Egypt
Africa · Northern Africa
- Capital
- Cairo
Famous for
- Animal Nile crocodile
- Food Koshari
- Festival Sham el-Nessim
- Landmark Pyramids of Giza
- Sport Football
Three facts
Country
Napoleon's surveyors wrongly judged the Red Sea about 9 metres higher than the Mediterranean. The canal opened in 1869 needs no locks.
Capital: Cairo
Cairo's Al-Azhar mosque was founded in 970 and grew into one of the world's oldest universities, which still teaches today.
Flag
The gold eagle on Egypt's flag is the Eagle of Saladin, named for a 12th-century sultan, and it has been there since 1984.
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