CCCCCCCC CCCCCCCC CHAPTER ON 3 LG RES SaaS SESS SA WELCOME TO EGYPTH he Egypt's pyramids were built thousands of years ago Would you like to explore Egypt Then get ready to head through the desert and travel the world's longest river Egyptian history stretches back thousands of years The ancient Egyptians were skilled scientists mathemati cians and shipbuilders but they are most famous for
B G Y PT as building massive stone pyramids Today more than 80 million people call Egypt home What type of land do you picture when you think of Egypt If you imagine a hot sandy desert you would be right But Egypt also contains fertile farmlands thanks to the mighty Nile River he The Nile is the longest river in the
EUROPE ASIA Atlantic EYGPT AFRICA SOUTH AMERICA Atlantic Ocean mo This map shows where Egypt is located on the continent of Africa Egypt stretches across 386 191 square miles 1 000 230 square kilometers of northeastern Africa This area of Africa is part of a region known as the Middle East which also includes parts of southwestern Asia Egypt is bordered by the Mediterranean Sea to the north and by Sudan to the south Libya lies to the west and the Red Sea to the east The Sinai Peninsula is a part of Egypt that juts into the Red Sea It forms
B G Y PT as the nation's northeastern border with the Gaza Strip and Israel The Gulf of Suez separates most of the Sinai Peninsula from the rest of Egypt Cairo the capital of Egypt is home to nearly 8 million people Another 8 million people live just outside the city limits It is the largest city in all of Africa Cairo is located in northeastern Egypt along the Nile River The Nile is the longest river in the world It starts in central Africa and flows north eventually passing through Egypt and into the Mediterranean Sea NOTE he Cairo has been Egypt's capital for more than 1 000
