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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.
Article milestones Date Process Result April 13, 2006 WikiProject peer review Reviewed November 29, 2006 Good article nominee Listed July 9, 2008 Good article reassessment Delisted August 21, 2008 Good article nominee Not listed Current status: Delisted good article

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Section sizes Section size for Egypt (60 sections) Section name Byte count Section total (Top) 18,323 18,323 Names 8,857 8,857 History 89 72,744 Prehistory and Ancient Egypt 8,053 8,053 Ptolemaic and Roman Egypt 2,771 2,771 Middle Ages (7th century – 1517) 1,893 4,237 Abbasid period 865 865 Fatimids, Ayyubids and Mamluks 1,479 1,479 Early modern period: Ottoman Egypt (1517–1867) 2,258 6,456 Muhammad Ali dynasty 4,198 4,198 Khedivate of Egypt (1867–1914) 2,631 2,631 Sultanate of Egypt (1914–1922) 1,697 1,697 Kingdom of Egypt (1922–1953) 6,266 6,266 Republic of Egypt (1953–1958) 480 1,044 President Nasser (1956–1970) 564 564 United Arab Republic (1958–1971) 5,367 5,367 Arab Republic of Egypt (1971–present) 48 34,133 President Sadat (1970–1981) 2,286 2,286 President Mubarak (1981–2011) 9,312 9,312 Revolution (2011) 4,919 4,919 President Morsi (2012–2013) 4,206 4,206 Political crisis (2013) 5,620 5,620 President el-Sisi (2014–present) 7,742 7,742 Geography 3,838 10,755 Climate 3,990 3,990 Biodiversity 2,927 2,927 Government 6,209 44,583 Military and foreign relations 16,233 16,233 Law 4,394 20,446 Human rights 14,382 14,382 Freedom of the press 1,670 1,670 Administrative divisions 1,695 1,695 Economy 9,044 20,571 Tourism 2,013 2,013 Energy 2,992 2,992 Transport 1,199 4,199 Suez Canal 3,000 3,000 Water supply and sanitation 2,323 2,323 Demographics 5,119 35,021 Ethnic groups 2,260 2,260 Languages 2,329 2,329 Religion 14,351 14,351 Education 4,827 4,827 Health 4,024 4,024 Largest cities 2,111 2,111 Culture 2,848 23,592 Arts 1,284 1,284 Literature 2,520 2,520 Media 1,467 1,467 Cinema 3,633 3,633 Music 1,280 1,280 Dances 485 485 Museums 2,228 2,228 Festivals 590 590 Cuisine 1,001 1,001 Sports 6,256 6,256 See also 125 125 Notes 26 26 References 30 30 External links 3,059 3,059 Total 237,686 237,686

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The article only mentions the supposed origin for copt (it seems to have been originally for a cat), however the older attestation for Misr in that text from the same region is ignored a Linear B tablet also has Misr in it. d mi-sa-ra-jo (Misraios, also etymologically ‘man of Egypt’ [MiÒr] (KN F 841.4) (cf. SHELMERDINE 2008, §5.4.2.2, BENNET, J. 1985, The Structure of the Linear B Administration at Knossos, AJA 89, 231-49), not to mention it is likely older "(misr), more commonly found in Akkadian and Ugaritic documents from Syro-Palestine and Mesopotamia (Cline 1993: 18). Mis-sa-ra-jo appears on Knossos tablet KN F 841+867, possibly used as a man’s name, which Cline believes was meant to be pronounced as Misraios (Cline 1994: 128).

And undounbtedly older still its attestation as Misr in Linear A (CH # 333, A1) (Best & Woudhuizen 1988: 50-51; most recently and comprehensively Achterberge.a. 2004: 104; Landau 1958: 270. Cf. Luwian hieroglyphic Mizra “Egypt” (Karkamis A6, § 4), see Woudhuizen 2015a: 280 and the composite personal name Mizramuwas) in the oldest dated Minoan Tablet.

Further references for Misr in Linear texts https://www.jstor.org/stable/3853586

https://books.google.com/books?id=7KemAwAAQBAJ&pg=PT133&lpg=PT133&dq=misraios+linear&source=bl&ots=Zxoo0-1hY7&sig=ACfU3U2maplXzvLYndDdT400MVDR6Cx4fQ&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjczsnlmOzxAhUUOs0KHbFVBHoQ6AEwEHoECBQQAw#v=onepage&q=misraios%20&f=false

https://books.google.com/books?id=VOsUAAAAIAAJ&pg=PA68&lpg=PA68&dq=%22mi-sa-ra-jo%22&source=bl&ots=GqJzZXqicW&sig=ACfU3U2ehtSiZWXcs0q-eRcrhcZQTE_wmw&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjlj8e8mOzxAhX8B50JHetUApQQ6AEwBHoECAoQAw#v=onepage&q=%22mi-sa-ra-jo%22&f=false

https://books.google.com/books?id=EHu-DwAAQBAJ&pg=PT1213&lpg=PT1213&dq=linear+A+museum+tablet+misraios&source=bl&ots=SK7P7ajcNZ&sig=ACfU3U1uKklU43-uagxpqBBp8JqSKIwuXA&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjngKDKpuzxAhXLZc0KHbcVArYQ6AEwB3oECBYQAw#v=onepage&q=linear%20A%20museum%20tablet%20misraios&f=false

http://www.palaeolexicon.com/Word/Show/26969

https://www.jstor.org/stable/4433744?seq=1#metadata_info_tab_contents

https://www.academia.edu/1547735/Politics_of_the_sea_in_the_Late_Bronze_Age_II_III_Aegean_Iconographic_preferences_and_textual_perspectives

https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/cambridge-archaeological-journal/article/memories-into-images-aegean-and-aegeanlike-objects-in-new-kingdom-egyptian-theban-tombs/73A212AC959151082FCCF4022403D540

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update on BRICS membership in the introduction:

"Egypt is a founding member of the United Nations, the Non-Aligned Movement, the Arab League, the African Union, Organisation of Islamic Cooperation, the World Youth Forum, and an active member of BRICS." Daran75 (talk) 21:53, 31 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]

 Not done: Per MOS:LEADLINK. The requested prose (which is being asked to be placed in the lead) contains no WL's.  Spintendo  23:01, 31 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]

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I want to correct the article for further developments as it goes through. Kelbahloul1 (talk) 02:15, 10 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

 Not done: it's not clear what changes you want to be made. Please mention the specific changes in a "change X to Y" format and provide a reliable source if appropriate. Cannolis (talk) 05:59, 10 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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El-Sisi was re-elected in 2023-2024, being one of the most successful Egyptian Presidents. 105.181.14.63 (talk) 16:15, 16 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

 Not done: please provide reliable sources that support the change you want to be made. —TechnoSquirrel69 (sigh) 18:50, 16 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Egypt has a significant history during the Islamic period, including the Fatimids, Mamluks, and under Muhammad Ali; yet none of this is summarized in the lede; is there a reason why 12 centuries are not summarized in not even a word in the lede? Makeandtoss (talk) 20:23, 1 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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Change The Capital From Cairo to New Administrative Capital , From Today Officially the New Administrative Capital is the capital of Egypt 41.233.136.2 (talk) 01:38, 3 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

 Not done: please provide reliable sources that support the change you want to be made. I have not found any announcement that the capital has now been shifted, not even old sources that project the capital to be shifted today. Liu1126 (talk) 12:28, 3 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]