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Location:
Northern Africa, bordering the Mediterranean Sea, between Libya and the Gaza Strip
Population:
68,359,979 (July 2000 est.)
Ethnic groups:
Eastern Hamitic stock (Egyptians, Bedouins, and Berbers) 99%, Greek, Nubian, Armenian, other European (primarily Italian and French) 1%
Religions:
Muslim (mostly Sunni) 94%, Coptic Christian and other 6%
Languages:
Arabic (official), English and French widely understood by educated classes
Area:
total: 1,001,450 sq km
land: 995,450 sq km
water: 6,000 sq km
Natural resources:
petroleum, natural gas, iron ore, phosphates, manganese, limestone, gypsum, talc, asbestos, lead, zinc
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- Wikipedia: Education in Egypt
- Wikipedia: List of Egyptian Universities
- Wikipedia: List of Schools in Egypt
- Ministry of Education - also in Arabic
- The Institute of Egyptian Art and Archaeology
- Egyptian Universities Network (EUN)
- Cairo University
- Ain Shams University
- Mansoura University
- Helwan University
- Minufiya University
- Tanta University
- Azhar University
- Alexandria University
- Assiut University
- Zagazig University
- Minia University
- Higher Technological Institute
- Egyptian Language School
- Suez Canal University Medical Journal
- South Valley University
- Misr International University
- Misr University for Science & Technology
- October University for Modern Science & Arts
- Arab Council for Graduate Studies and Scie tific Research
- The American University in Cairo (AUC)
- New Cairo British International School
- Cairo American College
- Cairo American College Alumni Organization - check in with old friends through the online alumini database
- American Research Center in Egypt (ARCE) - professional society in the U.S. of specialists on Egypt as well as a consortium of universities and museums that support archaeological and academic research in Egypt
- Arab Academy for Science and Technology and Maritime Transport - educational institution of the Arab league engaged in teaching, training, research work, community service, and projects
- NOVA: Treasures of the Sunken City - learn how a French archaeologist and his team discovered the Pharos lighthouse, one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World, just offshore from the modern city of Alexandria, Egypt
- Al-Siyassa Al-Dawliya (International Politics Journal) - concerns with politics and international relations with a focus on the Middle East. Also in Arabic
- Schools In Egypt - provides links to schools at all levels, quizzes, and more
- Egypt Schools
- German University in Cairo
- Arabic Language Center - Arabic language courses offered in Cairo, Egypt.
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- Egypt's Information Portal - Information and Decision Support Center (The best Arab governmental organization in 2002))
- Egyptian Student's Association in Japan
- Egyptian Student Association in North America
- Tehuti Research Foundation - Rediscover Ancient Egypt
- National Council for Women - created in 2000 by presidential decree
- Agricultural Research Center - represents the principal agencywithin the Ministry of Agriculture and Land Reclamation responsible fortechnology generation and transfer to Egyptian agriculture.
- Al-Ahly Club - include news, results, video clips, and more
- International Language Institute - Arabic Courses
- Amarna Research Foundation - promotes archeological excavations, conservation, research, and publication of works focused on the Amarna period
- Australian Centre for Egyptology (ACE) - Macquarie University (Australia) - aims to promote, plan, and co-ordinate archaeological fieldwork undertaken by Australian scholars in Egypt
- Centre for Computer-aided Egyptological Research - Utrecht University (Netherlands) - specializes in matters related to the application of information and communication technology (ICT) in Egyptology
- Czech Institute of Egyptology - Charles University (Czech Republic)
- Griffith Institute - Ashmolean Museum, Oxford (United Kingdom) - specializes in Egyptology and Ancient Near Eastern studies
- Institute of Egyptian Art and Archaeology - University of Memphis - exhibit of artifacts, plus a color tour of dozens of ancient Egyptian sites along the Nile
- Japan Foundation Cairo Office - promotes cultural exchange activities, ranging from academic pursuits to arts, sports and general life culture
- Egyptian Organization for Human Rights
- Egyptian Exporters Association - EEA is a nonprofit organization founded by the Egyptian private sector exporters in 1997 with a common belief in the potential of Egyptian exports.
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- Ancient Egypt - The British Museum
- The Ancient Egypt Site - The History, Language and Culture of Pharaonic Egypt
- Eternal Egypt - which brings to light over five thousand years of Egyptian civilization.
- Virtual-Egypt - The Egyptian People's Papyrus
- Egypt Art - This is the gateway for the investor relations, media relations, careers and recruitment, tell shell and about shell websites.
