Egypt ( (listen) EE-jipt; Arabic: مِصر, romanized: Miṣr), officially the Arab Republic of Egypt, is a transcontinental country spanning the northeast corner of Africa and southwest corner of Asia by a land bridge formed by the Sinai Peninsula. Egypt is a Mediterranean country bordered by the Gaza Strip (Palestine) and Israel to the northeast, the Gulf of Aqaba and the Red Sea to the east, Sudan to the south, and Libya to the west. Across the Gulf of Aqaba lies Jordan, across the Red Sea lies Saudi Arabia, and across the Mediterranean lie Greece, Turkey and Cyprus, although none share a land border with Egypt.
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. Iconic monuments such as the Giza Necropolis and its Great Sphinx, as well the ruins of Memphis, Thebes, Karnak, and the Valley of the Kings, reflect this legacy and remain a significant focus of scientific and popular interest. Egypt's long and rich cultural heritage is an integral part of its national identity, which reflects its unique transcontinental location being all Mediterranean, Middle Eastern and North African. Egypt was an early and important centre of Christianity, but was largely Islamised in the seventh century and remains a predominantly Muslim country, albeit with a significant Christian minority.
Modern Egypt dates back to 1922, when it gained independence from the British Empire as a monarchy. Following the 1952 revolution, Egypt declared itself a republic, and in 1958 it merged with Syria to form the United Arab Republic, which dissolved in 1961. Throughout the second half of the 20th century, Egypt endured social and religious strife and political instability, fighting several armed conflicts with Israel in 1948, 1956, 1967 and 1973, and occupying the Gaza Strip intermittently until 1967. In 1978, Egypt signed the Camp David Accords, officially withdrawing from the Gaza Strip and recognising Israel. The country continues to face challenges, from political unrest, including the recent 2011 revolution and its aftermath, to terrorism and economic underdevelopment. Egypt's current government, a semi-presidential republic has been described by a number of watchdogs as authoritarian or heading an authoritarian regime, responsible for perpetuating the country's problematic human rights record.
Islam is the official religion of Egypt and Arabic is its official language. With over 100 million inhabitants, Egypt is the most populous country in North Africa, the Middle East, and the Arab world, the third-most populous in Africa (after Nigeria and Ethiopia), and the thirteenth-most populous in the world. The great majority of its people live near the banks of the Nile River, an area of about 40,000 square kilometres (15,000 sq mi), where the only arable land is found. The large regions of the Sahara desert, which constitute most of Egypt's territory, are sparsely inhabited. About half of Egypt's residents live in urban areas, with most spread across the densely populated centres of greater Cairo, Alexandria and other major cities in the Nile Delta.
Egypt is considered to be a regional power in North Africa, the Middle East and the Muslim world, and a middle power worldwide. With one of the largest and most diversified economies in the Middle East, which is projected to become one of the largest in the world in the 21st century, Egypt has the second-largest economy in Africa, the world's 33rd-largest economy by nominal GDP, and the 19-largest by PPP. Egypt is a founding member of the United Nations, the Non-Aligned Movement, the Arab League, the African Union, Organisation of Islamic Cooperation and the World Youth Forum.
Nimesoma sehemu kuwa Fiston Mayele atakwenda kwenye Kambi ya Yanga huko Egypt. Kwa ushauri wangu nadhani asiruhusiwe kuonana na wachezaji wa Yanga kwasababu ni dhahiri yupo tayari kuihuju timu.
Natoa sababu zifuatazo
1. Mchezaji huyo kwasasa ana mgogoro na Mashabiki wa Yanga.
2. Hakuna...
UAE in talks to buy Egypt coastline for $22bn
The United Arab Emirates has expressed an interest in buying the Ras El Hekma area on Egypt’s northern coast as a form of economic support for Cairo, Egyptian newspapers have reported.
The privately-owned Egyptian newspaper Al Mal stated on Sunday...
Sasa BRICS itakuwa na wanachama 11 wenye sifa zifuatazo
● BRICS itakuwa na mataifa 6 kati ya 9 ambayo ni wazalishaji wakubwa wa mafuta na gesi duniani.
● BRICS itakuwa na mataifa ambayo yana 80% ya oil reserve duniani.
● BRICS itakuwa na mataifa yenye jumla ya GDP $30.76 trillion. Asilimia...
Alexander The Great harakati za kutawala Ulimwengu.
