Tourists go to Egypt for many reasons. Obviously, there are the classical tours, which visit ancient sites, perhaps even including a few religious monuments. They also go to beaches, or even nature tours, for example. read more
The name Egypt comes from the Greek Aigyptos, and ultimately from the Egyptian Hikuptah. This was the name of a temple of Ptah in Memphis, which was used by foreigners to refer to Memphis itself and later to the country as a whole. read more