Egypt is predominantly desert. 35,000 km 2 - 3.5% - of the total land area is cultivated and permanently settled. Most of the country lies within the wide band of desert that stretches eastwards from Africa's Atlantic Coast across the continent and into southwest Asia. Egypt's geological history has produced four major physical regions: 1  Nile Valley and Nile Delta. 2  Western Desert (from the Nile west to the Libyan border) 3  Eastern Desert (extends from the Nile Valley all the way to the Red Sea coast) 4  Sinai Peninsula.
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Contribute to our Open Dictionary. a strong feeling of not liking someone or something antipathy for/to/towards: She found it hard to hide her antipathy towards her senior colleagues. Synonyms and related words. Feelings of hatred or disliking:hatred, dislike, contempt... Explore Thesaurus.