Egypt is a country in North Africa. Egypt is the world’s 38th largest country (after Mauritania). It’s size is 1,001,450 square kilometers (386,660 sq mi). It’s comparable in size to Tanzania, twice the size of France, four times the size of the UK, and is more than half the sizse of the US state of Alaska. Egypt is bordered by Libya to the west, Sudan to the south, and by the Gaza Strip and Israel to the east. It’s strategic position, give Egypt an important role in geopolitics stems: a transcontinental nation. It possesses a land bridge (the Isthmus of Suez) between Africa and Asia, which in turn is traversed by a navigable waterway (the Suez Canal) that connects the Mediterranean Sea with the Indian Ocean via the Red Sea.
The majority of Egypt’s landscape is a sandy desert. The winds blowing can create sand dunes more than 100 feet (30 m) high. Egypt includes parts of the Sahara Desert and of the Libyan Desert. These deserts were referred to as the “red land” in ancient Egypt, and they protected the Kingdom of the Pharaohs from western threats.
Towns and cities include Alexandria, one of the greatest ancient cities, Aswan, Asyut, Cairo, the modern Egyptian capital, El-Mahalla El-Kubra, Giza, the site of the Pyramid of Khufu, Hurghada, Luxor, Kom Ombo, Port Safaga, Port Said, Sharm el Sheikh, Suez, where the Suez Canal is located, Zagazig, and Al-Minya. Oases include Bahariya, el Dakhla, Farafra, el Kharga and Siwa. Protectorates include Ras Mohamed National Park, Zaranik Protectorate and Siwa. See Egyptian Protectorates for more information.
Egypt is one of the most populous countries in Africa and the Middle East. It’s population estimated 75 million live near the banks of the Nile River. About half of Egypt’s residents live in urban areas, with the majority spread across the densely-populated centres of greater cairo, Alexandria, and other major cities in the Nile Delta.
It’s ancient civilization is famous. Besides, it has world’s most famous monuments such as: Giza pyramid complex and its Great Sphinx, city of Luxor with ancient artifacts such as: Karnak Temple, and the Valley of the Kings.
source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Egypt#Geography
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From Blitar station to the inn, we went by becak. Oohhhh…. The price was a little bit too expensive. It costed 35000 rupiah for 2 becak.
The cost of the inn is 50000 rupiahs/room (a room is for 2 persons). The range of the food price is between 2500 rupiahs - 8 rupiahs (pecel is 2500 rupiahs/porsion). The price of the ticket, Doho or Panataran, is 5500 rupiahs.
