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Background: The regularity and richness of the annual Nile River flood, coupled with semi-isolation provided by deserts to the east and west, allowed for the development of one of the world's great civilizations. A unified kingdom arose circa 3200 B.C. and a series of dynasties ruled in Egypt for the next three millennia. The last native dynasty fell to the Persians in 341 B.C., who in turn were replaced by the Greeks, Romans, and Byzantines. It was the Arabs who introduced Islam and the Arabic language in the 7th century and who ruled for the next six centuries. A local military caste, the Mamluks took control about 1250 and continued to govern after the conquest of Egypt by the Ottoman Turks in 1517. Following the completion of the Suez Canal in 1869, Egypt became an important world transportation hub, but also fell heavily into debt. Ostensibly to protect its investments, Britain seized control of Egypt's government in 1882, but nominal allegiance to the Ottoman Empire continued until 1914. Partially independent from the UK in 1922, Egypt acquired full sovereignty following World War II. The completion of the Aswan High Dam in 1971 and the resultant Lake Nasser have altered the time-honored place of the Nile River in the agriculture and ecology of Egypt. A rapidly growing population (the largest in the Arab world), limited arable land, and dependence on the Nile all continue to overtax resources and stress society. The government has struggled to ready the economy for the new millennium through economic reform and massive investment in communications and physical infrastructure.




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Hi everyone, Well what a full two days we had mainly in Cairo!! First of all we were up at 5.30am and ready to hit the buses at 6.45am - which we all did - about 15 busloads - couldn't leave Alexandria Port until the fog lifted around 11am!! Horrible for a lot of people who were going to different places and had their trips cancelled. It took 3 hours to get to Cairo - thank God it was an overnight stay - a 6 hour round trip would've been horrendous! While in Alexandria I was offered 2 camels for John [View Full Entry]

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Published: December 28th 2009 | 9 Views | [diary=463204]

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By NandaL
December 27th 2009
O ape  Africa » Egypt » Lower Egypt » Cairo
UH LÁ LÁ! Essa semana, no dia 26 para ser mais exata, conversei pela cam e por microfone com a Nane, moça com quem vou dividir o ape. Ela me mostrou o ape inteiro. Segundo a Nane, meu quarto é o maior da casa pq ela gosta de quarto pequeno. A-MEI meu ape. Liindu. Masss tem um porém, me parece que o meu curso vai ser no campus novo que é MUITO MUITO MUITO longe de onde vou morar. A Nane disse que dá umas 3 horas de onibus e vai ficar muito caro. Então ela vai me ajudar a [View Full Entry]

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Published: December 27th 2009 | 6 Views | [diary=463021]


By chrisdy
December 24th 2009
Egypt - Sinai Africa » Egypt » Lower Egypt » Cairo
Sinai On Monday 14 Dec I arrived in Nuweiba, Egypt. The ferry was pretty uneventful. There were a few fellow travelers going the same way and I got chatting with some guys doing the overlander truck thing to Cape Town and another 2 friendly guys who were just getting to the end of their trip having cycled from the UK, through Europe, Turkey, Middle East and were heading to Cairo before flying home. I think they'd been on the go for 3 months but I may be mistaken. Nice guys who seemed to have had a great time except for getting [View Full Entry]

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Published: December 24th 2009 | 44 Views | [diary=461639]

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By Coopers
December 24th 2009
Engaging Egypt! Africa » Egypt » Lower Egypt » Cairo
Sorry for the delay in this post. We had all of our planning done up to and including Egypt before we left, but nothing after that. So once we had access to the internet, most of my time has gone to making preparations for Greece and Thailand at the expense of staying on top of the blog. Our third country in Africa is Egypt. Nicolas chose this stop on our tour because of the pyramids he learned about in school. We spent 10 days in Egypt and decided to use a tour guide service as we were informed that signage and [View Full Entry]

Coopers - Cooper Family | Read The Full Entry | Subscribe
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Published: December 24th 2009 | 96 Views | [diary=462437]

