Egypt

Egypt, officially the Arab Republic of Egypt, is an African nation on the human homeworld Earth. The adjective for Egypt is Egyptian.

Topography and ecology
It is bisected by the Nile River and is considered tropical and arid. Its capital city is Cairo, located near the Nile Delta.

Locations

 * Cairo

Rise of humanity
"These are pre-Covenant Sangheili ruins. They were already ancient history before humanity built the pyramids."

- Spartan Olympia Vale comments on ruins on Sanghelios, comparing them to the pyramids of Egypt to signify their great age.

Ancient Egyptian civilization coalesced over 6,000 years prior to the end of the Covenant war. After the eventual unification of Earth's nations under the Unified Earth Government, Egypt's strategic location became vitally important to the United Nations Space Command.

Human-Covenant War
A was constructed to orbit Egypt's capital city geosynchronously named Cairo Station. It was commissioned on September 14, 2552.

While 343 Guilty Spark was learning of modern human history during the Battle of Installation 04, he would see Egypt and its pyramids.

When the Covenant attacked in 2552, Cairo Station served as flag headquarters. Fighting during the Battle of Earth took place in Cairo itself.

Government and Society
The Arab Republic of Egypt is considered a technological, economic, and military dynamo.

Cultural influence
The AI Sekmet had an avatar styled in Egyptian robes.

Trivia

 * Proper nouns from Egyptian mythology form the basis for a number of GEN2 MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor variants, in addition to the elite Spartan-IV fireteam, Fireteam Osiris.
 * The New Cairo School of Advanced Medicine is an educational institution in the 26th Century, though it is currently unknown what precisely "New Cairo" signifies.

List of appearances

 * Halo 2
 * Halo: Ghosts of Onyx
 * Halo Legends
 * Origins
 * Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary
 * Terminals
 * Halo 4
 * Halo 2: Anniversary
 * Halo 5: Guardians
 * Halo Mythos