Country

Egypt

Also Known As Arab Republic of Egypt

Northern Africa

Egypt occupies the northeastern corner of Africa, its Sinai Peninsula reaching into southwest Asia, with the overwhelming majority of its people settled along the narrow ribbon of the Nile River and its delta. Egypt became a British protectorate in 1914 and Britain declared it a nominally independent, sovereign state in 1922, a constitutional monarchy that still reserved several matters, including defense and imperial communications, to British discretion pending negotiation. Army officers led by Gamal Abdel Nasser overthrew the monarchy in 1952, and mass protests in the 2011 revolution ended Hosni Mubarak's long rule. Its capital, Cairo, already described on this atlas as sitting on the banks of the Nile, has stood on the same site for more than a thousand years.

Facts

Capital

Cairo 2

Population

109,139,000 2

Britannica 2026 estimate.

Population Estimate Year

2026 2

Area (sq km)

996,603 2

Independence or Founding Year

1922 2

Britain declaration of February 28, 1922 ended the protectorate and established nominal independence under a constitutional monarchy, though four matters (imperial communications, defense, protection of foreigners and minorities, and Sudan) were reserved to British discretion pending negotiation. Full sovereignty followed later milestones: the 1952 revolution and the 1953 declaration of a republic.

Classification

Sovereignty Status

UN Member State 1

Egypt

FAQs

Why is Egypt considered strategically important?

It controls the Sinai land bridge and the Suez Canal.

The World Factbook notes that Egypt controls the Sinai Peninsula, the only land bridge between Africa and the rest of the Eastern Hemisphere. It also controls the Suez Canal, a sea link between the Indian Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea.

Connections

Associated With

6th of October

Source 6th of October (Wikipedia)

Alexandria

Source Alexandria (Wikipedia)

Alexandria Governorate

Alexandria Governorate is a governorate of Egypt.

Source Alexandria Governorate (Wikipedia)

Cairo

Cairo is Egypt own capital.

Source Encyclopaedia Britannica

Cairo

Source Cairo (Wikipedia)

Cairo Governorate

Cairo Governorate is a governorate of Egypt.

Source Cairo Governorate (Wikipedia)

Giza

Source Giza (Wikipedia)

Giza Governorate

Giza Governorate is a governorate of Egypt.

Source Giza Governorate (Wikipedia)

Luxor

Nile Basin

North Africa

Egypt occupies the northeastern corner of Africa the atlas own North Africa region entity already describes.

Source Encyclopaedia Britannica

Nubia

Nubia extends to the First Cataract south of Aswan in southern Egypt.

Source Nubia (Wikipedia)

Palestine

The Gaza Strip borders Egypt to the southwest.

Source State of Palestine (Wikipedia)

Sinai Peninsula

The Nile

The overwhelming majority of Egypt own people are settled along the Nile and its delta.

Source Encyclopaedia Britannica

The Sahara

Source Sahara (Wikipedia)

Bordered By Water

Gulf of Aqaba

Gulf of Suez

Red Sea

Strait of Tiran

Has Capital

Cairo

Cairo is the capital of Egypt.

Source Cairo (Wikipedia)

Rivers Through Territory

The Nile

Source Nile (Wikipedia)

In the Other Atlases

Influenced By

Ancient Egypt

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Participant In

Six-Day War

Also in History Atlas: a participant in this subject.

Suez Crisis

Also in History Atlas: a participant in this subject.

Nationals Include

Mahmoud El Manhaly

Also in Agriculture and Farming Atlas: a national of this subject.

Source Wikidata: Mahmoud El Manhaly

Naguib El-Helaly Gohar

Also in Agriculture and Farming Atlas: a national of this subject.

Source Wikidata: Naguib El-Helaly Gohar

Sayed Marei

Also in Agriculture and Farming Atlas: a national of this subject.

Source Wikidata: Sayed Marei

Imhotep

Also in Architecture and Design Atlas: a national of this subject.

