Baltic Travel Agent Specialists
Egypt officially the Arab Republic of Egypt, is a country in North Africa that includes the Sinai Peninsula, a land bridge to Asia. Covering an area of about 1,001,450 square kilometers (386,660 sq mi), Egypt borders Libya to the west, Sudan to the south, and the Gaza Strip and Israel to the east. The northern coast borders the Mediterranean Sea and the island of Cyprus; the eastern coast borders the Red Sea.
Egypt
is one of the most populous countries in Africa. The great majority
of its estimated 78 million people (2007) live near the banks of the
Nile River in an area of about 40,000 square kilometers (15,000 sq mi)
where the only arable agricultural land is found. The large areas of
the Sahara Desert are sparsely inhabited. About half of Egypt's residents
live in urban areas, with the majority spread across the densely populated
centers of greater Cairo, Alexandria and other major cities in the Nile
Delta.
Egypt is famous for its ancient civilization and some of the world's
most famous monuments, including the Giza pyramid complex and the Great
Sphinx. The southern city of Luxor contains numerous ancient artifacts,
such as the Karnak Temple and the Valley of the Kings. Egypt is widely
regarded as an important political and cultural nation of the Middle
East.
The Egyptian summer is hot and dry in most of the country, and humid in the Delta and along the Mediterranean Coast. In recent years the humidity has spread to Cairo, and the city swelters in August! Winter is mild with some rain, but usually it is bright, sunny days with cold nights. So you’d better not go to Egypt in summer.
Why to go – sun, history, pyramids, beaches.
EGYPT
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