Egypt+(Tessa,+Maisey,+and+Skyler+!!)

Egypt Egypt is a country in north-eastern Africa. It is most famous for its pyramids and pharaohs that were in ancient Egyptian culture.



The Nile River is located in Egypt and it is by the Mediterranean Sea, Red Sea, Saudi Arabia, Jordan, and Libya. It is half way surrounded by water and the Tropic of Cancer goes through it.

 A few pyramids and come local nomads during a sunrise.

Egypt is now Arab republic, but in ancient times, they worshipped a wide variety of gods and goddesses. Their major ones are Isis, who represents caringness and mothering, Osiris, her husband who is light, Anubis and Seth, who are underwold gods. Also Ra, the god of the Sun, and Horus. who is Isis' and Osiris' son. They also valued cats very highly, and harming or killing one resulted in death. Bastet is the goddess of cats. They built pyramids for their belived pharaohs, or rulers. Pyramids are like tombs and has all the Pharaoh's belongings buried with him or her. King Tutankhamun was very famous because he died in his late teens. Queen Nefertiti is also famous because she mysteriously disappeared from history. Nefertiti is considered one of the most beautiful women of history.

Nefertiti's famous bust.

A plethora of Egyptian gods and goddesses. [|Here is a link to major Gods and Godddesses]

Despite being from a different country, they still have musical artists. This is a music video called "Tunak Tunak Tun" by Daler Mehndi. He is a very famous artist. media type="youtube" key="-bAN7Ts0xBo" height="385" width="480"

Here are the top 10 interesting places to visit in Egypt- 1.) Pyramids of Giza And perhaps there is nothing more mysterious, and more worthy of seeing in Egypt than the esteemed Great Pyramids of Giza. These are the pyramids of Khufu, Kafhre, and Menkaura. These perfectly shaped structures leaves everyone in awe and in wonder about how exactly they were made, considering that the ancient Egyptians had no advanced technology to work with.  2.) Sphinx And of course, if you're going to go to the Great Pyramids, then you might as well go to the Sphinx. This is one of the most mysterious structures in Egypt. Even now, archaeologists are still arguing about its origin and its purpose, making it the subject of the famous phrase, "the Riddle of the Sphinx." 3.) Abu Simbel These two temples were built by Pharaoh Ramesses II to commemorate himself and his wife, Nefertari. It's a breathtaking place, and its temples are hailed as one of the most beautiful in Egypt. What's even more interesting about the Abu Simbel is the amount of effort put into relocating and preserving it. ​ 4.) Cairo And of course, if you really want to immerse yourself in Egyptian culture, it would be best for you to go to the capital city, Cairo. The place is teeming with bazaars and restaurants where you can buy your taste of Egyptian culture. It's surely not a place to miss. 5.) Temples of Karnak What better way to experience ancient Egypt than to visit the very place where they worshipped their gods. The Temples of Karnak is the biggest site for Egyptian worship. It has a monument to just about every god in the Theban religion.  6.) The Nile River And of course, you can't miss out on the famous Nile River. It is, after all, what nourished Egypt and turned it into the place of wonder that it is. In fact, what's great about visiting the Nile is that you can take a Felucca and sail down the legendary river, taking in the sights of the city and the sunset. 7.) Valley of the Kings The Valley of the Kings or Biban El Moluk is the place where Egypt's most esteemed pharaohs were buried. This place is teeming with mummies and undiscovered treasures. In fact, this is the place where archaeologists found one of the most famous mummies of all time - Tutankhamun. 8.) Egyptian Museum Of course, since it would be unwise to leave the Egyptian treasures in the tombs they were found in, the archeologists put them in the Egyptian museum where they would be put under high security. If you want to learn about Egypt, this is the best place to start. There's no other place with a higher concentration of Egyptian artifacts, and you can even follow the tour so that you can be oriented with the history of each of the artifacts. 9.) Siwa Oasis Egypt isn't all about temples and pyramids, there's a place where you can just let loose and have fun - the Siwa Oasis. Here, you can take a swim in the cool waters to ward off the desert heat. It is rumored that Alexander stopped here during his great conquest. 10.) Necropolis of Sakkarah And indeed, you can't miss something as intriguing as a 'Necropolis' or, if translated, a City of the Dead. Here, you will find the less popular pyramids of Egypt, the step pyramids. However, though they are less popular than the great pyramids, they're still suffused with great history and culture. media type="youtube" key="kWX7XFgeucA" height="385" width="480" [|Here is some more information on the country of Egypt]

media type="youtube" key="Yu3pnnNUnic" height="385" width="480"media type="youtube" key="v_a3N0mx8zE" height="266" width="460" Climate- There's not much rainfall in Egypt, except in the winter months. Rainfall averages only around 2 to 5 mm most rainfall between October and March. Snow falls on Sinai's Mountains and some north. Temperature between 80' F (27' C) 90' F (32' C) summer up to 109' F (43'C). In the winter average between 55' F (13'c) 70' F (21'C) in winter [] media type="youtube" key="7arxwd7Hdog" height="385" width="480"The type and style of dancing which we now call belly dance, can be traced back over 6000 plus years.The dances spread from Mesopotamia to North Africa, Rome, Spain and India. It is thought gypsies travelled and spread belly dance. This blending can be seen in the use of the neck slides introduced from India and the transformation of hip shimmy to foot stamping in flamenco dance. []

Egypts Politics:
 * Egypt has a semi-presidential republic and have Parliamentary elections. Also all together they have 10 different parties but most is National Democratic.**


 * Egypts Economy **

**They export natural gas and non petroleum pruducts such as ready-made clothes, cotten textiles, citrus fruits, rice, dried onion, steel, etc. Most of the economic activity takes place at the Nile River.**