Dalida

Also in Arts and Music Atlas: a national of this subject.

Farid al-Atrash

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Mahmoud Mokhtar

Also in Arts and Music Atlas: a national of this subject.

Mahmoud Said

Also in Arts and Music Atlas: a national of this subject.

Source Wikidata: Mahmoud Said

Tahia Carioca

Also in Arts and Music Atlas: a national of this subject.

Umm Kulthum

Also in Arts and Music Atlas: a national of this subject.

Source Umm Kulthum - WikipediaLead sentence 1

Quote, Lead sentence 1

Fatima Ibrahim es-Sayyid el-Beltagi (4 May 1904 – 3 February 1975), known by her stage name Umm Kulthum, was an Egyptian singer and film actress.

Mohamed M. Atalla

Also in Computing Atlas: a national of this subject.

Mostafa Ammar

Also in Computing Atlas: a national of this subject.

Source Wikidata: Mostafa Ammar

Rana el Kaliouby

Also in Computing Atlas: a national of this subject.

Source Wikidata: Rana el Kaliouby

Tarek Abdelzaher

Also in Computing Atlas: a national of this subject.

Source Wikidata: Tarek Abdelzaher

Samir Amin

Also in Economics Atlas: a national of this subject.

Hypatia

Also in Education Atlas: a national of this subject.

Source Hypatia (Wikipedia)astronomer

Quote, astronomer

Hypatia (born c. 350–370 – March 415 AD) was a Neoplatonist philosopher, astronomer, and mathematician who lived in Alexandria, at that time in the province of Egypt and a major city of the Roman Empire.

Allen Adham

Also in Film and Media Atlas: a national of this subject.

Youssef Chahine

Also in Film and Media Atlas: a national of this subject.

Source Youssef Chahine (Wikipedia)

Abd al-Rahman ibn al-Qasim al-Utaqi

Also in Law Atlas: a national of this subject.

Source Abd al-Rahman ibn al-Qasim al-Utaqi (Wikipedia)tier 2

Abd El-Razzak El-Sanhuri

Also in Law Atlas: a national of this subject.

Source Abd El-Razzak El-Sanhuri (Wikipedia)Lead sentence 1tier 2

Quote, Lead sentence 1

Abd el-Razzak el-Sanhuri or ‘Abd al-Razzāq el-Sanhūrī (Arabic: عبد الرزاق السنهوري; 11 August 1895 – 21 July 1971) was an Egyptian jurist, law professor, judge and politician.

Abdel Hamid Badawi

Also in Law Atlas: a national of this subject.

Source Abdel Hamid Badawi (Wikipedia)tier 2

Abdel Khalek Sarwat Pasha

Also in Law Atlas: a national of this subject.

Source Abdel Khalek Sarwat Pasha - WikipediaLead sentence 1

Quote, Lead sentence 1

Abdel Khalek Sarwat Pasha (Arabic: عبد الخالق ثروت باشا; 1873–1928) was an Egyptian political figure.

Abdel Meguid Mahmoud

Also in Law Atlas: a national of this subject.

Source Abdel Meguid Mahmoud, WikipediaLead sentence 1

Quote, Lead sentence 1

Abdel Meguid Mahmoud (Arabic: عبد المجيد محمود; born 1946) was the Egyptian Attorney General from 2006 to 5 July 2013.

Abdul Badawi Pasha

Also in Law Atlas: a national of this subject.

Source International Court of Justice: All Members of the International Court of JusticeNationality

Quote, Nationality

Abdel Hamid Badawi Egypt 1946-1965

Abdullah El-Erian

Also in Law Atlas: a national of this subject.

Source Abdullah El-Erian (Wikipedia)tier 2

Adly Mansour

Also in Law Atlas: a national of this subject.

