Hotels in Egypt
The Arab Republic of Egypt, commonly known as Egypt, is the most populous nation of northeastern Africa.
Covering an area of about 1,020,000 kmē, it includes the Sinai Peninsula (considered part of Southwest Asia), whilst the majority of the country is located in North Africa. It shares land borders with Libya to the west, Sudan to the south, Israel to the North East. It is bordered to the North and East by the Mediterranean Sea and the Red Sea respectivly.
The vast majority of Egypt's population inhabit the banks along the length of the Nile river (about 40,000 km2) and the Suez Canal. Large areas of land are part of the Sahara Desert and sparsely inhabited.
The country is famous for its ancient civilization and some of the world's most stunning ancient monuments, including pyramids, Karnak temple and the Valley of the Kings. Today, Egypt is widely considered the main political and cultural center of the Arab world.
The name Egypt came via Latin Aegyptus and Greek ????pt?? (Aiguptos) from Ancient Egyptian Hi-ku-ptah, which was the name of a temple at Thebes.
