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OverviewEgypt is famous for its ancient civilization and some of the world's most famous monuments, including the Giza pyramid complex, the Great Sphinx and the ancient artifacts of Luxor dating back thousands of years.
Altough focus of most tourist visits remains the great monuments of the Nile Valley, possibilities for Egyptian travel also includes snorkelling and diving along the Red Sea coast. Other options include camel trips into the mountains of Sinai, tours to remote oases or visits to the Coptic monasteries of the Eastern Desert.
Egypt is one of the most populous countries in Africa. The vast majority of its estimated 78 million people (2007) live near the banks of the Nile River. Apart from the Nile Valley, the rest of Egypt's landscape is a sandy desert. The winds can create sand dunes over one hundred feet high. Egypt includes parts of the Sahara Desert and of the Libyan Desert.Popular DestinationsBeach Resort
Sharm el-Sheikh is one of the most popular tourist destinations in the Arabic world. It is one of the finest diving spots in the world and a trip into the... Read more
City
Situated on the River Nile, Cairo is famous for its own history - preserved in the fabulous medieval Islamic city and in Old Cairo - and for the ancient,... Read more
Beach Resort
Hurghada is a resort town on the Red Sea Coast of Egypt. Most of the hotels along the Red Sea are self-contained resorts, ideal for families who don't mind... Read more
Historic
Luxor is the premier travel destination in Upper (southern) Egypt and the Nile Valley. The dynastic and religious capital of Middle Kingdom and New Kingdom... Read more
Historic
The Valley of the Kings is an archaeological site in the hills immediately behind the West Bank of Luxor. As such, it is one of the most remarkable... Read more
City
Alexandria, Egypt's second largest city and the country's window on the Mediterranean Sea, is a faded shade of its former glorious cosmopolitan self, but still... Read more
City
Aswan is the smallest of the three major tourist cities based on the Nile. Aswan is the home of many Granite Quarries from which most of the Obelisks seen in... Read more
City
(bottom) Until very recently, Marsa Alam was a small fishing village in Egypt, on the west coast of the Red Sea. However, it has rapidly increased in... Read more
Historic
Saqqara is a vast, ancient burial ground, featuring the world's oldest standing step pyramid. While Memphis was the capital of Ancient Egypt, Saqqara served as... Read more
City
History Taba (Arabic: ????), is a small Egyptian village near the northern tip of the Gulf of Aqaba. Taba is the location of Egypt's busiest border crossing... Read more
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Cairo International Airport (Arabic: مطار القاهرة الدولي) is the major civilian airport in Cairo, Egypt. It is the primary hub for EgyptAir.... Read more
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El Nouzha Airport is a public airport located 7 km southeast of Alexandria, Egypt, albeit within city limits. In 2006, the airport served 619,629 passengers. ... Read more
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Country InfoCapital: CairoPopulation: 81,713,000 Area: 1,001,450 km² Density: 82 inhabitants per km² Currency: EGP
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