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'''The Arab Republic of Egypt''', or simply '''Egypt''', is an [[Africa]]n nation on [[Earth]].
'''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==
{{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.}}
===Rise of humanity===
[[File:Sphinx.png|left|thumb|250px|The [[Wikipedia:Great Sphinx of Giza|Great Sphinx]] and the [[Wikipedia:Giza pyramid complex|Pyramids of Giza]] during the time of Ancient Egypt.]]
[[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 ago<ref name="Founding" group="note">Egypt is thought to have been founded c. 3150 BCE. According to the ''[[Halo Encyclopedia]]'', 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.</ref> with the political unification of Upper and Lower Egypt under its first pharaoh, Menes. Predominately native Egyptian rule lasted until the conquest by the Achaemenid Empire in the sixth century BCE. In 332 BCE, Macedonian ruler Alexander the Great conquered Egypt as he toppled the Achaemenids and established the Hellenistic Ptolemaic Kingdom, which was eventually annexed by Rome. After the Islamic conquest of Egypt, parts of it became provinces of successive caliphates and other Muslim dynasties until it was absorbed into the Ottoman Empire. Egypt fell under the control of the British Empire in 1882 but in 1953 the independent Arab Republic of Egypt was formed. In [[1945]], Egypt was a founding member of the [[United Nations]]. 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 name="HE296"/> An [[orbital defense platform]] was constructed to orbit its capital city [[Geosynchronous orbit|geosynchronously]]<ref name="HE294">'''[[Halo Encyclopedia]]''', ''page 294'' (2011)</ref> and when the [[Covenant]] [[Battle for Earth|attacked]] in [[2552]], ''[[Cairo Station]]'' served as flag headquarters.<ref>[[Halo Legendary Crate/Data Drops]] #2</ref>
{{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}}
===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}}


==Geography==
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]]}}
[[File:Pyramids.png|300px|right|thumb|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}}.<ref>[[Terminal/Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary]], Terminal One</ref>]]
Egypt is a transcontinental nation; it possesses a land bridge between [[Africa]] and [[Asia]], traversed by a navigable waterway that connects the Mediterranean Sea with the Indian Ocean by way of the Red Sea. It is bisected by the Nile River.<ref name="HE296">'''[[Halo Encyclopedia]]''', ''page 296'' (2011)</ref> The majority of the country is arid desert, but oases and the region along the Nile could be called tropical.<ref name="HE296"/> Its capital city is Cairo, located near the Nile Delta.<ref name="HE294"/> Egypt is famous for its pyramids, massive structures built as tombs for its pharaohs and their consorts during the Old and Middle Kingdom periods.


==Economy and Society==
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}}
The Arab Republic of Egypt is considered a technological, economic, and military dynamo.<ref name="HE296"/>
 
==Government and Society==
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]]. The [[artificial intelligence]] construct known as [[Sekmet]], similarly, was named for the Egyptian [[Wikipedia:Sekhmet|goddess of the same name]].
*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.<ref>'''Halo Wars''', [[:File:The_Spirit_page_2.jpg|''The Spirit: Page 2'']]</ref>
*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==
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==Notes==
==Notes==
<references group="note"/>
{{Ref/Notes}}


==Sources==
==Sources==
{{Reflist|2}}
{{Ref/Sources|2}}


{{Countries}}
{{Earth Nations}}
[[Category:Earth]]
[[Category:Africa]]

Latest revision as of 08:05, March 8, 2024

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Arab Republic of Egypt
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Societal overview

Capital:

Cairo[1][2]

Historical overview

Formation:

Affiliation:

Unified Earth Government

 

Egypt, officially the Arab Republic of Egypt, is an African nation on the human homeworld Earth.[1][2] The adjective for Egypt is Egyptian.[3]

Overview[edit]

Topography and ecology[edit]

It is bisected by the Nile River and is considered tropical and arid.[1][2] Its capital city is Cairo, located near the Nile Delta.[4][2]

Locations[edit]

History[edit]

Rise of humanity[edit]

The Great Sphinx and the Pyramids of Giza during the time of Ancient Egypt.

"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.[5]

Ancient Egyptian civilization coalesced over 6,000 years prior to the end of the Covenant war.[Note 1] 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.[1][2]

Human-Covenant War[edit]

Main article: Human-Covenant War

A Moncton-class orbital weapon platform was constructed to orbit Egypt's capital city geosynchronously named Cairo Station.[4] It was commissioned on September 14, 2552.[6]

While 343 Guilty Spark was learning of modern human history during the Battle of Installation 04, he would see Egypt and its pyramids.[7]

When the Covenant attacked in 2552, Cairo Station served as flag headquarters.[6] Fighting during the Battle of Earth took place in Cairo itself.[1]

Government and Society[edit]

The Arab Republic of Egypt is considered a technological, economic, and military dynamo.[1]

Cultural influence[edit]

The AI Sekmet had an avatar styled in Egyptian robes.[3]

Trivia[edit]

Gallery[edit]

List of appearances[edit]

Notes[edit]

  1. ^ a b 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.

Sources[edit]

  1. ^ a b c d e f g Halo Encyclopedia (2009 edition) - Earth, page 284-285
  2. ^ a b c d e f Halo Encyclopedia (2011 edition) - Earth, page 296
  3. ^ a b Halo: Evolutions - The Impossible Life and the Possible Death of Preston J. Cole
  4. ^ a b Halo Encyclopedia (2011 edition), page 294
  5. ^ Halo 5: Guardians, campaign level Swords of Sanghelios
  6. ^ a b Halo Legendary Crate, Data Drop #2
  7. ^ Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary, Terminal One
  8. ^ Halo Wars, The Spirit: Page 2

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