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Egypt
Unevenly
divided in two by the River Nile, this is the land of the pharaos
and their monuments. The delta is cultivated and holds 90% of the
population-the lifeblood of Egypt's civilization for thousands of
years.
Area : 997,739 sq
km
Population :
60,000,000
Capital :
Cairo
Language :
Arabic
Major religion :
Islam
Major Cities :
Alexandria, Luxor
Currency :
Egyptian Pound
GNI per capita :
$1390
Internet domain :
.eg
Phonecode : #
20
Hotels : Four
Seasons Hotel Cairo at Nile Plaza ; Four Seasons Hotel First
Residence, Giza ; Conrad, Cairo ; Grand Hyatt Cairo ; Ramses
Hilton, Cairo ; Nile Hilton, Cairo ; Oberoi, Cairo ; Sheraton Cairo
Hotel Towers and Casino ; Hilton Sharm El Sheikh Fayrouz Resort,
Sharm El Sheikh ; Four Seasons Resort, Sharm El Sheikh ; Hyatt
Regency Sharm El Sheikh ; The Oberoi, Sahl Hasheesh, Red Sea ;
Basma Aswan Hotel, Aswan ; Sofitel Old Cataract, Aswan ; Sonesta St. George Hotel, Luxor ; Nile
Palace, Luxor ; Adrare Amellal, Siwa
Restaurants : Kandahar,
Cairo ; Al- Fanous, Cairo ; Abou El Sid, Zamalek, Cairo
;Casablanca, Luxor
Attractions : Pyramids
of Giza ; Valley of the Kings, Luxor ; Karnak Temple, Luxor ; Luxor
Temple ; Colossi of Mmnon, Luxor ; Temple of Queen Hatshepsut,
Luxor ; Temple of Philae, Aswan ; Abu Simbel, Aswan ; Island of
Elephantine ; Alexandria ; Abu Simbal Festival, October
Shopping : Markets
everywhere, try Souk Al Gomma, Cairo ;
Airport : Cairo
International (CAI)- 22 km north east of the city at
Heliopolis.
Must play 18 @ :
Katameya Heights Golf & Tennis Resort (Cairo), Dreamland Golf
& Tennis Resort (Cairo), The Cascades at Soma Bay
(Hurghada)
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