Egypt

Extracted Attributes

• Capital

  Cairo

• Population

  Over 107 million inhabitants

• Official Name

  Arab Republic of Egypt

• Economic Status

  Second-largest economy in Africa

• Government Type

  Semi-presidential republic

• Regional Status

  Regional power in the Middle East, North Africa, and the Muslim world

• Official Language

  Arabic

• Official Religion

  Islam

Timeline

• Unification of Upper and Lower Egypt by Menes/Narmer, marking the start of Ancient Egypt. (Source: Wikipedia)

  3150-01-01

• Egypt becomes part of the Ottoman Empire. (Source: Wikipedia)

  1517-01-01

• Muhammad Ali establishes modern Egypt as an autonomous Khedivate. (Source: Wikipedia)

  1867-01-01

• Egypt gains independence from the British Empire as a monarchy. (Source: BBC News)

  1922-02-28

• The 1952 revolution leads to the overthrow of the monarchy and the declaration of a republic. (Source: Wikipedia)

  1952-07-23

• Egypt merges with Syria to form the United Arab Republic. (Source: Wikipedia)

  1958-02-22

• Egypt signs the Camp David Accords, recognizing Israel in exchange for the Sinai Peninsula. (Source: Wikipedia)

  1978-09-17

• President Hosni Mubarak is overthrown following the 2011 Egyptian revolution. (Source: Britannica)

  2011-02-11

• The military overthrows the government of Mohamed Morsi after mass protests. (Source: Wikipedia)

  2013-07-03

• Egypt is invited to join the BRICS intergovernmental organization during its expansion. (Source: Document a340c684-d9d0-4749-ab94-6eb4e3f75a90)

  2023-08-24

Egypt

Egypt, officially the Arab Republic of Egypt, is a country spanning the northeast corner of Africa and southwest corner of Asia via the Sinai Peninsula. It is bordered by the Mediterranean Sea to the north, Palestine and Israel to the northeast, the Red Sea to the east, Sudan and the Sahara to the south, and Libya to the west. The Gulf of Aqaba in the northeast separates Egypt from Jordan and Saudi Arabia. Cairo is the capital, largest city, and leading cultural centre, while Alexandria is the second-largest city and an important hub of industry and tourism. With over 107 million inhabitants, Egypt is the most populous country in the Arab world, third-most populous country in Africa, and 15th-most populated in the world. Egypt has one of the longest histories of any country, tracing its heritage along the Nile Delta back to the 6th–4th millennia BCE. Considered a cradle of civilisation, Ancient Egypt saw some of the earliest developments of writing, agriculture, urbanisation, organised religion and central government. Egypt was an early and important centre of Christianity, later adopting Islam from the seventh century onwards. Alexandria, Egypt's former capital and currently second largest city, was a hub of global knowledge through its Library. Cairo became the capital of the Fatimid Caliphate in the tenth century and of the subsequent Mamluk Sultanate in the 13th century. Egypt then became part of the Ottoman Empire in 1517, until its local ruler Muhammad Ali established modern Egypt as an autonomous Khedivate in 1867. The country was then occupied by the British Empire along with Sudan and gained independence in 1922 as a monarchy. Following the 1952 revolution, Egypt declared itself a republic. Between 1958 and 1961, Egypt merged with Syria to form the United Arab Republic. Egypt fought several armed conflicts with Israel in 1948, 1956, 1967 and 1973, and occupied the Gaza Strip intermittently until 1967. In 1978, Egypt signed the Camp David Accords, which recognised Israel in exchange for its withdrawal from the occupied Sinai. After the Arab Spring, which led to the 2011 Egyptian revolution and overthrow of Hosni Mubarak, the country faced a protracted period of political unrest; its first democratic election in 2012 resulted in the short-lived, Muslim Brotherhood-aligned government of Mohamed Morsi, which was overthrown by the military after mass protests in 2013. The current government is a semi-presidential republic led by Abdel Fattah el-Sisi, who was elected in 2014 but is widely regarded as authoritarian. Egypt is a developing country with the second-largest economy in Africa. It is considered to be a regional power in the Middle East, North Africa and the Muslim world, and a middle power worldwide. Islam is the official religion and Arabic its official language. Egypt is a founding member of the United Nations, the Non-Aligned Movement, the Arab League, the African Union, Organisation of Islamic Cooperation, World Youth Forum, and a member of BRICS.