Ili uweze kufahamu zaidi ni jinsi gani Alkebulan (Bara la Afrika ya sasa) ilivamiwa na Wakoloni inakupasa kujua historia ya Mfalme Alexander The Great(Mgiriki) na siasa zake za kumiliki himaya mbalimbali Afrika na Asia.
Historia ya Alexander...
07 November 2022
Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt
MKUTANO WA COP27 SHARM EL SHEIKH EGYPT 2022
Rais wa Jamhuri ya Muungano wa Tanzania Mh. Samia Suluhu Hassan pamoja na wakuu wengi wa nchi wapo kuhudhuria Mkutano wa 27 wa nchi wanachama wa mkataba wa Kimataifa wa tabianchi COP27 mwaka huu 2022...
Aise, hii kitu ngeni kwangu, hata pasi moja!! It means walikua wanazurula uwanjani, aise siamini macho yangu kama nikweli🤣🤣 mpira umeisha kwa bao 3 kwa 0
Hongereni sana mafarao👏🏽👏🏽
Kwa wasiofahamu mechi za kufuzu AFCON zinaendelea , na kwa leo mechi kubwa ni Ethiopia dhidi ya Egypt.
Hii mechi ina uhusiano gani na Tanzania?
Ethiopia kama ilivyo Tanzania siyo taifa kubwa kisoka. Lakini katika mechi hii ukiangalia unaona namna wachezaji wanavyojituma pamoja na kukutana na...
Hapa Afrika, mataifa manne tu ndio mambo yao yanaongoza kwenye ulingo huu.
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Kenya ranks among Africa’ four biggest destinations for tech start-up funding after Nigeria, Egypt and South Africa.
The African Tech Startups Funding Report (2021) shows that last year in the African tech...
Shirikisho la soka duniani Fifa limeamuru mechi ya marudiano ya mchujo ya Kombe la Dunia kati ya Misri na Senegal.
Haya yanajiri baada ya Chama cha Soka cha Misri (EFA) kuwasilisha rufaa iliyofanikiwa dhidi ya Senegal kikisema timu yake ya taifa ilifanyiwa ubaguzi wa rangi na vitisho ilipokuwa...
Nimetizama mpira kati ya Senegal vs Egypt, licha ya mchezo mzuri ulioonyeshwa na timu zote lakini mashabiki wa Senegal wametia aibu
Walikuwa wakiwalenga machoni wachezaji wa Egypt na mwanga mkali wa laser kipindi wanacheza na walipokuwa wakipiga penalti
Hili limewaathiri sana wachezaji wa...
An aerial shot of MV Uhuru II being constructed at the Kenya Shipyards Limited in Kisumu. FILE PHOTO | NMG
In August this year, the MV Uhuru 2 will set sail for the first time. This will be a major milestone in Kenya’s marine industry as it will be the first ship to have been assembled locally...
Bandugu, kwa wale mliobahatika kutazama mechi ya magiants wa afrika (FIFA ARAB CUP), kati ya Morocco and Algeria ilipigwa tarehe 11/12/2021 mutakuwa mmeenjoy sana sana 😀 pira limepigwa acha kabisaa, nina uhakika hawa magiants + Pharaoh watafika mbali mno nchini Qatar/World Cup, na...
Nafikiri kama huu mgao wa umeme ni kweli unasababishwa na vyanzo vya maji kukauka na kupunguza uwezo wa uzalishaji umeme, inabidi kwenda kujifunza kwa wenzetu wanawezaje.
Uganda na Egypt ni nchi ambazo zinategemea kuzalisha umeme kwa hydropower.
Wao wanawezaje pamoja na mabadiliko ya tabia...
Kwa kawaida, operation kubwa huanza na ganzi, or sindano ya nusu kaputi kumlaza mgonjwa nusu-kifo au hili na lile kumtayarisha mlengwa kisaikolojia.
Je, ni kweli ndicho wanacholenga kufanya??
The Swiss Investment Bank's Research Institute has released a new report that ranked Kenya as the 4th African country with the highest concentration of wealthy individuals after Nigeria, South Africa, and Egypt.
According to the report, Credit Suisse's 12th edition of the Global Wealth Report...
MOSCOW, September 24. /TASS/. The Russian single-component Sputnik Light vaccine against the coronavirus has been approved by the Egyptian Drug Authority (EDA), the Russian Direct Investment Fund said in a statement on Friday.
Sputnik Light is the first component of the Sputnik V vaccine...
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