50 centuries ago, the Egypt of the Pharaohs. Of ancient Greeks and Romans. Christian Egypt. Islamic Egypt. Its lifeblood is the Nile. Today, the Republic of Egypt, with 60 million inhabitants, is the most populous Arab nation on Earth. This up-to-date study of Egypt and the Nile takes us to Cairo, ancient Memphis, the Pyramids, Alexandria, the Suez Canal, holy Sinai, the Red Sea, Luxor, Karnaw and Aswan.
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