Talk:Egypt

Egypt

It says, "until its local ruler Muhammad Ali established modern Egypt as an autonomous Khedivate in 1867," but.. but.. he was Albanian, born in Albania he definitely wasn't local. ~2026-41735-55 (talk) 12:13, 28 July 2026 (UTC)

Local means based in Egypt, it doesn’t mean native. Several non native rulers have ruled their countries in all the world over the course history without being native but were considered locals. Pyramidslover (talk) 02:33, 31 July 2026 (UTC) —  Blocked sockpuppet of Crimsonalfred2022, see investigation.

Extended-confirmed-protected edit request on 31 July 2026

Below is the proposed additions in the infobox of the article. The proposed information mention the history of establishment of the country from ancient times til today. | established_event1 = Unification of Upper and Lower Egypt | established_date1 = 3150 BCE | established_event2 = Old Kingdom of Egypt | established_date2 = 2686 BCE | established_event3 = Middle Kingdom of Egypt | established_date3 = 2055 BCE | established_event4 = New Kingdom of Egypt | established_date4 = 1570 BCE | established_event5 = Late Period of Egypt | established_date5 = 664 BCE | established_event6 = Tulunid Egypt | established_date6 = 868 AD | established_event7 = Fatimid Egypt | established_date7 = 973 | established_event8 = Ayyubid Sultanate of Egypt | established_date8 = 1174 | established_event9 = Mamluk Sultanate of Egypt | established_date9 = 1250 | established_event10 = Eyalet of Egypt | established_date10 = 9 July 1805 | established_event11 = Khedivate of Egypt | established_date11 = 1867 | established_event12 = Kingdom of Egypt | established_date12 = 28 February 1922 | established_event13 = Republic of Egypt | established_date13 = 18 June 1953 Pyramidslover (talk) 03:11, 31 July 2026 (UTC) —  Blocked sockpuppet of Crimsonalfred2022, see investigation.

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Egypt, officially the Arab Republic of Egypt, is a country spanning the northeast corner of Africa and southwest corner of Asia via the Sinai Peninsula. It is bordered by the Mediterranean Sea to the north, Palestine and Israel to the northeast, the Red Sea to the east, Sudan and the Sahara to the south, and Libya to the west. The Gulf of Aqaba in the northeast separates Egypt from Jordan and Saudi Arabia. Cairo is the capital, largest city, and leading cultural centre, while Alexandria is the second-largest city and an important hub of industry and tourism. With over 107 million inhabitants, Egypt is the most populous country in the Arab world, third-most populous country in Africa, and 15th-most populated in the world.

Egypt has one of the longest histories of any country, tracing its heritage along the Nile Deltaback to the 6th–4th millennia BCE. Considered a cradle of civilisation, Ancient Egypt saw some of the earliest developments of writing, agriculture, urbanisation, organised religion and central government. The Kingdom of Egypt established a succession of pharaonic dynasties that ruled for three millennia across the Old, Middle, and New Kingdoms. Egypt came under foreign rule in the 6th century BCE. Egypt was an early and important centre of Christianity, later adopting Islam from the seventh century onwards. Alexandria, Egypt's former capital and currently second largest city, was a hub of global knowledge through its Library. Alexandria, Egypt's former capital and currently second largest city, was a hub of global knowledge through its Library. Egypt became a semi-independent state in the 9th century through the rule of the Tulunid and the subsequent Ikhshidid dynasty. Cairo became the capital of the Fatimid Caliphate in the 10th century and of the subsequent Mamluk Sultanate in the 13th century, in which Egypt linked trade routes linking the Red Sea with Indian Ocean. Egypt then became part of the Ottoman Empire in 1517, until its local ruler Muhammad Ali established modern Egypt as an autonomous Khedivate in 1867. The country was then occupied by the British Empire along with Sudan and gained independence in 1922 as a monarchy.

After the 1948 Arab–Israeli War, Egypt occupied the Gaza Strip. Following the 1952 revolution, Egypt declared itself a republic. In 1958, Egypt merged with Syria to form the United Arab Republic, with Syria withdrawing in 1961 after their coup. Egypt fought several armed conflicts with Israel in 1948, 1956, 1967and 1973. After the 1967 war, Egypt lost the Sinai Peninsula and the Gaza Strip to Israel. In 1978, Egypt signed the Camp David Accords, which recognised Israel and heavily demilitarised the Sinai in exchange for the latter's withdrawal from the occupied Sinai, completely turning over control of the Sinai to Egypt in 1982. After the Arab Spring, which led to the 2011 Egyptian revolution and overthrow of Hosni Mubarak, the country faced a protracted period of political unrest; its first democratic election in 2012 resulted in the short-lived, Muslim Brotherhood-aligned government of Mohamed Morsi, which was overthrown by the military after mass protests in 2013. The current government is a semi-presidential republic led by Abdel Fattah el-Sisi, who was elected in 2014 but is widely regarded as authoritarian.

Egypt is a developing country with the second-largest economy in Africa. It is considered to be a regional power in the Middle East, North Africa and the Muslim world, and a middle power worldwide. Islam is the official religionand Arabic its official language, while its major spoken language is Egyptian Arabic. Egypt is a founding member of the United Nations, the Non-Aligned Movement, the Arab League, the African Union, Organisation of Islamic Cooperation, World Youth Forum, and a member of BRICS. Pyramidslover (talk) 01:03, 4 August 2026 (UTC) —  Blocked sockpuppet of Crimsonalfred2022, see investigation.

References

Retain American English

Dear all, the first contribution to the article was in American English citing the CIA World Factook which uses American English and there after it has been steadily growing in American spelling till someone decided the article needed to be completely rewritten in British English and since then there were attempts to Britishize it even though there isn't a tradition to use British spelling in Egypt as in, e.g. India, Pakistan... Relared: MOS:RETAIN - Languages of Egypt, there's even a slight preference towards American English in Egypt which counters converting to British English. Also, Most sources are in American English, even official Egyptian websites are in American English. Thanks. --Esperfulmo (talk) 09:30, 6 August 2026 (UTC)

I think the use of one specific dialect applies to almost all country pages, and most of them opted for British English.Turnopoems 𓋹 ✎ 12:16, 20 August 2026 (UTC)

Extended-confirmed-protected edit request on 12 August 2026

Change the population from 106 million to over 120 million. TheUndertaker67 (talk) 20:30, 12 August 2026 (UTC)

 Not done: please provide reliable sources that support the change you want made. In solidarity Dafootballguy Want to talk? 20:33, 12 August 2026 (UTC)

https://www.worldometers.info/world-population/egypt-population/ TheUndertaker67 (talk) 04:00, 14 August 2026 (UTC)

@TheUndertaker67 I'll be happy to do that. Can you tell which section that stat is in? I couldn't find it at a quick glance. In solidarity Dafootballguy Want to talk? 04:03, 14 August 2026 (UTC)

@Dafootballguy Its in the demographics section and the population section. TheUndertaker67 (talk) 20:33, 15 August 2026 (UTC)

 Done Lova Falk (talk) 07:48, 4 September 2026 (UTC)