EGYPT
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Towns and cities include Alexandria, Aswan, Asyut, Cairo, El-Mahalla
El-Kubra, Giza, Hurghada, Luxor, Kom Ombo, Port Safaga, Port Said, Sharm el
Sheikh, Shubra-El-Khema, Suez, Zagazig.
Deserts: Egypt includes parts of the Sahara Desert and of the Libyan Desert
Oases include: Bahariya Oasis, Dakhleh Oasis, Farafra Oasis, Kharga Oasis,
Siwa Oasis
Egypt borders on Libya on the west, on Sudan on the south and on Israel on
the northeast. It controls the Suez Canal between the Mediterranean Sea and
the Red Sea. |
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| Egypt's important role in geopolitics stems from its strategic position: as
a land bridge between Africa and Asia, and as a passage between the
Mediterranian Sea and the Indian Ocean through the Suez Canal. |
