Are you looking for lesser-known facts about Egypt? Here is a collection of interesting and fun facts about Egypt which You’ve Never Heard Before as well as you can also read general information about Egypt such as about culture, history, government rule, etc.It is said that all the ancient historical things are found in Egypt i.e. Egypt. Ancient items like a pyramid, dress, mummy have been found till date. It is natural to have a curiosity about a country like Egypt,So today we will tell you some interesting facts related to Egypt which you have never read.
Egypt, authoritatively the Arab Republic of Egypt is an intercontinental nation, spread over the north-eastern corner of Africa and south-west corner of Asia. Egypt is an indigenous country, surrounded by Gaza Strip and Israel in the north-east, Gulf of Aqaba, the Red Sea in the east and south, Sudan in the south, and Libya’s border in the west. Most of the oldest things found in Egypt or in the history that have been found in Egypt.Egypt was founded around the year around 3150 BC.

General facts about Egypt

• Total population – 97.6 million (9.76 crores) (2017)
• Highest Mountain -Mount Catherine 2,629 m or 8,625 ft,
• Total Area –1.01 million km²
• Largest Lake – Lake Nasser
• Currency – Egyptian pound
• Capital – Cairo
• National Animal-Steppe Eagle
• National Day-23 July

Amazing Facts About Egypt For Tourists and Kids

1.With more than 9 million inhabitants, Egypt is the most famous country in North Africa and the Arab world, and the third most famous country in Africa (after Nigeria and Ethiopia) and the 15th most famous country in the world. Most people of this country live on the banks of the Nile River, an area of 40,000 square kilometers, where only arable land was discovered. More than half of the residents of Egypt live in urban areas.

2.Capital City “Cairo”.

Cairo city is the birthplace of old civilizations. The Egyptian city of Cairo is the largest city in the Arab world in the Middle East. The city was the focal point of ancient Egypt due to its proximity to the Nile Delta. Visit Cairo to see its culture, Cairo Opera House, Khedivial Opera House, Cairo Geniza and nightlife.

3.Now the new administrative capital

Cairo has been located in the same place for the past one thousand years. Nestled on the banks of the Nile, the city has a population of about 24 million. President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi decided to build a city about 45 km east of Cairo, to remove the problem of congestion and take the country on a new path. Workings in the new administrative capital are expected to begin on June 2019. This capital will be spread over 700 square kilometers. It is believed that it will be home to 5 million people.

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Another interesting thing is that the world’s first and oldest market is in this city. The name is ‘Khan-el-Khalili’. This is also known as ‘Khan Khamili’. This is the largest market in Africa.The Nile River flows in the middle of Cairo. The cruise on the Nile and the dinner on the cruise are also excellent. Cairo is in the middle of the delta on the right bank of the Nile. The Nile River divides the city into the west and east Cairo. It has become the third most crowded city in the world.

The whole world is full of wonders. There are eight wonders in the world. The pyramids of the Egyptian civilization of about 5000 years are one of these wonders. By the way, Egypt is famous for its mummies, furrows, and pyramids. But there are many stories related to history, which still surprises the researcher. But today we are going to tell you some such information about ancient civilization, about which very few people will know.

4. Servants were also buried with the kings.

It is very surprising that after the pharaohs (kings) died in Egypt, their servants were also buried alive with them. People knocked the servants on their heads and then buried them.

5. Among the 4th and 6th centuries, Egypt has the most Christian, but today 90% as Muslims.Between 400 and 800, it is believed that most Egyptians were followers of Christianity. But after the attack of Muslims in the middle of the 10th century, a large number of people converted to Islam. Later, his Coptic language was also replaced by the Arabic language.

6. Do you know that Cleopatra was not from Egypt?

Born in Alexandria, Cleopatra belonged to the Greek family Mcleodia. Cleopatra was the first member of the Ptolemaic dynasty who able to speak the Egyptian language. But she was not of Egyptian descent.

7. Ancient Egyptian women had special rights

Unlike the entire world, Egyptian women could buy land, become judges and write their will. If she worked outside, she was paid equal pay. She could also divorce and remarry. She could also do a contract before marriage, in which she could give her views about the items brought to the wedding.

8. Ancient Egyptian Pharaohs were overweight

By the way, you must have seen in the pictures of ancient Egypt that the pharaohs here were thin and healthy, but after testing the mummies, it came to light that the pharaohs had a wide waist. Their diet included alcohol, honey, beer and bread, and high sugar content. Many of them were also victims of diabetes.

9. Egypt holds the record of the world’s first ‘peace treaty’.

Even after 200 years, the fight between the Egyptians and the Hittites did not yield any results. In 1259, the two states were at risk from each other. Ramses and Hatatusili-3 entered into a ‘peace treaty’ and promised that they would help each other against any third invader.

10.Master of mathematics.

The inhabitants of Egypt were a very genius in mathematics. The structures built by him proves that he was very sharp and proficient in mathematics and architectural arts.