Source Adly Mansour - WikipediaLead sentence 1

Quote, Lead sentence 1

Adly Mahmoud Mansour (Arabic: عدلى محمود منصور, romanized: ʻAdlī Maḥmūd Manṣūr, pronounced [ˈʕædli mæħˈmuːd mɑnˈsˤuːɾ]; born 23 December 1945) is an Egyptian judge and politician who served as the president (or chief justice) of the Supreme Constitutional Court of Egypt.

Ala al-Din al-Baji

Also in Law Atlas: a national of this subject.

Source 'Ala al-Din al-Baji (Wikipedia)Lead

Quote, Lead

ʿAlāʼal-Dīn Abū l-Ḥassan Alī ibn Muḥammad ibn ʿAbd al-Raḥman ibn al-Khaṭṭāb commonly known as Alāʼal-Dīn al-Bājī (Arabic: علاء الدين الباجي) was a Sunni Egyptian scholar of Moroccan origin.

Al-Buwayti

Also in Law Atlas: a national of this subject.

Source Al-Buwayti (Wikipedia)tier 2

Al-Damiri

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Source Al-Damiri (Wikipedia)tier 2

Al-Khatib al-Shirbini

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Source Al-Khatib al-Shirbini (Wikipedia)tier 2

Al-Layth ibn Sa'd

Also in Law Atlas: a national of this subject.

Source Al-Layth ibn Sa'd (Wikipedia)tier 2

Al-Mahalli

Also in Law Atlas: a national of this subject.

Source Al-Mahalli (Wikipedia)tier 2

Al-Mundhiri

Also in Law Atlas: a national of this subject.

Source Al-Mundhiri (Wikipedia)Leadtier 2

Quote, Lead

Abū Muḥammad ʿAbd al-ʿAẓīm ibn ʿAbd al-Qawī Zakī al-Dīn al-Mundhirī (Arabic: أبو محمد عبد العظيم بن عبد القوي زكي الدين المنذري), commonly known as Al-Mundhirī (Arabic: المنذري; 656–581 AH/ 1185–1258 CE) was a Sunni Egyptian scholar of Syrian origin.

Al-Suyuti

Also in Law Atlas: a national of this subject.

Source Al-Suyuti (Wikipedia)tier 2

Al-Tahawi

Also in Law Atlas: a national of this subject.

Source Al-Tahawi (Wikipedia)tier 2

Al-Zarkashi

Also in Law Atlas: a national of this subject.

Ar-Rabi' ibn Sulayman al-Muradi

Also in Law Atlas: a national of this subject.

Source Ar-Rabi' ibn Sulayman al-Muradi (Wikipedia)tier 2

Boulos Fahmy

Also in Law Atlas: a national of this subject.

Source Boulos Fahmy (Wikipedia)Lead sentence 1tier 2

Quote, Lead sentence 1

Boulos Fahmy Iskandar (born 1 January 1957) is an Egyptian lawyer and the current Chief Justice of the Supreme Constitutional Court of Egypt.

Boutros Boutros-Ghali

Also in Law Atlas: a national of this subject.

Source Boutros Boutros-Ghali (Wikipedia)tier 2

Georges Abi-Saab

Also in Law Atlas: a national of this subject.

Source Wikidata: Georges Abi-Saab

Hanafy El Gebaly

Also in Law Atlas: a national of this subject.

Source Hanafy El Gebaly, WikipediaLead sentence 1

Quote, Lead sentence 1

Hanafy Ali El Gebaly (born 1949) is an Egyptian politician.

Ibn Abd al-Hakam

Also in Law Atlas: a national of this subject.

Source Ibn Abd al-Hakam (Wikipedia)tier 2

Ibn al-Mulaqqin

Also in Law Atlas: a national of this subject.

Source Ibn al-Mulaqqin (Wikipedia)Lead sectiontier 2

Quote, Lead section

was a Sunni Egyptian scholar

Ibn al-Munayyir

Also in Law Atlas: a national of this subject.

