Talk:Geography of Egypt

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"The construction of dams on the Nile... transformed the mighty river into a large and predictable irrigation ditch." Isn't that a bit harsh? "Ditch" implies something dug on purpose; the Nile may be impounded, but it's still mostly in its own channel. Aldenrw 19:27, 30 October 2006 (UTC)[reply]

List of facts

I took the following list of facts out of the article. The article needs to be reworked so it's not just a list of these facts. Still, some of this material may be useful. --Aude (talk) 22:57, 27 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Area and boundaries

Area:
total: 1,001,450 km²
land: 995,450 km²
water: 6,000 km²

Area - comparative: slightly more than three times the size of New Mexico (US)

Land boundaries:
total: 2,689 km
border countries: Gaza Strip 11 km, Israel 255 km, Libya 1,150 km, Sudan 1,273 km

Coastline: 2,450 km

Maritime claims:
contiguous zone: 24 nautical miles (44 km)
continental shelf: 200 m depth or to the depth of exploitation
exclusive economic zone: 200 nautical miles (370 km)
territorial sea: 12 nautical miles (22 km)

Elevation extremes:
lowest point: Qattara Depression -133 m
highest point: Mount Catherine 2,629 m

Resources and land use

Natural resources: petroleum, natural gas, iron ore, phosphates, manganese, limestone, gypsum, talc, asbestos, lead, zinc

Land use:
arable land: 2%
permanent crops: 0%
permanent pastures: 0%
forests and woodland: 0%
other: 98% (1993 est.)

Irrigated land: 32,460 km² (1993 est.)

Environmental concerns

Natural hazards: periodic droughts; frequent earthquakes, flash floods, landslides, volcanic activity; hot, driving windstorm called khamsin occurs in spring; dust storms, sandstorms

Environment - current issues: agricultural land being lost to urbanization and windblown sands; increasing soil salination below Aswan High Dam; desertification; oil pollution threatening coral reefs, beaches, and marine habitats; other water pollution from agricultural pesticides, raw sewage, and industrial effluents; very limited natural fresh water resources away from the Nile which is the only perennial water source; rapid growth in population overstraining natural resources

Environment - international agreements:
party to: Biodiversity, Climate Change, Desertification, Endangered Species, Environmental Modification, Hazardous Wastes, Law of the Sea, Marine Dumping, Nuclear Test Ban, Ozone Layer Protection, Ship Pollution (MARPOL 73/78), Tropical Timber 83, Tropical Timber 94, Wetlands, Whaling
signed, but not ratified: Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol

Geography - note: controls Sinai Peninsula, only land bridge between Africa and remainder of Eastern Hemisphere; controls Suez Canal, shortest sea link between Indian Ocean and Mediterranean Sea; size, and juxtaposition to Israel, establish its major role in Middle Eastern geopolitics

Missing: section on climate

This article needs a section entitled "Climate".

The Transhumanist 00:19, 12 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Nomination for deletion of "Template:Largest cities of Egypt"

Template:Largest cities of Egypt has been nominated for deletion. You are invited to comment on the discussion at the entry on the Templates for discussion page. --Triggerhippie4 (talk) 10:01, 6 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Egyptian Eastern border with Palestine

While Egypt shares the majority of the Eastern border with Israel it also shares the northern end with Palestine through the Gaza Strip which has always been an intentionally recognized territory of Palestine. Furthermore, before the annexation of Rafah in May 2024 the border has been completely run by Egyptian and Palestinian officials which further proves the sovereignty of Palestine over this region.

Removal of Palestine is not only factually incorrect and possibly part of disruptive editing but also offensive to the Palestinian people currently living there. Mohab 77 (talk) 14:02, 4 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]