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This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 8 January 2025. Ethnic group This article is about the contemporary Nile Valley ethnic group. For other uses, see Egyptian (disambiguation). For information on the population of Egypt, see Demographics of Egypt. Ethnic group Egyptians Total population 120 million (2017) Regions with significant ...
Though food in Alexandria and the coast of Egypt tends to use a great deal of fish and other seafood, for the most part Egyptian cuisine is based on foods that grow out of the ground. Egypt's Red Sea ports were the main points of entry for spices to Europe. Easy access to various spices has, throughout the years, left its mark on Egyptian cuisine.
Egyptians, a national group in North Africa Egyptian culture, a complex and stable culture with thousands of years of recorded history; Egyptian cuisine, the local culinary traditions of Egypt; Egypt, the modern country in northeastern Africa Egyptian Arabic, the language spoken in contemporary Egypt; A citizen of Egypt; see Demographics of Egypt
Egyptian Museum of Berlin. In Egypt beer was a primary source of nutrition, and consumed daily. Beer was such an important part of the Egyptian diet that it was even used as currency. [4] Like most modern African beers, but unlike European beer, it was very cloudy with plenty of solids and highly nutritious, quite reminiscent of gruel. It was ...
The Ancient Egyptian classification of ancient peoples (from left to right): a Libyan, a Nubian, an Asiatic, and an Egyptian. Drawing by an unknown artist after a mural of the tomb of Seti I; Copy by Heinrich Menu von Minutoli (1820). In terms of skin colour, the Libyan has the lightest complexion, followed by the Asiatic who is yellowish in ...
Kushari, an Egyptian dish. Falafel, deep-fried balls of ground chickpeas or fava beans, is a common dish in Egypt [30] and the Levant. Egypt has a very rich cuisine with many unique customs. These customs also vary within Egypt itself, for example, in the coastal areas, like the coast of the Mediterranean Sea and Canal, the diet relies heavily ...
" Miṣr" (Arabic pronunciation:; "مِصر") is the Classical Quranic Arabic and modern official name of Egypt, while "Maṣr" (Egyptian Arabic pronunciation:; مَصر) is the local pronunciation in Egyptian Arabic. [25] The current name of Egypt, Misr/Misir/Misru, stems from the Ancient Semitic name for it.
An Egyptian man with Anubis Faiyum mummy portrait of an Egyptian man with sword belt, Altes Museum. Egypt has always been one of the most populous lands of the ancient Mediterranean world, with a population of at least 3 million Egyptians in the first century BC according to the Greek historian Diodorus Siculus. [29]