Egypt

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On this page of the Africa website you can learn all about Egypt! Visit the links above to learn about Egypt's geography and culture, answer questions about Egypt, and find some great classroom activities. Don't forget to visit the teacher's page for more information related to our classroom. Enjoy!



Egypt's Flag The Flag of Egypt has a red, white, and black band, all of equal size. The colors represent Egypt's struggles and the end of oppression after the Egyptian Revolution of 1952. The bird in the center is the Eagle of Saladin, which is part of Egypt's Coat of Arms as well.(Wikipedia, 2011).

   **Listen to Egypt's National Anthem in the video below** Basic Facts about Egypt: media type="youtube" key="wfcGFeJX5a4" height="381" width="503" align="right"


 * Located in northern Africa
 * Borders the Mediterranean Sea and the Red Sea
 * Has a population of 81.121 million people (2010 estimate)
 * The capitol is Cairo
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">The Nile River runs the length of the whole country
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">The official language spoken is Arabic
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">Home to The Pyramids of Giza, one of the Seven Wonders of
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;"> the Ancient World

(Ancient Egypt, n.d.)

<span style="color: #e20b0b; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">**Here is a Wordle of Egypt's National Anthem lyrics. The bigger the word, the more it is used in the lyrics. Which words do you notice the most?**