2006-12-12 08:39:10 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Arts & Humanities ➔ History
Egypt is the most populous country in the Middle East and the second-most populous on the African continent, with nearly 79 million people. Almost all the population is concentrated along the banks of the Nile (notably Alexandria and Cairo), in the Delta and near the Suez Canal. Approximately 90% of the population adheres to Islam and most of the remainder to Christianity (primarily the Coptic Orthodox denomination). Apart from religious affiliation, Egyptians can be divided demographically into those who live in the major urban centers and the fellahin or farmers of rural villages.
Egyptians are by the far the largest ethnic group in Egypt at 97-98% (about 76.4 million) of the total population.[1] Ethnic minorities include the Bedouin Arab tribes living in the eastern deserts and the Sinai Peninsula, the Berber-speaking Siwis of the Siwa Oasis, and the ancient Nubian communities clustered along the Nile in the southernmost part of Egypt. Egypt also hosts some 90,000 refugees and asylum seekers, made up mostly of 70,000 Palestinian refugees and 20,000 Sudanese refugees. The once-vibrant Jewish community in Egypt has virtually disappeared, with only a small number remaining in Egypt and those who visit on religious occasions. Several important Jewish archaeological and historical sites remain.
If you want to explore various aspects of ancient Egypt, try this link: http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/ancient/egyptians/
2006-12-12 08:47:47 · answer #1 · answered by Doethineb 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
well according to the egyptians history they desended from good orgininating from the island of pun. ( a mythical island)
Truth be told they are one of the oldest civilisations in the world and certainly the most advanced for their time, it is even thought that they could be the ancestors of the ancient mayans, incas and aztecs. Their empire lasted what is believed to be several thousand years with the glory period being the age when kanfu built the piramids.
Archeologists are in conflict regards their origins.
But even so they are certainly a race that still captivate many with thier history, me included
2006-12-12 08:47:25 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
People from Egypt.
2006-12-12 08:46:55 · answer #3 · answered by Dr.D 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
they were Coptics. There are still some in Egypt
2006-12-12 08:44:29 · answer #4 · answered by Jomtien C 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