Middle East Project
Published on Nov 24, 2015
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Off To Cairo, Egypt
I am off to Egypt on November 14, 2014 for five days. I will be back on the 19th. It will cost $3,071.69.
There will only be one stop during my 20 hour and 30 minute ride.
Photo by Camerons Personal Page
Cairo Egypt is 30 degrees 0'' north and 31 degrees 15' 0'' east.
The major cities are Cairo, Giza, Alexandria, and Gizeh.
Landform Features are low-lying sand dunes and depressions, deserts, Red Sea Mountains, and the Nile Valley.
Some water features are the Gulf of Suez, Nile River, and Lake Nasser.
The natural resources in Egypt are oil, natural gas, and minerals. During the summer it is hot and dry, but at night it is warm. When it is winter it is warm and mild, and at night it is cool. The vegetation regions are near the Mediterranean Sea and the nile river.
Photo by apdk
ETHNIC GROUPS
Bedouin Arab Tribes
Nubian people
Beja
Dom and Other Arab Tribes
RELIGIONS
Muslim-90%-(mostly Sunni)
Christianity-10%
Judaism- less than 200 individuals
LANGUAGES
Egyptian Arabic,Bedouin Arabic, Sa'idi Arabic, Sudanese Arabic, Domari, Nobilin, Bedawi, and Siwi
LITERACY RATE
age 15 & over are literate
71.4% of population are literate
83% - male
59.4% - female
Photo by photosteve101
TOP 5
Exports- crude petroleum(18%) , petroleum gas (10%), refined petroleum(8.6%), gold(4.5%), nitrogen fertilizers(3.4%)
Exported mainly to: Italy(8.0%), U.S.(7.9%), India(6.4%), Germany(4.7%), Saudi Arabia(4.6%)
TOP 5
Imports- Refined petroleum(9.5%), wheat(7.5%), crude petroleum(3.3%), semi-finished iron(3.2%), petroleum gas(2.9%)
Imported From: China(10%), U.S.(6.7%), Russia(6.6%), Ukraine(6.4%), Turkey(5.1%)
Time Zone-
UTC+02:00
GOVERNMENT
it is described as a presidential republic.
they have a provisional government.
Photo by Kodak Agfa
FOODS
dinner- Shish Kebab dishes, green and tomato salad, pita bread, hummus, baba gonaush, gibna domiati, cauliflower, okra, cabbage,pigeon, rabbits, lamb, fish, rice
FRUITS: figs, pomegranates, oranges.
BREAKFAST: ful medames served with pita bread and eggs.
Deserts: baklava and basbousa
DRINKS
-milky tea
-Turkish coffee
-licorice root drink
-tomarind juice
-sugarcane juice
-pomegranate juice
Photo by this lyre lark
MAJOR HOLIDAYS
Coptic Christmas- Jan.7
Islamic New Years- Jan.20
Prophet Muhammad's birthday- Mar.31
Revolution Day- Jul.23
Ramadan- Sept.13
Armed Forces Day- Oct.6
Photo by B Tal