- Wikipedia: Conventional Egyptian Chronology
- Pharaohs of the Sun - online version of the exhibit at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
- Ancient Egyptian Pottery - includes information, pictures, and history of Egyptian pottery and ceramic arts
- Egyptian Artifacts Exhibit
- Egyptian World Art Treasures - in French
- Louvre - Department of Egyptian Antiquities
- Tel el Amarna Collection of M.A. Mansoor - extraordinary single grouping of Egyptian Art
- Victoria Museum of Egyptian Antiquities at Museum Gustavianum
- All Things Sekhmet - modern connections to ancient the Egyptian lion-headed goddess: priestesses, neters, sacred geometry, magick, ritual, deep feminine wisdom, and roles of compassion
- Timeline - ancient Egypt History
- Ancient Egypt: The Mythology - providing information about Ancient Egypt's myths, gods and goddesses. Highlights include detailed "biographies" on over 30 deities
- Egyptian Mythology - offers information about customs and beliefs, empires, Gods, and more
- Gods and Mythology of Ancient Egypt
- Emayzine: Egyptian Mythology - creation, iconography, sun worship, burial ritual, and Gods information
- Glossary of Egyptian Mythology
- Fruit of the Nile - Home Religion Pharaohs Dynasties Symbols Books (The Gods of Egypt)
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- House of Netjer - temple dedicated to the revival of early Kemetic (ancient Egyptian) religion through the study of source texts and modern archaeological research
- Life in Ancient Egypt: Gods and Religion - brief overview, funerary customs, chronology of events, and daily life ritual information provided by the Carnegie Museum of Natural History
- Myth Man's Egyptian Mythology Today - links to information on Egypt, their gods, and their myths
- Mythology Gallery Directory - provides detailed information about important symbols, Gods, the Osiris Legend, creation myths, hieroglyphs, and more
- Per-Bast.org - dedicated to the dissemination of information on Bast, the feline-headed goddess of ancient Egypt
- Seshat: A Goddess of Ancient Egypt - dedicated to the research of the Kemetic name, Seshat
- Temple at Bubastis - includes information on variations of ancient and modern Bast worship and summaries of dozens of Tameran (ancient Egyptian) deities
- Bast (goddess) - dedicated to the ancient Egyptian goddess, Bast, with historical descriptions
- Walk Like an Egyptian - modern guide to the philosophies and religion of ancient Egypt
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- Tour Egypt - Egypt Travel, Tours, Vacations, Ancient Egypt from Tour Egypt
- Egypt State Information Service - Your Gateway to Egypt
- Egypt.Com - Egypt Country Guide & Business Directory
- Egyptsearh - Egypt Information Search
- EgyptAir
- CairoLive.Com - Egypt news, Cairo tourism, Global headlines, Arabic press.
- Yousry Sharif - International Egyptian Dance artist 718-726-0526
- A Modern Journal of Ancient Egypt
- Egypt Guide
- Wikipedia: Muhammad Hosni Said Mubarak - profile of the Egyptian leader
- Encyclopedia of the Orient: Hosni Mubarak - brief biography of the Egyptian president
- Rally of Egypt - annual event combining an auto race with a tourist raid of the Egyptian deserts
- Egyptian Royal Tombs of the New Kingdom - schematic plans and discussion of the tombs of the Valley of the Kings
- Great Temple of Abu Simbel - offers a virtual tour of the architectural features of the temple dedicated to the glory of pharaoh Ramses II
- NOVA: Mysteries of the Nile - go along on an excursion through the wonders of ancient Egypt, culminating in an attempt to raise a 35-ton obelisk. Includes a QuickTime tour through the Land of the Pharaohs
- Pyramids and Temples of Gizeh, The - by W.M. Flinders Petrie, 1883
- Construction of the Pyramids - illustrated possible methods of Pyramid construction
- Guardian's Meidum Pyramid Page
- Mysteries of Egypt - investigates the possible origins of the pyramids on the Giza plateau
- Orion Mystery, The - positioning and detailed structure of the Giza Pyramids are accurately related to the positions of astronomical bodies in the constellation of Orion
- Pyramid Builders
- Pyramid Construction - ongoing research on the construction of the Egyptian pyramids
- Pyramids of Egypt - CNN
- Pyramids: The Inside Story - NOVA Online presents the current Giza excavation, a QuickTime VR tour of the Great Pyramid and clues to its builders
- Ancient Egypt - from the British Museum
- Ancient Egypt Site, The - explores the history, monuments, and language of the people and period
- Ancient Egyptian Art and Culture - overview of religion, social and cultural life, hieroglyphics, and art
- Ancient Egyptian History - includes pharaohs, wisdom, religion and pictures
- Mesopotamian Religion
- Explore Ancient Egypt - from the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. Includes features on archaeology, daily life, hieroglyphs, and mummies
- Neferchichi's Tomb - includes ancient Egypt clip art, history and resources and an explanation of mummification
- Phallic Representations in Ancient Egypt - representations that connot fertility, sexuality, and comedy
- Pharaonic Egypt - discusses the physical and social living conditions of the Egyptian population in pharaonic times
- Walk Like an Egyptian - modern guide to the philosophies and religion of ancient Egypt
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