General information about Egypt
Travel details
Time zone: Eastern European Time (UTC +2) or Eastern European Summer Time (UTC +3). Prefix: +20 Voltage: 220V / 50Hz. Capital: Cairo Official language: Arabic Currency: Egyptian Pounds Climate: desertic, mostly hot with moderate winters. Average temperature: 10ºC to 20ºC (winter), 25ºC to 35ºC (summer).
Egyptian national Holidays:
- New Year’s Day (1/1)
- Sinai Liberation Day (25/4)
- Labour Day (1/5)
- Revolution Day (23/7)
- Armed Forces Day (6/10)
- Spring Festival (Sham al-Nessim) (Not a set date, it changes every year)
Islamic Holidays:
- Birthday of the Prophet Muhammad
- Ramadan
- Islamic New Year
- Eid al-Fitr
- Eid al-Adha
