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Nubia, ancient region in northeastern Africa, extending approximately from the Nile River valley (near the first cataract in Upper Egypt) eastward to the shores of the Red Sea, southward to about Khartoum (in what is now Sudan), and westward to the Libyan Desert.
Lower Nubia lay between the First and the Second Cataracts within the current borders of Egypt, Middle Nubia lay between the Second and the Third Cataracts, and Upper Nubia lay south of the Third Cataract.
It is sometimes divided into Upper Nubia and Lower Nubia. Upper Nubia was where the ancient Kingdom of Napata (the Kush) was located. Lower Nubia has been called "the corridor to Africa" , where there was contact and cultural exchange between Nubians, Egyptians, Greeks, Assyrians, Romans, and Arabs.
Lower Nubia was the northern part of the region, located between the second and the first cataract of Aswān; this was called Wawat.
Jan 24, 2024 · Nubia is split into two sections straddling the border between Egypt and Sudan: Lower Nubia, situated within Egypt, and Upper Nubia, located in Sudanese territory. Nubia spans from the southern part of the Egyptian city of Aswan to the Sudanese capital, Khartoum.
Nov 21, 2023 · Traditionally, scholars consider Nubia in two portions: the northern section, which was located between the second and first divisions, or cataracts, of the Nile, was known as Lower Nubia, or...
Oct 13, 2022 · Nubia consisted of two major regions along the Nile River, from Aswan to Khartoum. Upper Nubia sat between the Second and Sixth Cataracts of the Nile (modern-day central Sudan), and Lower Nubia sat between the First and Second Cataracts (modern-day southern Egypt and northern Sudan).
