Abstract: The geological history of Egypt is a very complex but most fascinatingstory which starts at least 1000 million years ago in the Pre-Cambrian. Inorder to give the complete history it would be necessary to discuss both themacro-stratigraphical ,and the micro-paleontological conditions in Egypt.However, in view of the limited time available, I shall have to restrict myselfto the macrostratigraphy only ,and in particular to the lithological aspectsof Egyptian stratigraphy.