Regions of Egypt

The geographic regions of Egypt can be divided into four regions, the Nile valley and Delta region, the Eastern Desert, the Western Desert and the Sinai Peninsula region. Among these, the Nile Valley and the Delta region is the most important region in terms of life settlement and civilization in Egypt.

Had the Nile River not been there, the Entire country of Egypt as well as 11 other countries would have been desert. The Nile valley is the pioneer of the ancient Pharoic kingdoms, as the development of all ancient civilizations was impossible without rivers.

Presently, many an important cities in Egypt and in other countries of Africa are situated on the banks of the river Nile. The Nile valley in Egypt occupies only 4% of the total land area in Egypt.The rest is occupied by the desert and arid regions. Yet the very Nile valley and the delta region are home to 99% of the Egyptians. The rest one percent are the Bedouins who roam the deserts of Eastern Desert, Western Desert and the Sinai Peninsula region.

The Eastern desert region is inclusive of the land adjoining the Red sea, the Red Sea hills and the desert between the hills and the Red sea coast. There is no oasis in the region and the place is mostly inhabited by the Bedouins, who travel on camel backs. However, the mineral deposits of the Eastern desert make it an economically important zone for Egypt.

Life in the Western desert is even harder, except in the oasis regions. There are five of them and most of the nomadic tribes are settled around the oasis. It is among the hottest regions of Egypt. Rainfall is so scanty that it is not unusual for rainfall to happen in this region once in 5 to10 years. The Western desert covers two-third of the total land area of Egypt.