Egypt Tourism Transport

Egypt Tourism Transport

Transport in Egypt is centred around Cairo and largely follows the pattern of settlement along the Nile. The main line of the nation's 40,800-kilometre (25,400 mi) railway network runs from Alexandria to Aswan and is operated by Egyptian National Railways. The vehicle road network has expanded rapidly to over 34,000 km (21,000 mi), consisting of 28 lines, 796 stations, 1800 trains covering the Nile Valley and Nile Delta, the Mediterranean and Red Sea coasts, the Sinai, and the Western oases.

The Cairo Metro consists of three operational lines with a fourth line expected in the future.

Egyptair, which is now the country's flag carrier and largest airline, was founded in 1932 by Egyptian industrialist Talaat Harb, today owned by the Egyptian government. The airline is based at Cairo International Airport, its main hub, operating scheduled passenger and freight services to more than 75 destinations in the Middle East, Europe, Africa, Asia, and the Americas. The Current Egyptair fleet includes 80 aeroplanes.

Suez Canal

The Suez Canal is an artificial sea-level waterway in Egypt, connecting the Mediterranean Sea and the Red Sea. Opened in November 1869 after 10 years of construction work, it allows ship transport between Europe and Asia without navigation around Africa. The northern terminus is Port Said and the southern terminus is Port Tawfiq at the city of Suez. Ismailia lies on its west bank, 3 kilometres (1+7⁄8 miles) from the half-way point.

The canal is 193.30 km (120+1⁄8 mi) long, 24 metres (79 feet) deep and 205 m (673 ft) wide as of 2010. It consists of the northern access channel of 22 km (14 mi), the canal itself of 162.25 km (100+7⁄8 mi) and the southern access channel of 9 km (5+1⁄2 mi). The canal is a single lane with passing places in the Ballah By-Pass and the Great Bitter Lake. It contains no locks, seawater flows freely through the canal.

On 26 August 2014 a proposal was made for opening a New Suez Canal. Work on the New Suez Canal was completed in July 2015. The channel was officially inaugurated with a ceremony attended by foreign leaders and featuring military flyovers on 6 August 2015, in accordance with the budgets laid out for the project.

Egypt Tourism Overview

Egypt Capital and Largest City: Cairo
Egypt: 30°2′N 31°13′E
Egypt Official Languages: Arabic
Egypt National Language: Egyptian Arabic
Egypt Demonym(s): Egyptian
Egypt Government:
Unitary semi-presidential republic under an authoritarian regime
Egypt President: Abdel Fattah el-Sisi
Egypt Prime Minister: Mostafa Madbouly
Egypt Legislature: Parliament
Egypt Upper House: Senate
Egypt Lower House: House of Representatives
Egypt Establishment:
Unification of Upper and Lower Egypt c. 3150 BC
Fall of Memphis 343 BC
Arab Conquest 639–642
Ayyubid dynasty & Mamluk Sultanate 1171/4–1517
Muhammad Ali Dynasty Inaugurated 9 July 1805
Independence from United Kingdom 28 February 1922
Revolution Day 23 July 1952
Republic declared 18 June 1953
Current constitution 18 January 2014
Egypt Area Total: 1,010,408 km2 (390,121 sq mi) (30th)
Egypt Population:
2024 Estimate Neutral increase 107,785,000 (14th)
2017 Census Neutral increase 94,798,827
Egypt Currency: Egyptian pound (LE/E£/£E) (EGP)
Egypt Time Zone: UTC+2 (EGY)
Summer (DST) UTC+3
Egypt Driving Side: right
Egypt Calling Code: +20
Egypt ISO 3166 Code: EG
Egypt Internet TLD:
.eg
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