Africa · North Africa · Nile & Red Sea
Egypt
Capital · Cairo
The pyramids of Giza and the eternal, life-giving Nile.
The essentials
Egypt at a glance
- Capital
- Cairo
- Region
- North Africa · Nile & Red Sea
- Currency
- Egyptian pound (EGP)
- Languages
- Arabic
- Dialling code
- +20
- Status
- Sovereign African nation
Plan around it
National days & key dates in Egypt
The dates the diaspora marks abroad — independence, liberation and the festivals that fill a rented hall in Bangkok or Guangzhou every year.
Jul 23Revolution Day1952
Apr 25Sinai Liberation Day
Oct 6Armed Forces Day
Across the ocean
Where Egypt people gather in Asia
These are the Asian hubs with the largest and longest-established African communities. Every one has a free country group and a live channel in the Hub.
🇹🇭ThailandBangkok — Sukhumvit Soi 3, the original Little Africa
🇨🇳ChinaGuangzhou & Yiwu — the trade corridor
🇯🇵JapanTokyo & Yokohama — students, athletes and engineers
🇮🇳IndiaDelhi, Bangalore & Pune — university towns
🇲🇾MalaysiaKuala Lumpur — study and business visas
🇦🇪United Arab EmiratesDubai — the aviation and re-export hub
Before you fly
Travelling on a Egypt passport
Asian entry rules are not uniform across Africa. Some destinations are visa-free or visa-on-arrival for this passport; others need an e-visa or a full embassy application with proof of funds and a return ticket.
Open the Passport Index →Never land alone
Find your people first
Post in the Egypt channel before you book. Someone from home is already in the city you are moving to — and they will tell you what the agent will not.
Open the Egypt channel →Keep exploring