I'm Wondering About Egypt - English - Curiosity

Egypt

My new curiosity topic is Egypt. I wonder how many pyramids are in Egypt and how they were built? How many people live in Egypt? How much money do they make from tourists? I needed answers and I got them.

I found out that there about 80 pyramids known in Egypt. But, Egypt isn't the country with the most pyramids. Sudan actually has more. There are around 220 extant (surviving/still alive) pyramids in the nation of Sudan, yet a lot of people believe Egypt has more. That's because Egypt is known for their pyramids. Egypt is known for their ancient monuments such as pyramids and the Sphinx. Below is a picture of some pyramids and the Sphinx.

In 2016 the estimated population of Egypt was 95.69 million people! That's a lot of people. In 2010 the peak was estimated by the sector and 12% of Egypt's workforce was serving approximately 14.7 million visitors and an income of $12.5 billion dollars. 

Did you know that the Ancient Egyptians drank beer daily!? The wine was for the rich and the beer they drank provided the water they lost through sweat and it also provided calories. The food that they mostly ate was bread but they also loved to eat garlic, they ate green veggies, lentils, figs, dates, onions, fish, birds, eggs, cheese, butter and more. 

If you travel to Egypt you should try their food. Ful Medames (broad beans in sauce), Koshari (lentils, macaroni, rice and chickpeas), Shai (mint tea) and Baklava, Lemon and Garlic Potato Salad, Gebna Makleyah (oven-fried cheese), Bamia (sweet and sour Okra), 'Irea (cinnamon beverage), and more. They sound good.

Did you know that most ancient pyramids in Egypt were tombs built for pharaohs and their families? The afterlife was also very important to Egyptians, they believed preserving the bodies through the process called mummification would let their soul live on in the afterlife forever. 

Did you know that the bandages mummies were wrapped up in can stretch up to 1.6 kilometres!? Wow.

There are a lot more facts about Egypt and I think they're very interesting. I think you should go and research Egypt too, it was fun finding out about the history.