A MYSTERIOUS WONDER THE GREAT SPHINX AND PYRAMIDS OF GIZA AN UNEXPECTED FIND In 2017 scientists discovered a previously unknown empty space inside the Great Pyramid It is believed to be part of the design but no one knows why the space is there The outline of the pyramids towers in the distant morning sky A family gets in a cab and makes their way to Giza The giant shapes grow in size as they get closer and closer Finally the Great Sphinx comes into view Its head of a pharaoh and body of a lion sit waiting The family marvels upon the mystery of this creation 4
OTHER TOP SITES ASWAN HIGH DAM BIBLIOTHECA ALEXANDRIA SAINT CATHERINE’S MONASTERY VALLEY OF THE KINGS They spend the rest of the afternoon exploring the pyramids before returning to Cairo They hear the Muslim call to prayer as they arrive at their hotel Ancient wonders and modern comforts collide in Egypt 5
LOCATION Egypt is in the northeast corner of Africa It covers 386,662 square miles 1,001,450 square kilometers The waves of the Mediterranean Sea wash upon Egypt’s northern shores The African countries of Libya and Sudan make up its western and southern borders Cairo Egypt’s capital rests in the north The northeastern part of Egypt is called the Sinai Peninsula It shares a border with Israel and an Arab territory called the Gaza Strip Just west of the peninsula is the 120-mile 193-kilometer long Suez Canal This waterway connects the Mediterranean Sea to the Gulf of Suez The gulf flows into the Red Sea which covers the rest of Egypt’s eastern border 6 LIBYA
MEDITERRANEAN SEA PORT SAID CAIRO ALEXANDRIA SUEZ CANAL GAZA STRIP ISRAEL SINAI PENINSULA GULF OF SUEZ NILE RIVER EGYPT LUXOR SAUDI ARABIA RED SEA A COUNTRY ON TWO CONTINENTS Although Egypt is in Africa its Sinai Peninsula is on the Asian continent According to mapmakers Israel Jordan and the Sinai Peninsula are part of Southwest Asia SUDAN 7
