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How much do you know about Egypt? Take this quiz.

2. What shape sits in the center of the Egyptian flag?

At the center of Egypt’s flag is the golden Eagle of Saladin, the country’s coat of arms. The eagle holds in its talon a scroll that reads in Arabic, Gumhūriyyat Miṣr al-ʿArabiyyah, or Arab Republic of Egypt.

At the center of Egypt’s flag is the golden Eagle of Saladin, the country’s coat of arms. The eagle holds in its talon a scroll that reads in Arabic, Gumhūriyyat Miṣr al-ʿArabiyyah, or Arab Republic of Egypt.

At the center of Egypt’s flag is the golden Eagle of Saladin, the country’s coat of arms. The eagle holds in its talon a scroll that reads in Arabic, Gumhūriyyat Miṣr al-ʿArabiyyah, or Arab Republic of Egypt.

At the center of Egypt’s flag is the golden Eagle of Saladin, the country’s coat of arms. The eagle holds in its talon a scroll that reads in Arabic, Gumhūriyyat Miṣr al-ʿArabiyyah, or Arab Republic of Egypt.

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An eagle

 

A palm tree

 

A star and crescent

 

Two stars

 

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