{"id":12451,"date":"2025-04-30T04:19:49","date_gmt":"2025-04-29T22:49:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=12451"},"modified":"2025-05-27T17:31:44","modified_gmt":"2025-05-27T12:01:44","slug":"key-facts-about-egypt","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/key-facts-about-egypt\/","title":{"rendered":"Egypt"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Egypt Latest News<\/h2>\n<p>India and Egypt are enhancing bilateral ties through strategic cooperation in the field of skill development, as part of their broader Strategic Partnership established in 2023.<\/p>\n<h2>Key Facts of Egypt<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Egypt\u2019s Location<\/strong>: Located in\u00a0<strong>northeast Africa<\/strong>, extending into\u00a0<strong>southwest Asia<\/strong>\u00a0through the\u00a0<strong>Sinai Peninsula<\/strong>. It is a\u00a0<strong>transcontinental country<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Bordering Nations<\/strong>: Shares borders with:\u00a0<strong>Libya<\/strong>\u00a0(west),\u00a0<strong>Sudan<\/strong>\u00a0(south),\u00a0<strong>Israel and the Gaza Strip<\/strong>\u00a0(northeast)\n<ul>\n<li>Coastlines along the\u00a0<strong>Mediterranean Sea<\/strong>\u00a0(north) and the\u00a0<strong>Red Sea<\/strong>\u00a0(east).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Key Geographical Features<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>The\u00a0<strong>Nile River<\/strong>, the\u00a0<strong>longest river in the world<\/strong>, flows\u00a0<strong>from south to north<\/strong>\u00a0through Egypt.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Aswan High Dam<\/strong>: Inaugurated in\u00a0<strong>1971<\/strong>, it is one of the\u00a0<strong>world\u2019s largest embankment dams<\/strong>. Functions:\n<ul>\n<li>Controls\u00a0<strong>annual Nile flooding<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>Provides\u00a0<strong>water storage for irrigation<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>Generates\u00a0<strong>hydroelectric power<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>Created\u00a0<strong>Lake Nasser<\/strong>, one of the\u00a0<strong>largest artificial lakes<\/strong>, extending into\u00a0<strong>Sudan<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Egypt FAQs<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Q1.\u00a0<\/strong>Where is Egypt located and why is it geopolitically important?<br \/>\n<strong>Ans.<\/strong>\u00a0Egypt is located in Northeast Africa and controls the Suez Canal, a vital global trade route linking the Mediterranean Sea and the Red Sea.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Q2.\u00a0<\/strong>What is the significance of the Suez Canal for India?<br \/>\n<strong>Ans.<\/strong>\u00a0Around 12% of India\u2019s global trade passes through the Suez Canal, making Egypt a crucial partner for India\u2019s maritime and trade interests.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Source:\u00a0<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/pib.gov.in\/PressReleasePage.aspx?PRID=2125101\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">PIB<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>India and Egypt boost bilateral ties via skill development, building on their 2023 Strategic Partnership; Egypt&#8217;s geography holds key global trade value.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":48344,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[593,21,23],"class_list":{"0":"post-12451","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-upsc-prelims-current-affairs","8":"tag-egypt","9":"tag-prelims-pointers","10":"tag-upsc-prelims-current-affairs","11":"no-featured-image-padding"},"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12451","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=12451"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12451\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/48344"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=12451"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=12451"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=12451"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}