Question

Why do some people think that Egypt should be considered as a part of the Middle East?

Answer 1

The real reason that Egyptians say Egypt is in the Middle East instead of Africa is because Egyptian are trying to disassociate themselves from Africa

Why is Egypt considered part of the Middle East?

Although Egypt sits in the north of the African continent it is considered by many to be a Middle Eastern country, partly because the main spoken language there is Egyptian Arabic, the main religion is Islam and it is a member of the Arab League.

Answer 2

Egypt is not just considered as a middle-eastern country it actually IS a part of the Middle East.

Egypt is an African country that's also a part of the Middle East. It's the only non-asian country among the other middle-eastern countries.

It's an Arab country & practices Islam & the people here speak Arabic. It also follows the traditions similar to that of the other middle-eastern countries.

Other countries in the Middle East include: Bahrain, Cyprus, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Oman, Palestine, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, the Syrian Arab Republic, Turkey, the United Arab Emirates and Yemen.

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