Egypt Egypt was a country in northeastern Africa . History . Ancient Egyptian history was divided into the Old Kingdom and Middle Kingdom . ( PROSE : " A History of Humankind " ) BC . A time rift existed in ancient Egypt , being one of several fractures created by Kadiatu Lethbridge - Stewart ' s time travel ling . The Seventh Doctor explained that these fractures could not be mended , and that they damaged the space - time they passed through . ( PROSE : " Set Piece " ) Around 5000 BC , the Osiran s visited Egypt during their battle with Sutekh and were worshipped as god s . ( TV : " Pyramids of Mars " ) One Osiran , Thoueris , attempted to capitalise on this by demanding tributes from the natives , and feeding those who did not comply to crocodile s . She was later defeated and killed by crocodiles under the Eighth Doctor ' s control . ( COMIC : " The Power of Thoueris ! " ) According to the Third Doctor , the Dæmon s inspired horned gods throughout history , including the Egyptian god Khnum . ( TV : " The Dæmons " ) Circa 3500 BC , Sontaran Field Major Styx arrived in Egypt , where he was briefly worshipped as the god Sontar before being entombed . ( COMIC : " The Gods Walk Among Us " ) Circa 2650 BC , the First Doctor was pursued by the Dalek s and the Monk to Egypt , during the construction of a pyramid . ( TV : " The Daleks ' Master Plan " ) Circa 2000 BC , Nyssa was sealed in an Egyptian sarcophagus . ( PROSE : " The Sands of Time " ) In 1911 BC , Iris Wildthyme , Edwin Turner , Jenni Marcel , and Zack Hoffman briefly visited Egypt when trying to reach London in 1911 AD . ( AUDIO : " Kronos Vad ' s History of Earth ( Vol . 36 , 379 ) " ) Circa 1400 BC , the Fifth Doctor and Peri Brown saved Egypt from an alien threat , and were joined on their travels by Erimem . ( AUDIO : " The Eye of the Scorpion " ) Circa 1366 BC , Ace spent some time in Egypt after fleeing from Robot Ant s . ( PROSE : " Set Piece " ) In 1334 BC , the Eleventh Doctor stopped what he described as a " weapons bearing giant alien locust attack " in ancient Egypt . He met Queen Nefertiti during this adventure . She was attracted to the Doctor , and travelled with him along with Riddell , Amy Pond , Rory Williams , and Brian Williams , to the Silurian Ark in 2367 . ( TV : " Dinosaurs on a Spaceship " ) The Second Doctor , Ben Jackson and Polly visited Egypt , where Ben pretended to be Tut - Ankh - Amen and frightened off some grave - robbers . ( PROSE : " The King of Golden Death " ) During the reign of Rameses II , the Jew s were led out of Egypt , in their so - called exodus . ( PROSE : " Byzantium ! " ) In 41 BC , the Sixth Doctor and Peri watched Cleopatra ' s barge on the River Nile . ( PROSE : " State of Change " ) 12th century . In 1190 , Saladin was the Sultan of Egypt and Syria . ( TV : " The Crusade " ) 18th century . In 1798 , Bernice Summerfield aided archaeologist Vivant Denon during an Egyptian dig after fleeing from Robot Ant s . ( PROSE : " Set Piece " ) 19th century . In 1880 , the Second Doctor , John and Gillian arrived in Egypt , where the TARDIS was captured by Arabs . ( COMIC : " Egyptian Escapade " ) 20th century . In 1902 , an archaeological expedition led by Howard Carter was observed by the Seventh Doctor , Ace and Hex . ( AUDIO : " False Gods " ) In 1911 , an archaeological expedition led by Marcus Scarman unearthed the tomb of Sutekh . ( TV : " Pyramids of Mars " ) In 1926 , an archaeological expedition unearthed the tomb of Sontar . ( COMIC : " The Gods Walk Among Us " ) In 1967 , the Revolution Man carved his symbol onto the faces of two pyramids - one in June , the other on 5 November on the Great Pyramid of Giza . ( PROSE : " Revolution Man " ) In 1983 , Sarah Jane Smith and K9 visited Warren Martyn ' s archaeological expedition in Egypt , where they discovered an underground city of Silurian s and Sea Devil s . ( COMIC : " City of Devils " ) In an alternate timeline , penguin s lived on the Nile in 1996 . ( TV : " The Big Bang " ) 21st century . Between 2007 and 2009 , Donna Noble went to Egypt for two weeks in a failed attempt to bring excitement to her life after her encounter with the Tenth Doctor . Captivated by the idea of walking through Egyptian sand , she planned to go barefoot , but her disappointment with the country led her to abandon this idea . She described Egypt as " tourism , guidebooks , don ' t drink the water , and back home . " ( TV : " Partners in Crime " ) In 2009 , Colonel Augustus Oduya noted , among other places across Earth , Egypt to have witnessed every human child being compelled to suddenly stop and proclaim their message : " we are coming " at 8 : 40AM GMT on a Wednesday in September . ( TV : " " ) In the wake of Miracle Day in 2011 , protestors in Egypt rioted , attacking the " Western Miracle " . ( TV : " Dead of Night " ) In 2015 , the Seventh Doctor , Ace and Benny encountered Sutekh in Egypt . ( AUDIO : " The Vaults of Osiris " ) During the same year , a television news report said the President of Egypt refused America n efforts to help with a peace deal . ( PROSE : " The Last Pharaoh " ) Unknown dates . During the time of the pharaohs , the Eleventh Doctor , Amy Pond and Rory Williams visited Egypt and captured an alien posing as the pharaoh ' s vizier . ( COMIC : " Assimilation² " ) Some time before 1979 , Scaroth was worshipped by the Egyptians , appearing in hieroglyphs . ( TV : " City of Death " ) Some time before 2007 , the Doctor ' s TARDIS also became represented in some Egyptian hieroglyphs . ( TV : " Love & Monsters " ) In the 44th century on Christmas Eve , the Eleventh Doctor , Kazran Sardick and Abigail Pettigrew travelled through time and space in the Doctor ' s TARDIS , visiting Egypt on an unspecified date . ( TV : " A Christmas Carol " ) Iris Wildthyme , Panda , and Simon once visited Egypt and were mistaken for servants of a recently deceased pharaoh . They escaped in the Celestial Omnibus before they could be sealed in the pharaoh ' s tomb . ( PROSE : " Enter Wildthyme " ) Missy stole a scepter from a sarcophagus . ( PROSE : " Dr . Twelfth " ) Alternate timeline . The pyramid s of Egypt housed Area 52 , where the Silence were waiting for the Doctor . ( TV : " The Wedding of River Song " ) Behind the scenes . According to the based book , " The Brilliant Book 2012 " , in 1881 , Madame Vastra helped a group of archaeologists to excavate a tomb , with the intention of eating any mummies that were found inside .