Egypt

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Egypt is a republic and monetary standard is Egyptian pound (EGP)

Cairo
Cairo is the capital in Egypt. With the suburbs, the population in Cairo is about 16.500.000 people – and is the largest city in Africa. The foundation for Cairo was build in 969 and lays in the southern part of the Nile Delta. In the capitol Giza (El Gizh) lays the three great pyramids Cheops, Chephren and Mykerinos.

Alexandria 
Alexandria is the second largest city in Egypt and lies by the Niles Delta by the Mediterranean. The population in Alexandria is about 4.500.000 people. Originally the foundation for Alexandria was build by Alexander the great in 332 BC, but Alexandria was later captured by the Arabian in the 7. Century. In 1517 Alexandria was invaded by the Turkish troops and from 1882 until 1947 the city was a British garrison town.

Alexandria is an important cultural centre and still has a Greek look. Today Alexandria are a large sea port and one of the most important one in the world.  

Hurghada 
The population in Hurghada is about 50.000 people and the city lays by the red sea on the east cost of Egypt. The Arabian name for Hurghada is Al Ghardaqah. Original Hurghada was a small fishing village with a very long beach. Today the city is about 37 km long and it has hotels as large as the village. Many tourists appreciate Hurghada because you can easily dive or snorkel in the clear water. There are many different corals and colourful fish.

Luxor 
The population in Luxor is about 360.000 people and it lies on the eastside of the Nile in the Upper-Egypt. Luxor is a part of the enormous area with ruins, like Karnak temple and Luxor temple and the Valley of the Kings, on the west coast of the Nile. In Arabian Luxor is called al-Uqsur which means the castles. Luxor lays today where the southern part of the city Theben layed in the olden time.

In the Valley of the Kings they found Tutankhamuns grave in 1922. And archaeologist found in 1995 a common grave for the two sons of Ramses the second.