EGYPT By Nicole Helms. Where is Egypt located? The Red Sea is next to Egypt The Red Sea is next to Egypt The Mediterranean Sea is north of Egypt The Mediterranean.

EGYPTBy Nicole Helms

Where is Egypt located? The Red Sea is next to Egypt The Mediterranean Sea is north of Egypt Libya is next to Egypt The Sudan is south of Egypt Jordan is next to Egypt There are six cites in Egypt Cairo is the capital of Egypt Egypt is in the northern hemisphere Egypt is in Africa

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Where is Egypt, continued

Pyramids are around the capital of Egypt

There are long rivers going through Egypt

What is the Climate in Egypt?

In Egypt, it almost never rains

In Egypt, it is hot all day

In Egypt, it is cool at night

The sky is blue all the time

It might never rain

Every day, the sun is out

Sometimes, it is more than 100 degrees

What is Climate, continued

You might never see a rain cloud

Every spring the Nile river floods

Sahara has little rain

Sahara is a type of desert

Sahara has sand storms

What do they wear in Egypt?

Moms make cloth for clothing

Bedouins wear long robes

Robes are made out of cotton or wool

Men wear pants with robes

Women wear dresses with robes

Life as a kid

Family ties are very strong

Kids often grow up near many relatives

Kids must learn at an early age

Both boys and girls go to school together

Boys work in a field when they conplete school

Girls help with the cleaning and cooking

What Holidays Does Egypt Have?

Muslims celebrate three major festivals: Moulid el-Nabi, Eid el-Ahda, and Eid el Fitr

At Moulid el-Nabi, they mark the birth of the Prophet Muhammad and have a big meal. They sell candy dolls.

Eid el-Ahda takes place after their annual pilgrimage to Mecca, which their holy place

Eid el Fitr is celebrated at the end of Ramadan. During Ramadan they fast during the day and only eat after sunset

Horses are decorated for festivals

Festivals take place in tents

Homes are decorated for festivals

Some people have a big meal at home

What Natural Resources Does Egypt Have?

Steel is a natural resource

40 percent of people work at farms

20 percent private businesses

8-11 percent unemployed

Cotton is a natural resource

What National Monuments Does Egypt have?

The Egyptians built pyramids

Egyptians studied the stars and sky

There are tombs in Egypt

Mummies live in pyramids

Powerful reminders of its ancient past

Ancient Egyptian works of art tell a story

What Games and Sports does Egypt Have?

Football is called soccer

There are sports clubs in Egypt

Most sports are expensive for people

the Al Ahla club and the Zamalek club are top soccer teams in Egypt

Like to play polo, squash, basketball, swimming and handball

What Language do they Speak?

Arabic

Welcome – Marhaba

Thank-you - Shukran

Ancient Egyptian Hieroglyphics

What Food do they Eat?

Some people eat Greek food

Lunch is their main meal

Felufel are fried balls or chick peas and wheat

Denner is a small meal

Desserts are sweet cakes and puddings

People eat a lot of food in Egypt

Animals

Camels, horses, water buffalos, snakes, lizards rats, mice, bats

Every winter, more than a billion birds fly through Egypt

Birds come from Europe

People have to protect some rare birds

Cairo

Cairo is the capital city of Egypt

At night, the streets of Cairo are filled with people shopping or walking or eating

Visitors often arrive in Cairo

School in Egypt

By the age of 15, kids can read and write

Formal education for kids starts at age 5

Poor families don’t send their kids to school

Some kids earn money or help their parents in their family business

Population

82 million people live there

Most people live in cities and villages along the Nile River

Meaning of the Flag

Red means the bloody struggle

Black means the end of oppression

White means hope