Source Ibn al-Munayyir (Wikipedia)Lead sectiontier 2

Quote, Lead section

was a celebrated Sunni Egyptian scholar

Ibn Ata Allah al-Iskandari

Also in Law Atlas: a national of this subject.

Source Ibn Ata Allah al-Iskandari (Wikipedia)tier 2

Ibn Wahb

Also in Law Atlas: a national of this subject.

Source Ibn Wahb (Wikipedia)tier 2

Jamal al-Din al-Isnawi

Also in Law Atlas: a national of this subject.

Source Jamal al-Din al-Isnawi (Wikipedia)tier 2

Khalil ibn Ishaq al-Jundi

Also in Law Atlas: a national of this subject.

Source Khalil ibn Ishaq al-Jundi (Wikipedia)tier 2

M. Cherif Bassiouni

Also in Law Atlas: a national of this subject.

Source M. Cherif Bassiouni (Wikipedia)tier 2

Muhammad Abduh

Also in Law Atlas: a national of this subject.

Source Muhammad Abduh (Wikipedia)tier 2

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Origin Of

Ancient Egyptian Architecture

Also in Architecture and Design Atlas: which originated in this subject.

Source Wikipedia

Coptic Architecture

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Mamluk Architecture

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Puppetry

Also in Arts and Music Atlas: which originated in this subject.

Source Puppetry (Wikipedia)tier 2

Umm Kulthum

Also in Arts and Music Atlas: which originated in this subject.

Source Umm Kulthum - Wikipedia

Ancient Egyptian Religion

Also in Divinity Atlas: which originated in this subject.

Cairo Station

Also in Film and Media Atlas: which originated in this subject.

Basbousa

Also in Food and Drink Atlas: which originated in this subject.

Source Basbousa (Wikipedia)

Bissara

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Dukkah

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Falafel

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Source Encyclopaedia Britannicatier 1

Fatteh

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Source Fatteh - Wikipedia

Ful Medames

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Hawawshi

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Kofta

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Source Kofta (Wikipedia)

Kofte

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Koshari

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Koshary

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Lemonade

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Source Lemonade (Wikipedia)tier 2

Lettuce

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Source On the origin of cultivated lettuce

Lokma

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Source Lokma (Wikipedia)

Mulukhiyah

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Sourdough Bread Making

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Source Sourdough (Wikipedia)tier 3

Tulumba

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Source Tulumba (Wikipedia)

Egyptian Hieroglyphs

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Frame Story

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Source Frame Story (Wikipedia)tier 2

Frame Tale Collection

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Source Frame Story (Wikipedia)tier 2

Ghinnawa

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Source Ghinnawa, Wikipedia

Hexaemeron

Also in Literature Atlas: which originated in this subject.

Source Hexameron - Wikipedia

Sira Shabiyya

Also in Literature Atlas: which originated in this subject.

Source Wikipedia: Arabic epic literature

The Frame Narrative

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Source Frame Story (Wikipedia)tier 2

Wisdom Poetry

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Source Wisdom poetry, Wikipedia

El Mostafa Higazy

Also in Philosophy Atlas: which originated in this subject.

Source El Mostafa Higazy (Wikipedia)Lead sentence 1

Quote, Lead sentence 1

El Mostafa Higazy is an Egyptian philosopher who served as a political advisor to interim President Adly Mansour.

Hypatia

Also in Philosophy Atlas: which originated in this subject.

Plotinus

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Copts

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Location Of

The Bronze Age Collapse

Also in History Atlas: which took place in this subject.

Source Wikipedia: Late Bronze Age CollapseLeadtier 2

Quote, Lead

in particular Egypt, Anatolia, the Aegean, eastern Libya, and the Balkans

Unification of Upper and Lower Egypt

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Site Of

Karnak Temple Complex

Also in Arts and Music Atlas: which is located in this subject.

Ladder of Divine Ascent (icon)

Also in Arts and Music Atlas: which is located in this subject.

Source Ladder of Divine Ascent (icon) (Wikipedia)

Abu Simbel