Population history of Egypt
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Egypt has a long and involved demographic history. This is partly due to the territory's geographical location at the crossroads of several major cultural areas: North Africa, the Middle East, the Mediterranean and Sub-Saharan Africa. In addition, Egypt has experienced several invasions and being part of many regional empires during its long history, including by the Canaanites, the Ancient Libyans, the Assyrians, the Kushites (a Nubian civilization), the Persians, the Greeks, the Romans, and the Arabs.
This article is about the population history of Egypt. For discussion of the scientific evidence relating to the race of the ancient Egyptians, see Genetic history of Egypt. For the history of the controversy, see Ancient Egyptian race controversy.