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Welcome to
Egypt , Land of Pharaohs
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No country on earth boasts a
longer recorded history than does Egypt, the Eternal
"Gift of The Nile" as described by
the Historian Herodotus. A statement as true
as today as it has been through the fifty
centuries of Egypt's extraordinary history.
One of the largest countries in the world,
Egypt is a country of myths and mysteries, the
cradle of ancient civilization with some of
the most awesome monuments to be seen in the
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known as the "Mother
of the World" Egypt has a reason
for such a name for it engages, stimulates,
soother, fascinates and love simultaneously.
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Egypt occupies the north-eastern part of Africa
and Covers an area of 1.001.400 square kilometers,
with a population of 80 million living mainly on
the River Nile banks. The very existence of the
country depends on the slender ribbon of the
Nile, the world's second ingest river.
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Egypt today, although it enjoys a great deal of
development, is also rare blend of a long past
still throbbing with life and a vibrant, modern
present. Its main resources of foreign currency
are : oil, the Suez Canal tolls, tourism,
agriculture and light and heavy industry.
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About Travel to Egypt:
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Most people who think of Egypt think of
antiquities, but Egypt offers much more.
Certainly it is a prime location to see our
great heritage from the ancient world, including
Pyramids and wonderful temples, but it is also
part of the Holy Land, and tours to Christian
and other religious monuments are popular. Yet
Egypt also offers nature and desert treks,
great scuba diving and even, fishing and birding
expeditions. One may choose to relax on the
wondrous Egypt Red Sea or Sinai coasts, take in
the high culture of Cairo, or even leisurely
float down the Egyptian Nile on a luxurious
river boat.
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