Egypt
Capital:
Cairo
Continent:
Africa
Maps:
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| African continent. Egypt outlined in dark ink. |
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| A close-up of Egypt & its neighbors. |
Neighbors:
Israel, Sudan, Libya
Water Borders:
Mediterranean Sea, Gulf of Aqaba, Red Sea, Gulf of Suez
Total Area:
387,048 square miles
Five Largest Cities:
Cairo, Alexandria, Giza, Shubra El-Kheima, Port Said
Famous Geographical Point:
Lake Nasser
Famous Person:
Omar Sharif, actor
Book Set In/About:
Beer in the Snooker Club by Waguih Ghali
Set in turbulent, post-colonial 1950s Cairo, an intellectual young man struggles to find himself while caught between Egyptian & English influences.
Movie Set In/About:
"Al-mummia (The Mummy)" (1969), directed by Chadi Abdel Salam
Based on a true story, an Egyptian tribe with little means for income steals artifacts to sell on the black market, setting off an investigation.
Headline of the Day:
"Anwar Sadat's Nephew Backs out of Egypt Presidential Election" in The Telegraph.
There was a period when Matt's mother was visiting Egypt quite often. Maybe annually? But that period seems to have ended.
ReplyDeleteI think I would like the temperature in Egypt. The political climate, not so much.
When I worked for Whole Foods in Massachusetts, one of my co-workers was from Egypt. He was very tiny, shorter than five feet, which I assume was due to nutrition. He was very enthusiastic and driven, being a dedicated cashier and also studying to be an accountant. I'm sure he's quite successful now. He was bursting with energy.
I have no connection to Egypt, other than that one of my brothers-in-law went there with his wife on their honeymoon, and I believe they got food poisoning. In spite of this, they loved Egypt. I wouldn't mind seeing the pyramids. We recently watched this British documentary series about the pyramids that was very interesting but I kept getting distracted by the host, who grows increasingly more sunburned as the show goes on, even though she uses a sun umbrella the whole time. Either she didn't account for the sun reflecting off of the sand & thus didn't wear sunscreen or she needs like SPF 70.
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