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Cairo | Largest city in Africa and the capital of Egypt |
Pharaoh | title of the ancient Egyptian kings |
hieroglyphs | the picture signs used as writing |
papyrus | a reed from which paper was made |
Muslim | A follower of Mohammed, of the Islamic religion |
Aswan | One of the worlds largest dams is located at this Egyptian city. |
oasis | a fertile or green spot in a desert |
scarab | representation of a beetle considered divine by the Egyptians |
bedouin | an Egyptian desert herdsman |
ful | a dish made with beans, tomatoes and spices |
Alexander the Great | conqueror of Egypt in 332 BC |
Suez Canal | Built between 1859 -1869 for boats |
felucca | a traditional Egyptian sailboat |
Ramadan | a holy month and time of fasting for the Islamic faith |
The Sphinx | a monument built to honor Pharaoh Khufu |
a sarcophagus | a stone coffin |
fellahin | Egyptian farmers and country people |
Queen Hatshepsut | Egypt's only female pharaoh |
Alexandria | Second largest city in Egypt and popular seaside resort |
Omar Sharif | Egypt's most famous actor |