Tourism in Egypt

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Tourism is one of the leading sources of income, crucial to Egypt's economy. At its peak in 2010, the sector employed about 12% of workforce of Egypt,^[1] serving approximately 14.7 million visitors to Egypt, and providing revenues of nearly $12.5 billion ^[2] as well as contributing more than 11% of GDP and 14.4% of foreign currency revenues.^[3]