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• Egypt - Wikipedia

  Egypt, officially the Arab Republic of Egypt, is a country spanning the northeast corner of Africa and southwest corner of Asia via the Sinai Peninsula. It is bordered by the Mediterranean Sea to the north, Palestine and Israel to the northeast, the Red Sea to the east, Sudan to the south, and Libya to the west. The Gulf of Aqaba in the northeast separates Egypt from Jordan and Saudi Arabia. Cairo is the capital, largest city, and leading cultural centre, while Alexandria is the second-largest city and an important hub of industry and tourism. With over 107 million inhabitants, Egypt is the third-most populous country in Africa and 15th-most populated in the world. [...] Egypt has one of the longest histories of any country, tracing its heritage along the Nile Delta back to the 6th–4th millennia BCE. Considered a cradle of civilisation, Ancient Egypt saw some of the earliest developments of writing, agriculture, urbanisation, organised religion and central government. Egypt was an early and important centre of Christianity, later adopting Islam from the seventh century onwards. Alexandria, Egypt's former capital and currently second largest city, was a hub of global knowledge through its Library. Cairo became the capital of the Fatimid Caliphate in the tenth century and of the subsequent Mamluk Sultanate in the 13th century. Egypt then became part of the Ottoman Empire in 1517, until its local ruler Muhammad Ali established modern Egypt as an autonomous [...] "Miṣr" (Arabic pronunciation: (/wiki/Help:IPA/Arabic "Help:IPA/Arabic"); "مِصر") is the Classical Quranic Arabic and modern official name of Egypt, while "Maṣr" (Egyptian Arabic pronunciation: (/wiki/Help:IPA/Egyptian_Arabic "Help:IPA/Egyptian Arabic"); مَصر) is the local pronunciation in Egyptian Arabic. The current name of Egypt, Misr/Misir/Misru, stems from the Ancient Semitic name for it. The term originally connoted "Civilisation" or "Metropolis". Classical Arabic Miṣr (Egyptian Arabic Maṣr) is directly cognate with the Biblical Hebrew Miṣráyīm (מִצְרַיִם / מִצְרָיִם), meaning "the two straits", a reference to the predynastic separation of Upper and Lower Egypt. Also mentioned in several Semitic languages as Mesru, Misir and Masar. The oldest attestation of this name for Egypt is the

• Egypt | History, Map, Flag, Population, & Facts | Britannica

  Egypt, country located in the northeastern corner of Africa. Egypt’s heartland, the Nile River valley and delta, was the home of one of the principal civilizations of the ancient Middle East and, like Mesopotamia farther east, was the site of one of the world’s earliest urban and literate societies. Pharaonic Egypt thrived for some 3,000 years through a series of native dynasties that were interspersed with brief periods of foreign rule. After Alexander the Great conquered the region in 323 bce, urban Egypt became an integral part of the Hellenistic world. Under the Greek Ptolemaic dynasty, an advanced literate society thrived in the city of Alexandria, but what is now Egypt was conquered by the Romans in 30 bce. It remained part of the Roman Republic and Empire and then part of Rome’s [...] CairoThe city of Cairo, on the Nile River in Egypt. The ancient Greek historian Herodotus called Egypt the “gift of the Nile.” Indeed, the country’s rich agricultural productivity—it is one of the region’s major food producers—has long supported a large rural population devoted to working the land. Present-day Egypt, however, is largely urban. The capital city, Cairo, is one of the world’s largest urban agglomerations, and manufacturing and trade have increasingly outstripped agriculture as the largest sectors of the national economy. Tourism has traditionally provided an enormous portion of foreign exchange, but that industry has been subject to fluctuations during times of political and civil unrest in the region. [...] Egypt’s authoritarian political system was long dominated by the president, the ruling party, and the security services. With opposition political activity tightly restricted, decades of popular frustration erupted into mass demonstrations in 2011. The uprising forced Pres. Hosni Mubarak to step down, leaving a council of military officers in control of the country. Power was transferred to an elected government in 2012, and a new constitution was adopted at the end of the year. This elected government, however, was toppled a year later when the military intervened to remove the newly elected president, Mohamed Morsi, a member of the Islamist Muslim Brotherhood, following a series of massive public demonstrations against his administration. (For a discussion of unrest and political change

