Egypt

Egypt is in north-eastern Africa with its capital located in its largest city, Cairo. Egypt also extends into Asia by virtue of holding the Sinai Peninsula. Egypt is bordered by Israel and the Gaza Strip to the north-east, by Sudan to the south and by Libya to the west.

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Cairo
Cairo
Cairo is the capital of Egypt and, with a total population in excess of 16 million people, one of the largest cities in both Africa and the Middle East. Cairo Travel Guide »
Alexandria
Alexandria
Alexandria is Egypt's second largest city, its largest seaport and the country's window onto the Mediterranean Sea. Alexandria Travel Guide »
Dahab
Dahab
Dahab is a town in Egypt, located some 85 km north of Sharm el-Sheikh on the Gulf of Aqaba, near the southern tip of Sinai. Dahab Travel Guide »
Within Egypt
Lower Egypt
Lower Egypt
Lower Egypt is a extensive region of Egypt containing the Nile Delta, Cairo, Alexandria, and the pyramid fields near Cairo. Lower Egypt Travel Guide »
Sinai
Sinai
The Sinai Peninsula, often shortened to Sinai is the easternmost part of Egypt between the Mediterranean and the Gulfs of Suez and Aqaba, both forks of the Red Sea. Sinai Travel Guide »
Upper Egypt
Upper Egypt
Upper Egypt is a region of the Nile Valley in Egypt, between Luxor and Aswan and the historical region of Lower Nubia … Upper Egypt Travel Guide »
Western Desert
Western Desert
The Western Desert occupies a huge area of Egypt, on the side of the Nile that symbolized death. The western lands were where the … Western Desert Travel Guide »
Red Sea Coast
Red Sea Coast
The Red Sea Coast is a region of eastern Egypt, following the shoreline of the Red Sea for 800 km from Suez in the north to the Sudanese border in the south. Red Sea Coast Travel Guide »
Middle Egypt
Middle Egypt
Middle Egypt is a extensive region of Egypt, extending through the Nile River valley, roughly between the cities of Beni Suef and Qus. Middle Egypt Travel Guide »
Memphis
Memphis is the English name for the present-day site of one of the great ancient capital cities of Egypt, located in and around … Memphis Travel Guide »
Saqqara
Saqqara
Saqqara is the name given both to a village 32 km to the south of the Egyptian capital of Cairo and to the extensive ancient … Saqqara Travel Guide »
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