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Egypt is one of the beautiful country located on the corners of Northeast Africa and Southwest Asia. The official name of Egypt is 'Arab republic of Egypt'. The official language of this Nation is Arabic. The population of Egypt is about 10 crores. Egypt has one of the Worlds oldest civilization. The official currency of Egypt is Egyptian Pound. The largest and capital city of Egypt is Cairo with the population of 1.95 crores. The dominant religion in Egypt is Islam with over 90% of the population of Muslims. The country of Egypt mainly witness dry and hot climate. The National Flag of Egypt features 3 horizontal stripes of red, white and black and the symbol of coat of arm at the center of white stripe.
Facts About Egypt
➤ The Giza Necropolis which includes three great pyramids is the only wonder of ancient world still in existence.➤ The Worlds largest Arabic Population can be found in Egypt.
➤ The Great Pyramid of Giza is the biggest pyramid in Egypt. Nearly 2 million big limestone blocks were required to built it and each one weighing more than 1000 Kg.
➤ As per now 130 Pyramids have been discovered in Egypt.
➤ The calendar of 365 days per year was discovered by ancient Egyptians.
➤ From the records it is estimated that this Nation only receives 20 mm of rainfall per year.
➤ The major imports of Egypt includes Industrial Machinery and the major exports include natural gas, oil, cotton.
➤ Ramses II was the greatest Pharaoh of Egyptian empire. He ruled Egypt for more than 60 years and died at the age of 90. He was Husband of 8 wives and father of 90 Children.
➤ Sailing boats, Paper, Pen, locks, keys and even the Toothpaste all are the inventions made by ancient Egyptians.
➤ The Aswan Dam is one or the largest dam built across the Worlds longest river Nile.
➤ The Ancient Egyptians were very spiritual and worshiped more than 1000 different Gods and Goddesses.
➤ The diet of ancient Egyptian Pharaohs included Honey, Bread, Wine and Alcohol.
➤ Egypt is one of the most sunniest country and the city of Aswan receives 10 hours of sunlight each day.
➤ As the climate was hot, ancient Egyptians used to shave their head to stay cool and used to wear wigs.
➤ Ancient Egyptians both Men and Women used lead, copper and other materials for making the cosmetics. They also used to do the makeup to protect their face from sun rays.
➤ Soccer is the most popular sports played in Egypt and they also have their International football team.
➤ If you visit Egypt and if you are supposed to be visiting a religious building you should remove your shoes out of the building.
➤ In Ancient Egypt the workers who constructed the pyramids were paid by giving them Beer. The Ancient Egyptians were addicted to beer.
➤ Imhotep was the first engineer, doctor and architecture from the ancient Egypt and the first pyramid was constructed by him in 2600 BC.
➤ In the ancient Egyptian Tomb there was also a provision of Toilet.
➤ 5000 years old dress was found in Egypt and it is considered the worlds oldest dress..
➤ If you were thinking the Egypt as land of pyramids then you are probably wrong. Sudan has more pyramids than Egypt.
➤ The idea of exchanging rings between male and female came back from Ancient Egyptians.
➤ Cats were considered the sacred animal and the ancient Egyptians used to keep the cats as their pet. on the death of the cat the ancient Egyptians used to shave their eyebrows to mourn the death.
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