Geography of Egypt |
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Geographically,
Egypt can be divided into three zones-desert, the Nile Valley and the
Sinai Peninsula. The Nile Valley stretched between the Mediterranean
Sea in southern Egypt. This river is the lifeblood of Egypt, as the
great Egyptian civilization could not have flourished in the arid desert.
The Nile valley is very fertile, ideal for growing crops like cotton
and wheat.
The Western Desert stretches from the Nile Valley to Libya. The desert extends east of the Nile Valley to the Red Sea. The characteristics of eastern desert mountains are to be found near the Red Sea coast. The Sinai Peninsula is located near the Mediterranean Sea. It consists
of rocky terrain, mountains and a plateau region. |
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