Egypt 2
Egypt is a Middle Eastern country located in the northeast corner of Africa. A small part of Egypt, called the Sinai Peninsula, is located in Asia. Deserts cover most of Egypt, so it gets little rain, but the longest river in the world, the Nile River, flows through the desert and is key to living for many Egyptians. Almost all of Egypt's population, about 99%, is located near the Nile or along the Suez Canal, another body of water important to Egyptian life, although together they cover only four percent of Egypt's total land. The largest city, Cairo, has a population of about 6 million. About 10 million people live in the Cairo metropolitan area. Alexandria, a port city, is the second largest. Egyptian cities are extremely crowded and have inadequate public transportation, causing lots of traffic. They do have crowded streetcars and trains, though. Many Egyptians consider themselves Arabs. The Bedouins, who are nomads, make up a distinct ethnic minority among the Arab population. Most have settled down on farms, but some tribes still wander. The major non-Arab minority are the Nubians. They originally lived in villages along the Nile in northern Sudan and the very bottom of Egypt, called the Nubian Valley
Islam is very important to Egyptian life. Religious duties include praying five times a day, giving money or goods to the poor, called almsgiving, and, if possible, making a pilgrimage to Mecca, Saudi Arabia, the sacred city of Islam. Islamic traditions also affect government and law. For example, the government collects contributions from the wealthy and gives the money to the poor to fulfill the almsgiving requirement. Egyptian villages are distinguished by a strong sense of community. Villagers come together to celebrate feasts, festivals, marriages, and births. Islam, the major Egyptian religion, provides a strong unifying bond. 90 percent of Egyptians are Muslims, or followers of Islam. The follow the Sunni, or orthodox, branch of Islam. Mosques, which are Islamic houses of worship, serve as places of both religious and social life The majority of the population are peasants living in rural areas call fellahin. The fellahin farm small plots of land owned by someone else or tend animals. Some of Egypt's rural people are Bedouin nomads who wander the desert with their herds of camels, goats, and sheep. . When the Aswan High Dam was constructed in the 1960's, it forced the Nubians to move higher up on the Nile. The fellahin usually live in small huts made up of mud bricks with straw roofs. In southern Egypt, some houses are made of stone. Most huts have between one a
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Approximate Pages = 4 (250 words per page double spaced)
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