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Egypt. By: Fàtima, Alba, Ferran & Valèria. GENERAL DESCRIPTION. Egypt is a very big country. It is in north Africa. The capital city of Egypt is Cairo. Egypt is a very beautiful country. In Egypt there are a lot pyramids. The weather in Egypt is hot and dry. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
Egypt
By: Fàtima, Alba, Ferran & Valèria
GENERAL DESCRIPTION
Egypt is a very big country. It is in north Africa. The capital city of Egypt is Cairo. Egypt is a very beautiful country. In Egypt there are a lot pyramids.
The weather in Egypt is hot and dry. In Egypt there are a lot of deserts. The
population in Egypt is 80.000.000 inhabitants.
THE FLAG
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Language
• The language in Egypt is Egyptian Arabic, but there are many varieties of Arabic. A long time before Egyptians write hieroglyphic on monuments and sheets if papyrus.
SPORTS• The sport in Egypt is soccer; other popular
sports in Egypt are basketball, handball, squash and tennis.
POPULAR INSTRUMENTS• The ney and
the oud are very popular instruments in Egypt, as 4000BC egyptians were playing harps and flutes.
FESTIVALS
• Egypt is famous for its many festivals and religious carnivals. Ramadan is a popular festival in Egypt.
RIVERS
• One popular river in Egypt is Nile. It’s the longest river in the world.
PYRAMIDS
• The pyramids are very popular monuments in Egypt.
• Famous works are the pyramids of Cheops, Kefren and Menkaure, built the Gizah plateau near Cairo.
• 138 pyramids deficit in Egypt.
ANIMALS• The farm animals in Egypt are: oxen,
sheep, goats, pigs, ducks, geese and pigeons. The Nile provided a plentiful source of fish.
• The typical animal in Egypt is camel
AGRICULTURE
• The ancient Egyptians cultivated barley and wheat variety, and other major cereals, which were used to manufacture the two main food, bread and beer.
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