City

• Thebes

  An ancient Egyptian city on the Nile River that flourished from the 22nd century BC to the...

• Alexandria

  The chief port of Egypt; located on the western edge of the Nile delta on the Mediterranean...

• Aswan

  An ancient city on the Nile in Egypt; two dams across the Nile have been built nearby.

• Giza

  An ancient Egyptian city on the west bank of the Nile opposite Cairo; site of three Great Pyramids...

• Memphis

  An ancient city of Egypt on the Nile (south of Cairo).

• Luxor

  A city in central Egypt on the east bank of the Nile that is a center for visitors to the...

• Suez

  A city in northeastern Egypt at the head of the Gulf of Suez and at the southern end of the...

Sudan

• Libyan Desert

  The northeastern part of the Sahara Desert in Libya and Egypt and Sudan.

• Nile

  The world's longest river (4150 miles); flows northward through eastern Africa into the Mediterranean;...

Administrative District

• Upper Egypt

  One of the two main administrative districts of Egypt; extends south from Cairo to ...

• Lower Egypt

  One of the two main administrative districts of Egypt; consists of the Nile delta.

Also contains

• Egyptian

  A native or inhabitant of Egypt.

• Sinai

  A peninsula in northeastern Egypt; at north end of Red Sea.

• Cairo

  The capital of Egypt and the largest city in Africa; a major port just to the south of the...

• Arabian Desert

  A desert in Egypt between the Nile River and the Red Sea.

• El Alamein

  A village to the west of Alexandria on the northern coast of Egypt; the scene of a decisive...

• Saqqara

  A town in northern Egypt; site of the oldest Egyptian pyramids.

• Suez Canal

  A ship canal in northeastern Egypt linking the Red Sea with the Mediterranean Sea.

• Lake Nasser

  Lake in Egypt formed by dams built on the Nile River at Aswan.