Egypt

Arab Republic of Egypt
Societal overview
Capital:	Cairo
Historical overview
Formation:	Fifth Millennium BCE;
Affiliation:	Unified Earth Government

There is more information available on this subject at Egypt on the English Wikipedia.

Egypt, officially the Arab Republic of Egypt, is an African nation on Earth.^[1]

History

"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.^[2]

The Great Sphinx and the 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.^{[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] A Moncton-class orbital weapon platform was constructed to orbit its capital city geosynchronously^[3] and when the Covenant attacked in 2552, Cairo Station served as flag headquarters.^[4] Fighting during the Battle of Earth took place in Cairo itself.^[1]

Geography

A matte painting from the terminals depicting the Egypt.

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 UNSC Pillar of Autumn.^[5]

It is bisected by the Nile River and is considered tropical and arid.^[1] Its capital city is Cairo, located near the Nile Delta.^[3]

Economy and Society

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

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 artificial intelligence construct known as Sekmet, similarly, was named for the Egyptian goddess of the same name.
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.^[6]

List of appearances

Halo 2 (First appearance)
Halo: Ghosts of Onyx (Indirect mention)
Halo Legends
- Origins
Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary
- Terminals
Halo 4 (Indirect mention)
Halo 2: Anniversary
Halo 5: Guardians (Indirect mention)
Halo Mythos (Indirect mention)

Notes

^ ^a ^b 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.

Sources

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g Halo Encyclopedia, p. 296 (2011)
^ Halo 5: Guardians, campaign level, Swords of Sanghelios
^ ^a ^b Halo Encyclopedia, p. 294 (2011)
^ Halo Legendary Crate, Data Drop #2
^ Terminal/Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary, Terminal One
^ Halo Wars, The Spirit: Page 2

[Founding-2] 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.

[HE296-1] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g Halo Encyclopedia, p. 296 (2011)

[3] Halo 5: Guardians, campaign level, Swords of Sanghelios

[HE294-4] Halo Encyclopedia, p. 294 (2011)

[5] Halo Legendary Crate, Data Drop #2

[6] Terminal/Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary, Terminal One

[7] Halo Wars, The Spirit: Page 2

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