Egypy

Growing up as a child in Ethiopia and living only a couple countries down where we shared the same river, I didn’t realize the impact that Egypt had in Ethiopia. There were some Egyptians in Ethiopia and most of them were Muslim. I would walk past the mosque and hear the calling for prayer and never actually saw them outside. Ethiopia as a third world country was not the same as Egypt as Ethiopia did not have the same standard of living, being a part of the Arab world separated it from the rest of Africa.  I was always intrigued about Egypt and never thought much of it beside it being just a big desert; in my eyes it was basically the same as the Middle East because it differentiated so much from the rest of Africa. 

A Middle Eastern country in Africa, Egypt is defined by the Nile and the Sahara desert and located at the northeast corner or Africa.  It is bordered by the Gaza Strip, Libya, Israel, Sudan and the Mediterranean Sea along with the Red Sea. Most people only know Egypt for their pyramids, the powerful ancient dynasty and the desert but there is a lot more to this country. Egypt has a population of over 80 million people; this is the second highest in Africa and the largest in the Arab world.  Egypt has a republican government and their President is Gen. Abdel Fattah el- Sisi Prim Minister is Ibrahim Mehlib. Egypt is Most of the population lives along the Nile, which would make the Nile Valley one of the most populated areas.  95% of the population lives only on 5% of the land, the Sahara Desert once used to be covered with grass and life but over time it dried up. They rely a lot on the Nile, it is more or less the source of life. The river is very temperamental and when the floods are low it can cause distress, famine and civil unrest. Most Egyptians are Muslim and speak mostly Arabic but like most other countries they also speak English.  The life expectancy is longer than most African countries at about 70 years. Their flag symbolizes the Arab Legislation, the red represents the bloody struggle against oppression, and black represents oppression and white is for a bright future.  

One can’t talk about Egypt without talking about ancient Egypt. Starting from the pharaoh to the great pyramid at Giza, which took more than 20 years to build and are the only Seven Wonders of the World that survived. The ancient Egyptians had three different calendar years an everyday calendar astronomical calendar and a lunar calendar. Hieroglyphs, which still can be seen today, are a great representation of the ancient Egyptian lifestyles.  Egyptians worshiped more than 1,000 different gods and goddesses. The ancient Egyptians didn’t only invent clocks but the first people to have a year consisting of 365 days in a year that is used till this day.  The ancient Egyptians were truly a powerful house and have made a huge impact on the world.