11.Mummies of dogs in egypt

Although the relationship between Egypt and tombs has been old, recently archaeologists have found a mass grave of dogs near a temple.Mummies of about 8 million dogs have been found. The ancient Egyptians built a temple in honor of the god Anubis. Anubis had a wolf-like face and was considered the god of death.
The temple is located in Saqqara, it was used to make contact with the Anubis deity.The mummies of eight million dogs were built in tunnels found below the ground near the temple of Anubis Devta in Saqqara so that they can contact with Anubis. Ancient Egyptians believed that with the help of the dogs they can talk with Anubis.

12. The first contraceptive was made in Egypt.

It is very interesting that the ancient Egyptians used to make a mixture of mud, honey and crocodile dung to avoid pregnancy. They used to put that mixture in the woman’s v***na so that the woman would not get pregnant. They believed that crocodile dung is acidic, which kills sperm.

13. Egypt is a very hot place.

Egypt is a hot place, where the temperature reaches 114 degrees. The temperature of the Pyramid of Giza remains 68 degrees even in cold climate. Moreover, the average internal temperature of the earth is also 68 degrees.

14. He was very fond of cats.

Cats had a different place in ancient Egypt. Whenever his pet cat died, he used to shave his eyebrows. They made mummies of cats and were buried with rats and a bowl of milk.

15. Ancient Egyptians were doctors

Egyptian doctors used to study only one organ. According to the historian Herodotus, a physician in ancient Egypt was a specialist in the same disease and used to treat related treatment. He had a different doctor for each disease.

16. Slaves did not build pyramids.

The construction of pyramids in ancient Egypt would have been very difficult, but according to records, the people working in the pyramids were not slaves. They were artists whose name appears below these monuments.

17. Egyptian craftsmen started the world’s first strike.

It is said that when the artisans working on the Royal Necropolis Building did not get their share of the grain, they took shelter in a nearby temple and refused to work. It was the beginning of this way, the world’s first strike.

18. Hearts were not removed while making a mummy.

It will be known to everyone that before they tied the corpse to make a mummy, their internal organs were removed. The corpse’s brain was extracted from his nose. After that these organs were kept in a device. But the heart was not removed, because these people considered the heart to be a symbol of the soul.

19.Ancient Egyptians didn’t like hair.

According to him, having hair on the body is harmful to health. That’s why they used to clean every kind of hair from the body. The hairs that appear on the head in pictures of Egyptians are wigs, not real. These people wore the wig like a hat so that the direct sunlight did not fall on their head.

20. The famous pyramid of Giza

It is said that the Pyramid of Giza is situated in the middle of the earth’s terrain. The famous pyramid of Giza aligns with the belt of the Orion. However, there have been many debates on this matter. Apart from this, Oraian was also associated with Osiris, the god of Egyptian.Egypt’s most famous pyramid “Gija Pyramid” was the world’s tallest building after 3871 years of its birth.

Whenever the wonders of the world are mentioned, the pyramid of Egypt is named. The Pyramids of Egypt are memorial sites for the emperors of Egypt. The locals believed that a person enters a second life after death. Therefore his body is kept safe.They were buried through a special technique, they were buried with food, clothes, jewelry, utensils, weapons, instruments and sometimes even slaves.

The people of old Egypt believed that their kings are incarnations of God, so it is necessary to keep them safe. The method of burial was also unique.Although there are many pyramids in Egypt only one pyramid is included in the 7 wonders of the world. Whose name is the Great Pyramid of Giza.This pyramid of Giza was built in 2560 BC, the highest structure in the world in 3800 years.

In ancient Egypt, the Great Giza Pyramid is known as KhufuPyramid. It was built only to preserve the body of King Khufu.The length of this pyramid is 481 feet i.e. 146 meters. Its base is 592000 square feet i.e. 55000 square meters. A corner of a pyramid is built on an area of ​​20,000 meters square (218, 000 square feet).2,300,000 stone blocks were used to build this pyramid. Whose weight is 5,216,308,000 kg (5,750,000 tons). 2.3 million limestone blocks and granite stones have been used to make them. The largest granite stone is in the King’s Chamber.

These pyramids have been built in such places that they can also be seen from the mountains of Israel. It is said that these pyramids of Egypt are also visible from the moon. It took nearly 20 years to make it.

21. It was important to keep the mouth clean.

It was so important for these people to keep their teeth clean, that they used to bury mummies with a toothpick. It is believed that ancient Egyptians started a type of toothpaste. In making it, he used a mixture of bull’s hoof powder, burnt egg bark, and ash.

22. “Make up” was very popular among these people.

Makeup was necessary for Ancient Egyptians. These people used antimony. They believed that green and black antimony kept them safe from the rays of the sun, flies and harmful infections. Apart from this, it was also a way to pay homage and salute to Suryadev (Horus).

23.Mysterious tomb of Tutankhamun.

Recently a discovery has been made about the ancient Egyptian king Tutankhamun. After which the Egyptian authorities have made a shocking disclosure.According to officials, there is no secret room in the tomb of Tutankhamun.Earlier Egyptian officials had been claiming that there is a secret room behind the wall of the 3,000-year-old mausoleum of this young king.

