Egypt
Egypt, or Egypt is a country in North Africa. Sinai Peninsula is part of Egypt, but forms a land bridge to Asia. Covering an area of about 1,001,450 km², Egypt borders Libya to the west, Sudan to the south and the Gaza Strip and Israel to the east. The northern coast borders the Mediterranean Sea, the eastern coast of the Red Sea. Egypt is one of the most densely populated areas in Africa. Most of its 80,300,000 inhabitants (2007 estimate from the U.S. State Department) live near the banks of the Nile, where the only arable land exists – an area amounting to approx. 40.000 km ² (for comparison: Denmark’s area is 43.094 km ²) The large areas in the Sahara desert is sparsely populated. About half of Egypt’s residents live in urban areas, with the majority living in the densely populated centers, Cairo, Alexandria and other major cities in the Nile delta.
Egypt is famous for its ancient civilization and some of the worlds most famous monuments, including the Giza pyramid complex. The southern city of Luxor contains numerous ancient art treasures, such Karnaktemplet and Valley of the Kings. Egypt is an important political and cultural nation in the Middle East.
Egypt is famous for its pyramids which Cheops Pyramid is the largest with a height of approx. 146 meters. It has long been a mystery how the Egyptians for thousands of years ago you could build these huge buildings, but a good knowledge of mathematics was a prerequisite.
The first pyramid in Egypt, Djoser pyramid, was built in Saqqara since Djoser ruled. The largest and most famous of all pyramids are Cheops pyramid. King Khufu reigned from ca. 2589 to 2566 BC, and although there was built on his pyramid in all these years, it was not finished when he died. Cheops pyramid was a great edifice. Were used over two million stone blocks, each weighing between two and five tons. The blocks were dragged up the long banks of earth all the way to top of the pyramid. Each block had to be dragged and pushed into a sled of hundreds of people. When the great pyramid was finished, the exterior covered in white limestone slabs, so it could shine in the sun and seen from afar. The entrance to the burial chamber was covered with large boulders, so it was hidden. It was created false times, so thieves would get lost and die if they tried to break graves. To avoid grave robbers, few who knew where the pyramid king’s tomb lay.
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