30 most interesting facts about a very beautiful and mysterious Egypt. From this article, you will learn a lot of new things.

Fact – 1

Egypt is the most populous country in the Middle East. More than 109 million people live here.

Fact – 2

Until the 7th century, almost all the inhabitants of Egypt were Christians. Now, about 90% of the country’s population is Muslim.

Fact – 3

About 99% of the local population lives in five percent of the territory of Egypt – along the Nile River. The rest of the population dispersed in the tourist area.

Fact – 4

Most of the Egyptian pharaohs were overweight and had other illnesses. All because they ate a lot of bread and drank a lot of wine.

Fact – 5

Ancient Egyptian women had many privileges – they could own property, enter into commercial transactions, live without protection from men, and even get divorced.

Fact – 6

The entire population of Ancient Egypt suffered from lice. Therefore, they began to shave their heads here and came up with wigs.

Fact – 7

Ancient Egypt invented glass, cement, contraceptives, soap, combs, and even marriage contracts.

Fact – 8

The air temperature in Egypt rarely drops to +15. But if such an incident does happen, the children do not go to school, and heaters are turned on everywhere.

Fact – 9

Egypt has more than 20 million Facebook users, an absolute record among the countries of the Middle East.

Fact – 10

The ancient Egyptians considered cats to be sacred animals. The locals still treat cats with respect.

Fact – 11

In Ancient Egypt, not only women, but also men used make-up. Eye paint was usually green (made of copper) or black (made of lead). The Egyptians believed that make-up had magical healing properties.

Fact – 12

Egypt earns the most from ships crossing the Suez Canal, from oil extraction and transportation, and from tourism.

Fact – 13

In Egypt, many houses do not have roofs. This is how the Egyptians evade taxes – there is no roof, which means that the building is unfinished.

Fact – 14

Without the Nile River, all of Egypt would be a desert. Only about 2.5 cm of precipitation falls in the country annually.

Fact – 15

The last queen of Egypt, Cleopatra, was not an Egyptian, but a Greek.

Fact – 16

To this day, only one wonder of the world has survived, and it is located in Egypt. This is the Pyramid of Cheops.

Fact – 17

There is a version that it was built by slaves. But in fact, the pyramid was built by hired workers.

Fact – 18

The pyramid that stands at the entrance to the Louvre in Paris was built in honor of the Pyramid of Cheops.

Fact – 19

The Aswan Dam is the main supplier of electricity in the country.

Fact – 20

Part of Egypt is located on the Sinai Peninsula, which is located on two continents at once – in Africa and Asia.

Fact – 21

Most of the country is occupied by deserts – the Sahara and the Libyan.

Fact – 22

In the capital of Egypt (Cairo) stands the tallest tower in the country, 187 meters high. The tower was built with money intended to bribe the president of Egypt.

Fact – 23

Cairo is one of only two cities in Africa with a metro. The subway carries 4 million people daily, and the first carriage on each train is reserved for women.

Fact – 24

The economy of Egypt is one of the most developed in the Middle East.

Fact – 25

Previously, all Egyptians were called Copts. Today, only the Christians of the country are called so.

Fact – 26

Ancient Egyptian medicine was considered advanced. Basically, all diseases were treated with enemas with different solutions.

Fact – 27

The tradition of exchanging wedding rings began in Ancient Egypt.

Fact – 28

The Nile River that flows in Egypt is the longest in the world. Its length is 6671 km.

Fact – 29

The most popular sport in Egypt is football.

Fact – 30

The Egyptians were the first to find out that there are 365 days in a year and proposed to divide the day into 24 hours.