One theory stated that Tutankhamun’s tomb has a secret chamber in which Queen Nefertiti’s tomb may be. Many believe that Queen Nefertiti was the mother of Tutankhamun.The work of finding this hidden mausoleum began when the British archaeologist Nicholas Reeves found some evidence of a door under the plaster.

Who was Tutankhamun?
Tutankhamun was the 11th king of the 18th Dynasty of Ancient Egypt.His fame is more about this because Tutankhamun’s tomb was found in an almost safe condition.In 1922, British archaeologist Howard Carter discovered the tomb of Tutankhamun.Tutankhamun’s mummy revealed that he was just 17 years old at the time of his death. At the age of eight or nine, he got the throne of the king.

There are different stories about the death of Tutankhamun. Some say that he was killed, and some say that he died after being injured during the hunt.While the work of digging the tomb of Tutankhamun was going on, there was news of the death of many people associated with this mission.This mission of the archaeologist Howard was going on during 1922. This was called the discovery of ‘Valley of Kings’.

When Lord Carnarvon, the British nobleman who invested money in this mission after the suspected death of several people, also died of mosquito bites, it was said to be the result of the curse of Farao Tutankhamen.Tutankhamun was one such person of entire Egypt, who was made mummy with the standing penis.

24.The Egyptian currency is “Egyptian Pound” and the spoken language is “Arabic”.

25.In ancient Egypt, if the cat had passed in front of someone, then all the members of the house had to remove their eyebrow

26.In ancient Egypt, if a dwarf was born, he was considered very lucky, because his dwarfism was able to get him a job easily. The job is in the gold factory.

27.There is only 0.6% of the world’s water. The population here lives along the Nile River and he uses the same water. There is only 1-inch rain in the year.

28.In ancient Egypt, when someone died, a mask was worn on his face (like his face). So that the soul can recognize the body again.

29.Napoleon went to Egypt on July 1, 1798, but it did not succeed in his mission and returned to France on 2 September 1801 after 3 years,2 months and 1 day.

30.When Hillary Clinton came to Egypt in 2012, the crowd threw jute and tomatoes. This may have happened for the first time when such a big leader has been dishonored in other countries like this.

31.If we talk about ancient Egypt, then 1500 gods and goddesses were worshiped.

32.The oldest dress in the world is 5000 years old, which has been found in Egypt.

33.Near the border of Egypt and Sudan, there is 2060 km2 land on which no one from both countries has the right.

34.The royal wedding ring was started in Egypt

35.You will be surprised to hear that in ancient Egypt if a person killed a cat, he would be punished for death.

36.Egypt is the only Arab country to demand peace with Israel.

37.The oldest song in the world is 4300 years old, which was found in Egypt.

38.If we talked about ancient Egypt, then people used stone instead of pillows.

39.In ancient Egypt, servants were indulged in honey so that the bees could be kept away from the king

40.You may be surprised to know that the toilet has been found in the very old tombs in Egypt.

41.The national bird of Egypt is the eagle.

42.In 1882, Britain ruled Egypt. Egypt became independent on February 28, 1922. But it declared itself Republic on June 18, 1953.

43.Egypt is the country with the largest Arabic population.

44.It is said that ancient Egypt’s pyramid was made by the influence of the sun’s rays.

45.Literacy rates of Egypt’s people are 83% in men and 59.4% in females.

46.Egypt is the world’s 30th largest country by area. Egypt’s area is 3,86,560 square miles, which is 3 times bigger than New Mexico.

47.The ancient Egyptians were the first people to say that 365 days of one year can be distributed in 12 months. Along with this, he also discovered the clock.

48.The ancient Egyptians had to make an estimate of when the Nile River would flood, due to which only the world’s first calendar was born.

49.The punishment of the oldest death penalty is also seen in ancient Egypt. This sentence was given to Amherst Pupry in 1500 BC, who had to
kill himself by poisoning.

50.A pandemic was spread in Egypt between 1346 and 1353, in which approximately 40% of the population died.

51.When a Mummy was sent to France in the mid-1970s, then Egypt issued a legal passport for it.

52.Historical facts about Egypt

The history of Egypt is much larger than the history of any modern country, Also Egypt is counted in the countries that emerged during the time of 10 million BC. The ancient Egyptians, known as the origin of civilization, had already developed in the fields of writing, farming, urbanization, organized religion and central government.

The economy of the Muslim country Egypt is one of the largest and prosperous economies, and Egypt’s economy grew even more in the 21st century. Egypt is also a member of the United Nations, Non-Aligned Campaign, Arab League, African Union, and Islamic Cooperation.

Importent dates in Egypt  History

• 1869 – The work of the Suez Canal is completed.
• 1882 – Britain took control of this country.
• 1922 – Fuad became the first king and Egypt also got independence, but British influence continued on the country till 1950.
• 1948 – Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, and Syria invade Israel.
• 1981 – Islamic rebels murdered President Sadat. Subsequently, Vice President Hosni Mubarak became his successor.

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