THIRD STOP: EGYPT

THIRD TEST:

COUNTRY: Egypt

CAPITAL CITY: Cairo

LANGUAGE: Arabic

INHABITANTS:  Sept, 2010 estimate 79,089,650

CURRENCY: Egyptian pound (EGP)

3 BIGGEST CITIES: Cairo ,Alexandria, Luxor

                                                    Panoramic view of Cairo

   

  Alejandria's library

                                                          Temple of the Sphinx, Luxor

TYPICAL DISH: Some Egyptians consider Kushari - a mixture of rice, lentils, and macaroni - to be the national dish.

Belén Muriel, Ana Orta and Marta Macías de la Corte

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TYPE OF GOVERNMENT: Semi-presidential republic

PRESIDENT’S NAME: Hosni Mubarak

MAIN RELIGION: Islam

4 BASIC EXPRESSIONS:  مرحبا ، هور أنت؟ (Hello, how are you?), شكرا (Thank you), اسمي (My name is…), هل تعلم كيفية التحدث باللغة الإنجليزية؟ (Do you know how to speak English?)

3 ARTISTS: Mahmoud Moktar (sculptor), Hassan Fathy (architect) and Muhammad Husayn Haykal (writer)

This is Mahmoud Mokthar master piece

3 MOST TURISTIC PLACES: Pyramids of Giza, Cairo and Abu Simbel

Pyramids of Giza

Cairo Museum

Temple of Abu simbel

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Egypt

http://ezinearticles.com/?Egypt-Attractions---Top-10-Tourist-Attractions-of-Egypt&id=824706

http://translate.google.es/#en|ar

 Marta Macías de la Corte