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Cairo is actually in the Sahara Desert. Is is populated because it is in the Nile River Delta right by the Mediterranean Sea.
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What desert is located near the Nile river?
The Libyan Desert covers those areas mentioned in your question. It is a sub region of the larger Sahara.
What are the similarities between the Sahara desert and Kalahari desert?
I understand that the Arabian desert and the Sahara desert are not the same thing. The Sahara desert is the biggest hot desert in the world and it is located in Africa. The Sahara covers huge parts of Algeria, Chad, Egypt, Libya, Mali, Mauritania, Morocco, Niger, Western Sahara, Sudan and Tunisia. It covers the north of Africa and it is separated by water from Arabia.
What cities does the river Nile go through?
The most famous of course, is Cairo (Egypt). Some other cities that it runs through are: Alexandria (Egypt) Aswan (Egypt) Luxor (Egypt) khartoum (Sudan) The list could go on for ages, because cities have always developed near rivers.
On which continent is the Great Pyramid located?
The Great Pyramid of Giza is located on the African continent.
Where is Memphis in Africa?
The city of Memphis was located in Egypt. Its ruins are located near the town of Mit Rahina south of Cairo. Please see the link below for more information.
In what desert was the first sphinx made?
The sphinx is found in the Sahara Desert near Cairo, Egypt.
Does the pup fish live in the Sahara Desert?
yes it lives in the eastern part of the sahara and near egypt
What desert is located near the Nile river?
The Libyan Desert covers those areas mentioned in your question. It is a sub region of the larger Sahara.
Were is the Great Sphinx location?
It is in the Necropolis, near Cairo, Egypt.
Is Egypt part of the Sahara desert?
it is 97% because 3%is used to grow thingsabout 97%
What are four natural barriers in Egypt?
A great area of Egypt is surrounded by the Sahara desert. It also is near the Nile River Valley and the Mediterranean and Red Seas.
Is the Sahara desert near the Kalahari desert?
No, the Sahara Desert is in Norrth Africa and the Kalahari Desert is in Southern Africa
What mountain range is near the Sahara Desert?
The Atlas Mountains are in the Sahara Desert, or around atleast.
Where is Cairo the capital of Egypt?
Cairo, the capital and largest city of Egypt, is located in northern Egypt near the Mediterranean Sea.
Is Mali near the Sahara Desert?
Yes, part of the Sahara is located in Mali.
Which country is famous for the sphinx?
The Great Sphinx of Giza stands on the Giza Plateau on the west bank of the Nile near Cairo, in Egypt.
What is the best airport to go to near Egypt?
The best airport IN Egypt is Cairo as it is the most centralized and also the capital. Cairo is the best place to get flights out to other parts of Egypt as well, plus Cairo is in near the tourist destinations of the Pyramids of Giza and Karnak
