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	Egypt was one of the Geography and places good articles, but it has been removed from the list. There are suggestions below for improving the article to meet the good article criteria. Once these issues have been addressed, the article can be renominated. Editors may also seek a reassessment of the decision if they believe there was a mistake.
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Section sizes Section size for Egypt (58 sections) Section name Byte count Prose size (words) Header Total Header Total (Top) 24,486 24,486 473 473 Names 10,849 10,849 323 323 History 41 43,583 0 2,716 Prehistoric Egypt 2,579 2,579 201 201 Ancient Egypt (3150 BCE–305 BCE) 3,980 3,980 251 251 Ptolemaic and Roman Egypt (305 BCE–641 CE) 3,104 3,104 204 204 Middle Ages (641–1517) 3,431 3,431 214 214 Ottoman Egypt (1517–1867) 3,767 3,767 307 307 Monarchical Egypt (1867–1952) 6,797 6,797 562 562 Republican Egypt under Nasser (1952–1970) 1,106 1,106 111 111 Egypt under Sadat and Mubarak (1971–2011) 7,209 7,209 477 477 Contemporary (2011–present) 11,569 11,569 389 389 Geography 3,845 10,851 298 792 Climate 3,923 3,923 279 279 Biodiversity 3,083 3,083 215 215 Government 6,617 37,472 325 1,734 Foreign relations 6,658 6,658 317 317 Military 6,770 6,770 409 409 Law 4,575 13,358 282 648 Human rights 7,858 7,858 292 292 Freedom of the press 925 925 74 74 Administrative divisions 4,069 4,069 35 35 Economy 6,669 28,473 368 1,641 Manufacturing 6,071 6,071 283 283 Retail and services 4,768 4,768 301 301 Hydrocarbons and mining 4,706 4,706 265 265 Agriculture 4,580 4,580 240 240 Tourism 1,679 1,679 184 184 Infrastructure 19 16,043 0 1,150 Energy 6,030 6,030 352 352 Transport 5,279 5,279 363 363 Water supply and sanitation 4,715 4,715 435 435 Demographics 5,960 38,772 317 1,920 Ethnic groups 1,581 1,581 145 145 Languages 2,431 2,431 135 135 Religion 15,520 15,520 545 545 Education 5,660 5,660 384 384 Health 5,646 5,646 394 394 Largest cities 1,974 1,974 0 0 Culture 2,867 63,840 220 4,453 Arts 6,615 6,615 565 565 Literature 11,077 11,077 511 511 Media 5,981 5,981 482 482 Cinema 6,460 6,460 428 428 Music 6,106 6,106 482 482 Dances 2,564 2,564 265 265 Museums 3,903 3,903 305 305 Festivals 3,553 3,553 290 290 Cuisine 8,854 8,854 465 465 Sports 5,860 5,860 440 440 See also 70 70 0 0 Notes 26 26 0 0 References 30 30 0 0 External links 181 3,395 0 99 Government 950 950 0 0 History 370 370 0 0 Tourism 106 106 0 0 Maps 1,788 1,788 99 99 Total 277,890 277,890 15,301 15,301

From Egypt is a Country under an authoritarian government, to Egypt is a country under an authotarian military dictatorship. Datawikiperson (talk) 09:38, 4 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

I see no request here, just an exclamation. Largoplazo (talk) 11:37, 4 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

 Not done. Please provide reliable sources that support the change you want to be made. NotJamestack (talk) 13:05, 2 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]

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It's called the republic of Egypt and not the arab republic of Egypt. 2A02:9B0:801F:F9E3:186F:44BD:D86F:A22C (talk) 15:14, 17 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]

 Not done: The IP needs to provide a citation to prove their logic. Seeing the article's current sources, it seems like Egypt is, in fact, called the "Arab Republic of Egypt". Again, please provide a source to initiate your change. Hacked (Talk|Contribs) 15:17, 17 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]

I'm inclined to suspect most of the statistics on Egypt tourism are false. And the main source is a government link that is dead, but was likely propaganda.

https://sis.gov.eg/Story/204112/A-record-15.7-million-tourists-visited-Egypt-in-2024?lang=en-us Gaskew7 (talk) 18:40, 15 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Why is the yellow in Eygpt's flag so bright? I usually see darker versions. Is it supposed to be like that? Dynamismcool (talk) 14:43, 16 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]

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I noticed that the yellow in Eygpt's flag is brighter than what I'm used to. Is it fine if I change it to the darker shade of yellow? Dynamismcool (talk) 22:53, 17 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]

 Not done. If it's not the official flag, it doesn't belong on a Wikipedia article. Also,  Not done: this is not the right page to request additional user rights. You may reopen this request with the specific changes to be made and someone may add them for you. NotJamestack (✉️|📝) 23:00, 17 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]

The coat of arms on this page is a darker shade of yellow. Dynamismcool (talk) 10:27, 18 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]

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"It is bordered by the Mediterranean Sea to the north, Palestine (Gaza Strip) and Israel to the northeast," Remove "and" and replace with a comma Sinai Peninsula (talk) 01:37, 25 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Also remove (Gaza Strip) so it's just

Palestine, Israel to the northeast Sinai Peninsula (talk) 01:39, 25 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]

 Partly done: It's saying Israel and Palestine are both in the northeast of Egypt, so I'm not adding that comma. However, I've removed "(Gaza Strip)" as it seemed redundant to me. Hacked (Talk|Contribs) 02:20, 25 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Adding citation in the languages section of the article (which currently does not have citation). Link with citation: [1] Christos1200 (talk) 23:47, 1 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]

 Done Thank you Christos1200! Lova Falk (talk) 10:43, 8 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]

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I have created a new type of file of the coat of arms on Commons:

I did this because if I edit it, both the flag & the coat of arms, will have the same shade of yellow. Dynamiscool (talk) 13:23, 15 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]

 Not done: it's not clear what changes you want made. Please detail the specific changes in a "change X to Y" format and provide a reliable source if appropriate. Aston305 (complain/compliment) 19:21, 15 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]

I’ve tried to eradicate all the American English spellings in a single edit, as per the notice at the top of this talk page. If there is any American spelling I've missed, please carefully analyze the article and change it to British English. 2600 etc (talk) 04:44, 23 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]