Egypt | History, Map, Flag, Population, Facts | Britannica Egypt is a country located in the northeastern corner of Africa Egypt’s heartland, the Nile River valley and delta, was the home of one of the principal civilizations of the ancient Middle East and was the site of one of the world’s earliest urban and literate societies
Egypt Maps Facts - World Atlas Egypt is a transcontinental country that stretches from the northeast corner of Africa to the southwest corner of Asia The Sinai Peninsula of Egypt acts as the land bridge between these two continents