• Egypt Country Brief | UNICEF Middle East and North Africa

  ### Highlights ### Country Context Egypt, officially known as the Arab Republic of Egypt, is a transcontinental country located at the northeast corner of Africa and the southwest corner of Asia. It is the most populous country in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA), accounting for more than 109 million inhabitants. Egypt is also home to 575,000 registered refugees and asylum-seekers from 61 countries, with Sudanese being the largest group. Most of these refugees reside in urban areas such as Cairo and the North Coast. Also, the Egyptian Red Crescent, with support from United Nations (UN) agencies, provides essential humanitarian aid to Gaza and supports medical evacuees in Egypt through the Ministry of Health and Population (MoHP). ### Overview of Community Health

• Egypt country profile - BBC News

  BBC News # Egypt country profile Share page About sharing This page is no longer being updated. It was last updated on 2 January 2024 Egypt is the largest Arab country, and has played a central role in Middle Eastern politics. In the 1950s President Gamal Abdul Nasser pioneered Arab nationalism and the non-aligned movement, while his successor Anwar Sadat made peace with Israel and turned back to the West. Egypt's great cities - and almost all agricultural activity - are concentrated along the banks of the Nile and its delta. The economy depends heavily on agriculture, tourism, and cash remittances from Egyptians working abroad - mainly in Saudi Arabia and the Gulf countries. [...] 525BC - Achaemenid Persians, led by Cambyses II, began their conquest of Egypt. 332BC - Egypt falls to Alexander the Great as part of his conquest of Achaemenid Persia. 323BC - Alexander dies. 305-30BC - Greek general Ptolemy and his descendants rule as pharaohs. 30BC - Egypt falls to Octavian - the future Roman emperor Augustus - after his forces defeat those of rival Mark Anthony and Egyptian Queen Cleopatra at the naval battle of Actium in 27BC. Egypt is a key province of the Roman, and later the Byzantine empires. 639-642AD - Byzantine Egypt conquered by Muslim Arab armies. Muslim rulers remain in control of Egypt for the next six centuries. 1250-1517 - Mamluk Egypt. The country is ruled by a caste of freed slave soldiers. [...] 1914 - World War One. Egypt formally becomes a British protectorate. Period is marked by growing nationalism and discontent with British rule . 1919 - Egyptian Revolution - a countrywide revolution against the British occupation of Egypt and Sudan triggered by the exiling of nationalist leaders. 1922 - Egypt gains independence, although British influence remains significant until mid-1950s. 1949 - Committee of the Free Officers' Movement formed to overthrow the monarchy. 1952 - Coup sees Gamal Abdel Nasser become prime minister in 1954 and president in 1956. He sets up Egypt in opposition to the conservative Arab monarchies of the Gulf and Western interests in the Middle East.

• Ancient Egypt - Wikipedia

  Ancient Egypt was a cradle of civilization concentrated along the lower reaches of the Nile River in Northeast Africa. It emerged from prehistoric Egypt around 3150 BC (according to conventional Egyptian chronology), when Upper and Lower Egypt were united by Menes, who is believed by the majority of Egyptologists to have been the same person as Narmer. The history of ancient Egypt unfolded as a series of stable kingdoms interspersed by the "Intermediate Periods" of relative instability. These stable kingdoms existed in one of three periods: the Old Kingdom of the Early Bronze Age; the Middle Kingdom of the Middle Bronze Age; or the New Kingdom of the Late Bronze Age. [...] The pinnacle of ancient Egyptian power was achieved during the New Kingdom, which extended its rule to much of Nubia and a considerable portion of the Levant. After this period, Egypt entered an era of slow decline. Over the course of its history, it was invaded or conquered by a number of foreign civilizations, including the Hyksos, the Kushites, the Assyrians, the Persians, and the Greeks and then the Romans. The end of ancient Egypt is variously defined as occurring with the end of the Late Period during the Wars of Alexander the Great in 332 BC or with the end of the Greek-ruled Ptolemaic Kingdom during the Roman conquest of Egypt in 30 BC. In AD 642, the Arab conquest of Egypt brought an end to the region's millennium-long Greco-Roman period. [...] Main article: New Kingdom of Egypt The New Kingdom pharaohs established a period of unprecedented prosperity by securing their borders and strengthening diplomatic ties with their neighbours, including the Mitanni Empire, Assyria, and Canaan. Military campaigns waged under Tuthmosis I and his grandson Tuthmosis III extended the influence of the pharaohs to the largest empire Egypt had ever seen.