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Location
To the north is the Mediterranean Sea, and To the east the Red Sea. Egypt is separated from Libya and North Africa by the western desert, From Palestine and Israel by the desert of the Sinai Peninsula.
The Egyptian language was among the first written languages Hieroglyphs
Hieratic Demotic Coptic
Book of Gates
Book of Dead
Book of Caverns
ARCHITECTURE
Great SPHINX
Egyptian LUXOR
3 Pyramids of GIZA
Types of Dance
Funeral Dances Festive Dances Dramatic Dances
Belly Dance
Music
Instruments Found in Egypt: Clappers - mostly made of bone or wood Cymbals Bells End-Blown Flutes Pipes - both single or double reeds Lyres The Lute The Harp - the angle, shoulder, and bow Double Clarinet Trumpet Hydraulic Sistrum Crotals
Festivals
Ramadan
Moulid an-Nabi
Sham al-Naseem
Sports
Football is the most popular sport in Egypt The Egyptian national football team won the African Cup of Nations seven times setting a new record in Africa Other popular sports in Egypt are basketball, handball, squash, and tennis
Cuisine
Ful Medames Fried Falafel Basbousa
Beverages
Tea is the national drink in Egypt Koshary tea Saiidi tea Green tea Tisanes (herbal teas) Sugar cane juice is called "aseer asab A sour, chilled drink made from tamarind
DRESS
Headwear
Skullcap(taqiyah) Fez(Tarbush) Turban Kufiya
One of the critical decisions a woman can make is the choice of marriage partner Marriage to cousins, however, remains frequent, accounting for 39 percent of marriages in a 1995 sample Egyptians frequently do not have "family" names e.g., Hassan Ali Abdullah
Religion
Egypt is a country of "everyday piety 5 Pillars The statement of this basic profession The Ramadan fast The pilgrimage to Mecca The five daily prayers & The giving of alms
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Ra, the sun-god Isis was worshiped as the mother goddess. Animal worship is another important aspect of the Egyptian religion The cat-headed goddess Bastet Lion-headed war god Maahes The crocodile-headed god Sobek & The frog-goddess Heqit were idolized
Ra God Sobek
Mummification
Embalming Wrapping
Tutankhamun's mummy