Ancient Egypt
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Ancient Egypt was one of the world's first known and longest living civilizations. Some of its most iconic landmarks, the Pyramids of Giza, are 4,500 years old. Egyptian culture has thrived as part of the Persian Empire, Hellenistic Empire, the Roman Empire, the Ottoman Empire, the British Empire, and present-day Egypt. While Egypt has since changed its dominant religion twice (first to Christianity and then to Islam) and its language once (to Arabic), Ancient Egyptian heritage still plays a major role in the self image of the country, as does the Nile, about which the oldest poems and songs still known to man were written.
Understand…when Lord Carnarvon, unable to stand in suspense any longer, inquired anxiously"Can you see anything?"it was all I could do to get out the words"Yes, wonderful things".
DestinationsThe Pharaonic civilisation left its footprint outside the borders of modern-day Egypt.
Stay safeSee any warnings at the top of the Egypt article and in the article's Stay safe section for information about safety concerns related to travel in Egypt.
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