10 Facts About Modern Egypt

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10 Facts About Modern Egypt

• By Molly Lewis

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Modern Egypt - Money

• Egyptian currency is pounds, but one is only
  worth about 16p.
• Their pennies are called piastres.

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Modern Egypt-The Flag

• The flag colours are red, white black.
• On the 9th of August 1946 the Egyptian flag was
  raised by King Farouk over the Cairo Citadel.
• This was the end of the British occupation

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Modern Egypt-Continent

• Egypt is in Northern Africa.
• Their neighbours include Chad, Sudan Israel.

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Modern Egypt-Language

• In Egypt they now speak Arabic.
• The Arabic writing is very different.

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Modern Egypt-Food

• They eat
• Olives
• Fruit
• Vegetables
• Meat
• Rice
• Dates
• Bread

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Modern Egypt-The Nile

• Not only is The Nile the biggest river in Egypt,
  it's the biggest in the world!
• The Nile is extremely important to the Egyptians
  because its the only source of water in Egypt!

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Modern Egypt-Tourists

• Lots of tourists go to Egypt to see
• Temples
• Pyramids
• Sphinxes
• The Valley of the kings

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Modern Egypt-Football

• This is the one the boys will like.
• In Egypt the African cup 2006 is on.

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Modern Egypt-Capital

• The capital of Egypt is Cairo.
• Cairo is a bustling city.
• It is the biggest city in the whole of Africa.

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Modern Egypt-Desert

• Most of Egypt is desert.
• Except the Nile, of course.

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THANKS TO

• My
• Dad for helping put it on the website.
• Bro for helping with high-tech stuff.
• Mum for helping with the confusing stuff.
• Mr Mullet for letting me do it on my website
• And special thanks to my friends for support