Egypt is the land of the finest ancient civilizations and the promising bright future, invites you to one of the most enjoyable trips of your life. The Egyptian civilization is one of the oldest in human history. Inscriptions on the various Egyptian monuments emphatically date it back to 7000 years. Situated at the crossroad of the world, it is so easy to visit Egypt.
You may enjoy, at low cost, a trip to Egypt that provokes your mind and pleases your heart. Your trip is not like any other, being amidst immortal ancient monuments dating from some of the oldest civilizations ever created by man: Pharaonic, Greek, Roman, Byzantine, early Christian and Islamic civilizations.
The history of Egypt has been linked to the Nile, ever since the earliest known communities settled along the Nile Valley. The river has controlled the religious, economic, social, and political life of Egyptians for centuries. Egypt's broad history can be broken down into major periods: Pharaonic times 3000 – 341 BC - Greek rule (Hellenistic) 332 – 30 BC Roman & Byzantine rule 30 – 638 AD - Arab conquest & Mamelukes 640 – 1517 British occupation period is 1882 –1952. - Independent Egypt 1952 – Present.
Distances between the Cities: look at Egypt map Picture & Table
Food and beverage: -
eating well and heartily is part of the Egyptian kitchen tradition; you can also find all the international food restaurants, like Chinese, Italian and Other European food.
Climate: -
Egypt Popularity as a holiday destination may be attributed, in part, to its climate.
The hottest months are June, July and August when maximum temperatures range between 34C/95F in Cairo and 41C/107F in Luxor and Aswan. Since the climate tends to be dry, especially in Upper Egypt, the heat is more bearable. Evening is much cooler and very pleasant, which is possibly the reason why night-time in Egypt is so lively. Weather-wise, the best months to visit are March, April, October and November, otherwise any time is a good time.
Geography: -
Egypt is located at the heart of the World, Middle East, North Africa & West Asia. Egypt is bordered by Libya in the West, Sudan in the south, Mediterranean Sea in the North, and Red Sea, Palestine and Israel in the East.
Elevation extremes, Lowest Point:
Alexandria is 00 m – the Highest Points Jabal Moussa 2,286m
Natural resources: -
Oil, natural gas, iron, phosphates, potash....
Population: 100,000,000 (Jan 2020 est.)
Ethnic groups: the majority; 99.9% are Arab and the rest are various.
Religions: -
Sunni Muslims make up the majority, about 85%. The rest are 15% Christians (the majority are Coptic Orthodox, but there are some Greek and Roman Catholics, Syrian Orthodox, Armenian Orthodox, and Protestant denominations).
Languages: -
Arabic is the (official) language. English, and French are widely understood among the upper and middle classes, and many other languages such as German, Italian and Spanish are easy to touch in tourist cities.
Government & country name: -
Conventional long form: Arab republic of Egypt
Conventional short form: Egypt
Local short form: Misr
Local long form: Gomhoreyet Masr El Arabeya
Government type: -
Republic
Capital: -
Cairo.
The term Greater Cairo is given to the city to refer to a combination of 03 cities (Cairo – Giza – Kaliobia) with about 22.000. 000 citizens
Major tourist cities: -
Cairo– Sharm El Sheikh – Dahab – Nuwieba – Taba – St. Catharine – El Tur – Suez – Ismalia – Port Said - Hurghada – El Guna – Sahl Hashish – Soma Bay - Safaga – El Qusier – Marsa Allama - Luxor – Aswan – Abo Simble - Fayoum – Menia – Assuit - New Valley Oases (Baharia – Farafra – Dakhla - Kharga) – Siwa – Alexandria – Allamein – Msarsa Matrouh
Infrastructure: -
Egypt has built very strong infrastructure including, large & long roads that cover all of Egypt, subway, telephone lines, satellite system, and much more to make travel within Egypt easier and more comfortable.
Egyptian roads signs: -
Road signs are marked in English and Arabic, and there are gas stations and rest houses at regular intervals throughout the country.
Transportation: -
Modern cars with “taxi” sign are easily available on the road. Taxis can also be arranged by the hotel
Car rental offices are available at the airports. International companies like Europe car and Hertz, as well as local car rental companies have offices in all the airports.
Daily bus service and railway trains connect Cairo with all Egyptian cities. Private car service is also available between all cities.
Ports: -
Nuweiba Port,in Sinai on the Red Sea has a daily ferryboat trip to Aqaba Port in Jordan.
Sharm El Sheikh has Private boats available for excursions
Hurghada Port has a ferryboat trip between Hurghada & Sharm El Sheikh.
Airports: -
Regular international, and charter flights fly to Cairo International Airport, and all other airports in the tourist cities like Alexandria, Sharm El Sheikh, Hurghada, Marsa Alam, Luxor and Aswan.
Domestic flights: -
Domestic flights cover all Egyptian cities and are operated by Egyptair; a Star Alliance Member. All airports provide banking, car-hire and tourist information, office services in addition to duty-free shops, restaurants and snack bar facilities.
National carrier: -
Egyptair Airlines, a Star alliance member, links Cairo with many of the capitals in Europe, Far East and the Arab world, and operates wide body jets to New York, Chicago and Detroit. Many other international air carriers operate regularly to Cairo.
Telephone & mobile: -
Local and international direct telephone lines are available everywhere in hotels and streets alike. The same applies to mobile SIM cards, even limited to the duration of the journey. Fax and telex are available in specific locations such as hotels business centers
Newspapers: -
Arabic and English Newspapers, as well as foreign publications, are available at many newsstands in the hotels and the streets.
Mailing: -
Postage stamps & post cards can be purchased at hotels and post offices.
Internet: -
The service is available in most of the hotels. In the big & tourist cities you can easily find internet cafes with very high speed at cheap prices.