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Photo: Ricardo Liberato, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 2.0.Step into the land of pharaohs, deserts, and rich culinary traditions. Test your knowledge on Egypt's incredible history, geography, and culture!
Desert Wanderer 0–4 · Nile Explorer 5–8 · Keeper of the Pyramids 9–10
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Pharaoh Khufu built the Great Pyramid as his tomb during the Old Kingdom. His son, Khafre, built the second-largest pyramid at Giza and is often associated with the Great Sphinx.
Photo: Douwe C. van der Zee, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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Umm Kulthum was an internationally renowned Egyptian singer and songwriter active from the 1920s to the 1970s. Her powerful voice and long, emotive concerts captivated the Arab world. Fairuz is another legendary icon, but she is Lebanese.
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Kushari is Egypt's national street food, blending Italian, Middle Eastern, and Indian culinary influences into one hearty dish. Ful medames is another Egyptian staple, but it consists primarily of slow-cooked fava beans.
Photo: Dina Said, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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Naguib Mahfouz won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1988. He is famous for his Cairo Trilogy, which vividly depicts Egyptian life. Taha Hussein was another highly influential Egyptian intellectual but never won the Nobel.
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Siwa Oasis, located in the Western Desert, is culturally distinct from the rest of Egypt, with its inhabitants speaking Siwi, a Berber language. Alexander the Great famously visited its Oracle of Ammon to confirm his divine lineage.
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Rosetta is situated at the western distributary of the Nile delta. It is famous for the discovery of the Rosetta Stone in 1799, which unlocked ancient Egyptian hieroglyphs. Damietta lies on the eastern branch.
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The Lighthouse of Alexandria, one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World, was built on the island of Pharos. Elephantine is actually an island in the Nile River near Aswan, hundreds of miles to the south.
Photo: Prof. Hermann Thiersch (1874–1939), Wikimedia Commons, Public domain.
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Molokhiya is a highly popular Egyptian soup made from finely chopped leaves of the Nalta jute plant. It has a distinct texture and is traditionally served with rice and chicken or rabbit.
Photo: Habib M'henni, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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Wadi al-Hitan means 'Valley of the Whales': about 40 million years ago this dry desert was a sea. Its hundreds of fossils show how whales changed from land animals into ocean swimmers, and the biggest skeleton is about 21 metres long. It became a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2005.
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Abu Simbel, featuring massive rock-cut temples built by Ramesses II, was dismantled and moved to higher ground during the construction of the Aswan High Dam. Karnak is located in Luxor and was not threatened by the reservoir.
Photo: youssef_alam, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 3.0.
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