While Egypt is in Africa, it was involved in power plays in the Levant. Sometimes its territory extended into Syria and sometimes Asian powers ruled in Egypt. It is at the African end of the Fertile Crescent.
Major Countries of the Ancient Near East
By N.S. Gill, About.com Guide
Ancient Egypt
Sarcophagus and Mummy of Ramses VI at Cairo Museum, Egypt.
Getty Images/Patrick Landmann/Cairo Museum
The photo shows the sarcophagus and mummy of Pharoah Ramses VI.
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