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Place nameEgypt
Other namesJumhuriyah Misr al-Arabiyah, Jumhuriyat Misr Al-Arabiya, Misr, Misr, Arab Republic of Egypt, Égypte, République arabe d'Égypte, Ägypten, Egipto, Egito, Egitto, Egypte, EGY, EG, ISO818, EG00, United Arab Republic, Egyptian
Latitude27
Longitude30
SourceThesaurus of Geographic Names
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Area of modern Egypt comprises the core of the ancient kingdom of Egypt; area was home to Neolithic cultures by 6000 BCE; Thinite dynasty united Upper and Lower Egypt ca. 3100 BCE; important Hellenistic center; part of Roman Empire until Arab conquest in 640, then Mameluk and Ottoman; official language is Arabic, though English and French are also widely spoken.
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