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Apr 30, 2024 · Nubia was, in fact, the name of the region that stretched from southern Egypt to modern-day Khartoum, the capital of Sudan. The northern area was called Lower Nubia and the southern region was, yes, Upper Nubia and both were called so thanks to the River Nile flowing from the highlands of Africa down toward the Mediterranean.
6 days ago · Upper Egypt is the strip of land on both sides of the Nile that extends between Nubia and downriver (northwards) to Lower Egypt. It is the southernmost portion of Egypt. Ancient Egypt was huge – more than 386,662 square miles, which was just over 384,345 square miles of land and about 2,316 square miles of water.
6 days ago · Definitions of Nubia. noun. an ancient region of northeastern Africa (southern Egypt and northern Sudan) on the Nile; much of Nubia is now under Lake Nasser. see more.
6 days ago · Makuria ( Old Nubian: ⲇⲱⲧⲁⲩⲟ, Dotawo; Greek: Μακουρία, romanized : Makouria; Arabic: المقرة, romanized : al-Muqurra) was a medieval Nubian kingdom in what is today northern Sudan and southern Egypt. Its capital was Dongola (Old Nubian: Tungul) in the fertile Dongola Reach, and the kingdom is sometimes known by the name ...
1 day ago · Christian Nubia, represented by the two medieval kingdoms of Makuria and Alodia, began to decline from the 12th century CE. By 1365 CE, Makuria had virtually collapsed and was reduced to a petty kingdom restricted to Lower Nubia, until finally disappearing c. 150 years later. The fate of Alodia is less clear.
May 14, 2024 · The earliest Kingdom on the Nile Valley was from Lower Nubia, where the earliest Pharaonic Monarchy was founded in several royal tombs in Qustul. Most of those Nile Valley Cultures came from Nubia, another Nile Valley region south of Egypt.
May 18, 2024 · Her talk revealed the similarities of open courtyard designs and functionality between the ancient Egyptian villages and modern day villages like Bahareet in lower Nubia, Marigergis village in ...
