Geography of Egypt
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The geography of Egypt relates to two regions: North Africa and West Asia.
A large plume of Saharan Desert dust (light brownish pixels) blown across Libya and Egypt northward over the Mediterranean Sea toward the Middle East, on February 2, 2003.
Mount Catherine in Sinai, Egypt's highest point.
Middle East
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The Middle East is a geopolitical region that is generally defined as encompassing all of West Asia except for the Caucasus and including African Egypt and European Turkey. It roughly corresponds with
Geography of Egypt
…Geography of Egypt Continent Africa Region Middle East Coordinates Area Ranked 30th • Total 1,010,408 km2 (390,121 sq mi) • Land 99.368% • Water 0.632% Coastline 2,450 km (1,520 mi) Borders 2,612 km (1,623…
Giza Pyramid complex in Egypt. Built during the Fourth Dynasty of the Old Kingdom of ancient Egypt, between c. 2600 – c. 2500 BC.
Some henges at Göbekli Tepe were erected as far back as 9600 BC, predating those of Stonehenge, England, by over seven millennia. The site of the oldest known religious structure created by humans.
Western Wall and Dome of the Rock in Jerusalem
Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem