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'''Egypt''', officially the '''Arab Republic of Egypt''', is an [[Africa]]n nation on the [[human]] [[planet|homeworld]] [[Earth]].{{Ref/Reuse|HE296}} | '''Egypt''', officially the '''Arab Republic of Egypt''', is an [[Africa]]n nation on the [[human]] [[planet|homeworld]] [[Earth]].{{Ref/Reuse|HE296}}{{Ref/Reuse|enc11}} The adjective for Egypt is Egyptian.{{Ref/Anthology|Id=evolutions|Evo|[[The Impossible Life and the Possible Death of Preston J. Cole]]}} | ||
==Overview== | |||
===Topography and ecology=== | |||
It is bisected by the [[Wikipedia:Nile River|Nile River]] and is considered tropical and arid.{{Ref/Book|Id=HE296|Enc09|Section=Earth|Page=284-285}}{{Ref/Book|Id=enc11|Enc11|Section=Earth|Page=296}} Its [[city|capital city]] is [[Cairo]], located near the [[Wikipedia:Nile River Delta|Nile Delta]].{{Ref/Reuse|HE294}}{{Ref/Reuse|enc11}} | |||
====Locations==== | |||
*[[Cairo]] | |||
==History== | ==History== | ||
[[File:Sphinx.png|left|thumb| | ===Rise of humanity=== | ||
{{Quote|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.{{Ref/Level| | [[File:Sphinx.png|left|thumb|200px|The [[Wikipedia:Great Sphinx of Giza|Great Sphinx]] and the [[Wikipedia:Giza pyramid complex|Pyramids of Giza]] during the time of Ancient Egypt.]] | ||
Ancient Egyptian civilization coalesced over 6,000 years prior to the end of the Covenant war.{{Ref/Note|Id=founding|Egypt is thought to have been founded c. 3150 BCE. According to the ''[[Halo Encyclopedia | {{Quote|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.{{Ref/Level|H5G|[[Swords of Sanghelios (level)|Swords of Sanghelios]]}}}} | ||
Ancient Egyptian civilization coalesced over 6,000 years prior to the end of the Covenant war.{{Ref/Note|Id=founding|Egypt is thought to have been founded c. 3150 BCE. According to the ''[[Halo Encyclopedia (2009 edition)]]'', however, by the 26th Century Egypt had been around for over 6,000 years, meaning it must have actually been established hundreds of years prior to this date.}} 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]].{{Ref/Reuse|HE296}}{{Ref/Reuse|enc11}} | |||
{{Clear}} | {{Clear}} | ||
== | ===Human-Covenant War=== | ||
[[ | {{Main|Human-Covenant War}} | ||
A {{Class|Moncton|orbital weapon platform}} was constructed to orbit Egypt's capital city [[Geosynchronous orbit|geosynchronously]] named ''[[Cairo Station (station)|Cairo Station]]''.{{Ref/Book|Id=HE294|Enc11|Page=294}} It was commissioned on [[2552|September 14, 2552]].{{Ref/Reuse|legendary}} | |||
While [[343 Guilty Spark]] was learning of modern human history during the [[Battle of Installation 04]], he would see Egypt and its pyramids.{{Ref/Game|CEA|[[Terminal (Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary)|Terminal One]]}} | |||
When the [[Covenant]] [[Battle for Earth|attacked]] in [[2552]], ''Cairo Station'' served as flag headquarters.{{Ref/Generic|Id=legendary|[[Halo Legendary Crate]]|[[Halo Legendary Crate/Data Drops|Data Drop #2]]}} Fighting during the Battle of Earth took place in Cairo itself.{{Ref/Reuse|HE296}} | |||
== | ==Government and Society== | ||
The Arab Republic of Egypt is considered a technological, economic, and military dynamo.{{Ref/Reuse|HE296}} | The Arab Republic of Egypt is considered a technological, economic, and military dynamo.{{Ref/Reuse|HE296}} | ||
===Cultural influence=== | |||
The AI [[Sekmet]] had an avatar styled in Egyptian robes.{{Ref/Reuse|evolutions}} | |||
==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
*Proper nouns from [[List of references to religion in the Halo series|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 | *Proper nouns from [[List of references to religion in the Halo series|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. | *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.{{Ref/Game|HW|[[:File:The_Spirit_page_2.jpg|The Spirit: Page 2]]}} | ||
==Gallery== | |||
<gallery> | |||
File:Pyramids.png|A depiction of a traveler on a camel riding past a trio of pyramids, as glimpsed by [[343 Guilty Spark]] upon accessing data concerning [[human]] history on the {{UNSCShip|Pillar of Autumn}}. | |||
</gallery> | |||
==List of appearances== | ==List of appearances== | ||