Egyptians (Without Islam)

The Egyptians (Egyptian: ϩαɴ.Ρϵμϵɴkῑμι han.Remenkīmi) are an ethnic group native to Egypt, and also to the region of Cyrenaica in eastern Libya, Anatolia, Northern Nubia, Eritrea, and other regions. They also form a significant diaspora, with Egyptian communities established around the world.

Egyptian identity is closely tied to geography. The population of Egypt is concentrated in the lower Nile valley, the small strip of cultivable land stretching from the First Cataract to the Mediterranean and enclosed by desert both to the east and to the west. This unique geography has been the basis of the development of Egyptian society since antiquity. If regarded as a single ethnic group, the Egyptian people constitute one of the world's largest.