Egypt has one of the longest histories of any country, tracing its heritage along theNile Delta back to the 6th–4th millennia BCE. Considered acradle of civilisation,Ancient Egypt saw some of the earliest developments of writing, agriculture, urbanisation, organised religion and central government. Egypt was an early and importantcentre of Christianity, lateradopting Islam from the seventh century onwards.Alexandria, Egypt's former capital and currently second largest city, was a hub of global knowledge through itsLibrary. Cairo became the capital of theFatimid Caliphate in the tenth century and of the subsequentMamluk Sultanate in the 13th century. Egypt then became part of theOttoman Empire in 1517, until its local rulerMuhammad Ali established modern Egypt as an autonomousKhedivate in 1867. The country was thenoccupied by theBritish Empire along withSudan and gained independence in 1922 asa monarchy.
The Egyptians had begun preparing for the offensive with training exercises in 1968, followed by operational planning from 1971 onward, including adeceptive operation. In the opening stages of the attack, known as "the crossing" (العبورal-'obour), Egyptiancombat engineers utilizedwater cannons to rapidly clear numerous passages through the sand wall lining the eastern bank of the Suez Canal, simultaneously laying bridges and operating ferries that allowed armoured vehicles to cross into Israeli-controlled territory. (Full article...)
The following are images from various Egypt-related articles on Wikipedia.
Image 1Tutankhamun's burial mask is one of the major attractions of theEgyptian Museum. (fromEgypt)
Image 2Painted limestone relief of a noble member of Ancient Egyptian society during the New Kingdom (fromAncient Egypt)
Image 3A tomb relief depicts workers plowing the fields, harvesting the crops, and threshing the grain under the direction of an overseer, painting in the tomb ofNakht. (fromAncient Egypt)
Image 9Ancestry model of Egyptian genomeNUE001 from Nuwayrat (2855–2570 BC). (fromAncient Egypt)
Image 10Rectangular fishpond with ducks andlotus planted round with date palms and fruit trees,Tomb of Nebamun, Thebes, 18th Dynasty (fromAncient Egypt)
Image 20British infantry nearEl Alamein, 17 July 1942 (fromEgypt)
Image 21Egyptians celebrated feasts and festivals, accompanied by music and dance. (fromAncient Egypt)
Image 22Farmland in the Egyptian countryside (fromEgypt)
Image 23Umm Kulthum, an icon of Egyptian music, often referred to as "Egypt'sFourth Pyramid". In 2023,Rolling Stone ranked Umm Kulthum at number 61 on its list of the 200 Greatest Singers of All Time. (fromEgypt)
Image 57E1b1b is the most common paternal haplogroup across Africa, including Egypt, with modern genetic studies rooting the origin of the E haplogroup in East Africa. (fromAncient Egypt)
... that the trope of thefound manuscript, in which a fictional work refers to another fictional work of literature, dates as far back as ancient Egypt?
His endowments and restorations of cults were recorded on theRestoration Stela. The cult of the godAmun atThebes was restored to prominence, and the royal couple changed their names to "Tutankhamun" and "Ankhesenamun", replacing the -atensuffix. He also moved the royal court from Akhenaten's capital,Amarna, back toMemphis almost immediately on his accession to the kingship. He reestablished diplomatic relations with theMitanni and carried out military campaigns inNubia and the Near East. Tutankhamun was one of only a few kings known to beworshipped as a deity during their lifetime. He likely began construction of a royal tomb in theValley of the Kings and an accompanying mortuary temple, but both were unfinished at the time of his death. (Full article...)
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