Carpet Weaving
Papyrus Making
Cooper Family at Giza

By NandaL
December 17th 2009
Mudança de novo rs Africa » Egypt » Lower Egypt » Cairo
Realmente não é fácil viajar. Por motivos que até acho justo (sendo o motivo 400 Dólares rs) mudei a data, a rota e os horários da viagem. Como podem ver pelo mapa, Amsterdam ficou para uma próxima oportunidade. O esquema agora é esse: vôo pela Lufthansa no dia 13 saindo de Guarulhos as 13:40 com chegada em Munique as 5:20 horário local, logo após, as 8:30 saio de Munique para o Cairo. Chego lá as 14:00 tbm horário local. Como vou ficar pouquissimo tempo no aeroporto nem vou passear pela Alemanha. Agora sim é certeza, a passagem já está paga. o/ [View Full Entry]

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Published: December 17th 2009 | 12 Views | [diary=461079]


By NandaL
December 15th 2009
Mudanças e mudanças... Africa » Egypt » Lower Egypt » Cairo
Poissss bem, no fim mudamos o dia rs. o Dia de viagem é 12 com chegada no Cairo no dia 13. Ainda vem um plus, vou passar o dia (6 horas no total) passeando por Amsterdam. Holandaaa...aqui vou eu!! Uhuuu. O que vai acontecer quando eu chegar no Cairo? Bem, tenho que ir no dia 14 cedim pra Universidade fazer toda a papelada. Mas aaannntes, no dia 13 é claro que mesmo cansada vou passear um pouco pela cidade né rs. Quando eu chegar em Amsterdam, passear um pouco e voltar para o aeroporto, vou tentar entrar numa LAN e postar [View Full Entry]

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Published: December 15th 2009 | 13 Views | [diary=460587]


By NandaL
December 14th 2009
Quaaaase lááááá. Africa » Egypt » Lower Egypt » Cairo
Como as pessoas estão pedindo Orkut e qualquer ferramenta virtual para saber o que acontece na minha aventura, decidi fazer um blog. Pois bem, para saberem onde está tudo: To procurando passagem. As que achei por enquanto não me agradaram muito ($$$, horários e outros fatores). Então pedi para uma moça que trabalha em uma agência de turismo e que é amiga da minha mãe para pesquisar pra mim. Até lá, sem muita ação. Datas possíveis: 2 a 10 de janeiro. 10 sendo o mais tardar. Quero ir em um desses dias pq quando eu chegar la ainda vou ter muita [View Full Entry]

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Published: December 14th 2009 | 13 Views | [diary=460442]


By Danielle
December 11th 2009
Life in Egypt thus far... Africa » Egypt » Lower Egypt » Cairo
Hello Danielle, Thank you very much for given me your email and for a lovely day actually it's a great one. It's really amazing because my love for your people is growing up everyday but actually you deserve this love. Really you're people who God love them more than others. Whatever I write whatever I say I can't express how I really feel and what you're really deserved. And there's no way we can pay you back, but my plan is to show you that we understand. We appreciate that. Please tell your people that. Thank you very much again, this [View Full Entry]

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Published: December 11th 2009 | 73 Views | [diary=459819]


Een heleboel gebeurd sinds mijn laatste blog.. Ben ondertussen in level 4 geraakt met weliswaar dezelfde leerkracht uit level 2 (die keihard is in het geven van huistaken, voorstellingen en vooral binnen 2 weken het examen..). Het Arabisch begint moeilijk te worden. We hebben zowat alle basisgrammatica gezien wat niet zo simpel is (vooral de verleden tijd van de vele vele werkwoorden die we al gezien hebben).. Ik heb nu alles om zinnen te construeren maar toch zijn er overal struikelblokken waar ik uiteraard tegenaan loop.. Het botert absoluut niet tussen mijn huisgenoten en mij.. Hoe kan i [View Full Entry]

In Cairo Between The Camels And Egyptians - Lies | Read The Full Entry | Subscribe
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Published: December 2nd 2009 | 46 Views | [diary=457311]

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By monicacp
December 1st 2009
Nov. 7-Dec. 1, 2009 Africa » Egypt » Lower Egypt » Cairo
Sorry all that I haven’t written practically all of November. I would give a ton of excuses but why dwell on my imperfections? Now I can’t even remember the last event I talked about, so I’ll just go over the last 3 weeks. On Friday the 6th a group of us went to Tanis. Tanis was an Ancient Egyptian capital during the 20th Dynasty. Several 21st and 22nd Dynasty pharaohs were buried here in shared tombs. We went into several of them and explored. For the most part Tanis is now in ruins and the excavators for the most part had [View Full Entry]

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Published: December 1st 2009 | 36 Views | [diary=457413]



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