According to localcollegeexplorer.com, Egypt is a transcontinental country located primarily in North Africa, with a small portion of its landmass located in the Middle East. It is bordered to the north by the Mediterranean Sea, to the east by Israel and the Red Sea, to the south by Sudan, and […]

The classic Egyptian breakfast consists of two main courses: fula and felafile (or taameya). Ful are boiled beans in a sour sauce, with spices and herbs, sometimes with the addition of finely chopped vegetables. Filafili are vegetarian cutlets made from grated legumes. In addition to this, a plate of tehina […]

Divisions and borders. – Egypt is the country that the Nile bathes below Elephantine (Herodotus, II, 18). Its name, as we have seen, is taken from that of the ancient city of Memphis (Babylonian Ḫ ikuptah, which in Greek became Αἴγυπτος). The natives called it Kême “Black”, in opposition to Ṭ or š re “Red” […]