This activity (by: Roni Gonen \u2013 Eiron) presents the Republic of Egypt, its structure, and main historical sites.<\/p>

Egypt is located in the northeastern corner of the African continent.
It borders the Mediterranean Sea and the Red Sea.
Its neighbors: in the northeast \u2013 Israel, in the northwest \u2013 the Palestinian Authority, in the west \u2013 Libya, and in the south \u2013 Sudan.<\/p>

The area of the Egyptian Republic is 1,002 million square kilometers.
Its population numbers 78.8 million people, consisting of Egyptians, Bedouins, and Nubians.
Despite its large area, most of its population is concentrated in the Nile Valley.<\/p>

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The Great Sphinx and the Pyramids<\/h3>
The Great Sphinx is a giant statue of a mythical creature with a lion’s body and a human head, and it stands at a strategic point as if protecting the pyramids behind it.<\/p>
The pyramids are among the largest structures built by human hands and constitute a symbol of the cultural wealth of ancient Egypt.<\/p>
There are many reasons for the unique structure of the pyramid.
One reason is their shape, which represents the primeval mound from which the world was created according to Egyptian mythology.
Another reason is the depiction of the spreading of the sun’s rays.<\/p>
Contrary to popular belief, the pyramids were not built by slaves, but by professional builders who lived near the site.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t
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Experiencing the construction of a pyramid.
Different squares and triangles can be prepared from Bristol board or cardboard to try to create different pyramids.
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The geometric bodies can be unfolded and the net sketched together on Bristol board.
Fold, decorate, and create colorful pyramids.<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t
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Set out on a virtual tour in the spaces of Egypt. From the irrigated Nile to the arid deserts, we will get to know the historical and geographical sites that make this country a global and fascinating crossroads.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":8863,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"elementor_header_footer","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[61,66,115,68,29],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-12350","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-arrows-website","category-egypt","category-egypt-symbols","category-symbols","category-29","entry","has-media"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/range.haifa.ac.il\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12350","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/range.haifa.ac.il\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/range.haifa.ac.il\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/range.haifa.ac.il\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/range.haifa.ac.il\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=12350"}],"version-history":[{"count":12,"href":"https:\/\/range.haifa.ac.il\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12350\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":13462,"href":"https:\/\/range.haifa.ac.il\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12350\/revisions\/13462"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/range.haifa.ac.il\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/8863"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/range.haifa.ac.il\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=12350"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/range.haifa.ac.il\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=12350"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/range.haifa.ac.il\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=12350"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}