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
GYPT POTTO The Nile is the only river in Equpt Equot's largest lake is Lake Nasser It is a reservoir a human made lake used to store water Reservoirs are Created when dams block a river's flow Lake Nasser was formed when the Aswan High Dam was built on the Nile Farmers in Egypt rely on water from the Nile and Lake Nasser to water their crops OTT Over thousands of years the Nile overflowed each year creating a rich delta Most fertile farmland in Egypt is along the Nile Most Egyptians also live near the Nile Besides Cairo major cities located along the river include Aswan and Luxor Many people also live along the coast in cities such as Alexandria Others live in oases scattered through the desert Siwa the world's largest oasis is in the
B G Y PT as The Nile separates Egypt's Eastern and Western Deserts The Western Desert also known as the Libyan Desert makes up about two thirds of the country's land area It is Alled with sandy plains and basins The Qattara Depression in the Western Desert is the low est point in Egypt The land there dips 436 feet 133 meters below sea level The Eastern Desert is also called the Arabian Desert It contains more mountains ease he Egypt's deserts stretch for hundreds of
