30 BC*	*Romans*	*5 religions*
*1 AD*	*Jesus Chist*	*Christianity*
*642 AD*	*Arabs*	*Islam , Judaism & Christianity*

7-Languages of Egypt

*Year*	*Invasion or Setllement*	*Language*
*4000BC*	*Pharoes*	*Hieroglyphics* *Hierotics* *Diemotics*
*100 BC*	*Greeks*	*Ancient Greek*
*30 BC*	*Romans*	*Ancient Roman*
*642AD*	*Arabs*	*Arabic*
*1800 AD*	*French & British*	*English, French, Arabic*
*1882 AD*	*British*	*Arabic, English & French*

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