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Egypt Geography- Physical Regions, Size and Maps
Climate | Size & Borders | Regions and Maps
Egypt geography Egypt is predominantly desert. Only 35,000 square kilometres - 3.5 percent of the total land area - are cultivated and permanently settled. Most of the country lies within the wide band of desert that stretches from Africa's Atlantic Coast across the continent and into southwest Asia. Egypt Map
Egypt Geography- Physical Size and BordersEgypt, covering 1,001,449 square kilometers of land, is about the same size as Texas and New Mexico combined. The country's greatest distance from north to south is 1,024 kilometers, and from east to west, 1,240 kilometers. The country is located in northeastern Africa and includes the Sinai Peninsula (also seen as Sinai), which is often considered part of Asia. Egypt's natural boundaries consist of more than 2,900 kilometers of coastline along the Mediterranean Sea, the Gulf of Suez, the Gulf of Aqaba, and the Red Sea. Egypt has land boundaries with Israel, Libya, Sudan, and the Gaza Strip, a Palestinian area formerly administered by Egypt and occupied by Israel since 1967. The land boundaries are generally straight lines that do not conform to geographic features such as rivers. Egypt Geography- Regions and MapsThe Nile River Valley and Delta
The Nile River Valley and Delta | Nile River Map The valley and delta of the Nile River is by far the most important region in Egypt. The Nile flows through the Cairo and without the topographic channel that permits the Nile to flow across the Sahara, Egypt geography would be entirely desert. The Libyan Desert
The Libyan Desert Also known as the Western Desert it spans from the Mediterranean Sea south to the Sudanese border. It covers approximately 65% of Egypt's land area and is probably best described as a lot of sand and a few oases. The Eastern Desert
The Eastern Desert Also known as the Arabian Desert it is relatively mountainous and rises rapidly from the Nile Valley on its path eastwards to the Red Sea. The importance of the Eastern Desert lies in its natural resources, especially oil. The Red Sea
The Red Sea | Red Sea Map The Red Sea is almost completely confined by land. Below its turquoise surface an extreme wealth of coral reefs and some shipwrecks makes it a sought for refuge to divers from all over the world. The Sinai Peninsula
Sinai Peninsula | Sinai Map Prized for its strategic position the Sinai Peninsula has been a battleground for millennia, first as a theatre for Crusader-Muslim wars and then the Arab-Israeli conflicts. The peninsula is quite mountainous and contains some mineral wealth. Online Egypt Hotel ReservationSearch availability for over 2,000 hotels in Egypt 6th October City - Abu Simbel - Alexandria - Aswan - Baharia Oasis - Cairo - Dahab - El Alamein - El Gouna - El Quseir - Hurghada - Ismailia - Kharga - Luxor - Marsa Alam - Marsa Matruh - Nuweiba - Port Said - Ras Sudr - Safaga - Sharm El Sheikh - Soma Bay - St Catherine - Suez - Taba
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