Egypt

With roots in the 6th–4th millennia BCE throughout the Nile Delta, Egypt has one of the longest histories of any nation. Ancient Egypt, which is regarded as the birthplace of civilization, witnessed some of the first advancements in writing, agriculture, urbanisation, organised religion, and central government. Its heritage is reflected in iconic structures like the Giza Necropolis and its Great Sphinx, as well as the remains of Memphis, Thebes, Karnak, and the Valley of the Kings, which continue to be a major area of scholarly and public interest. An essential component of Egypt’s national identity, which reflects its exceptional transcontinental location as the Mediterranean, Middle East, and North African region at the same time, is its old and rich cultural past.

Egypt was a key early Christian centre, but it was heavily Islamized in the seventh century, and it is still primarily Sunni Muslim today, although having a sizeable Christian minority and various lesser-practiced faiths. Egypt became a monarchy and attained independence from the British Empire in 1922, marking the beginning of modern Egypt. Egypt declared itself a republic after the 1952 revolution, and in 1958 it joined with Syria to establish the United Arab Republic, which disintegrated in 1961. Egypt experienced social unrest, religious conflict, and political unrest throughout the second half of the 20th century. Egypt engaged in three military confrontations with Israel in 1948, 1956, 1967, and 1973, and it periodically occupied the Gaza Strip until 1967.Egypt was a key early Christian centre, but it was heavily Islamized in the seventh century, and it is still primarily Sunni Muslim today, although having a sizeable Christian minority and various lesser-practiced faiths. Egypt became a monarchy and attained independence from the British Empire in 1922, marking the beginning of modern Egypt. Egypt declared itself a republic after the 1952 revolution, and in 1958 it joined with Syria to establish the United Arab Republic, which disintegrated in 1961. Egypt experienced social unrest, religious conflict, and political unrest throughout the second half of the 20th century. Egypt engaged in three military confrontations with Israel in 1948, 1956, 1967, and 1973, and it periodically occupied the Gaza Strip until 1967.Egypt was a key early Christian centre, but it was heavily Islamized in the seventh century, and it is still primarily Sunni Muslim today, although having a sizeable Christian minority and various lesser-practiced faiths. Egypt became a monarchy and attained independence from the British Empire in 1922, marking the beginning of modern Egypt