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Nubia

Africa

Nubia is the historical region along the Nile River spanning southern Egypt and northern Sudan, home to one of Africa's oldest civilizations and a series of powerful kingdoms, including Kush, that rivaled and at times ruled ancient Egypt. Known for its own tradition of pyramid-building, distinct from and more numerous than Egypt's, Nubia's monuments and archaeological sites stretch along the Nile from Aswan to south of Khartoum.

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Region Type
Cultural Region 1
Region Type
Cultural Region 1
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Egypt, Countries

Nubia extends to the First Cataract south of Aswan in southern Egypt.

Source Nubia (Wikipedia)
Khartoum, Cities

Nubia begins near the Nile confluence at Khartoum.

Source Nubia (Wikipedia)
Sudan, Countries

Nubia runs from the Nile confluence near Khartoum in central Sudan.

Source Nubia (Wikipedia)
The Nile, Bodies of Water

The Nile River is the defining geographic feature throughout Nubia's history.

Source Nubia (Wikipedia)
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Nubian Architecture

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Found There

The Kushite Period

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The Middle Kingdom of Egypt

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The Neo-Assyrian Period

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The New Kingdom of Egypt

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Meroitic

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Sources
1. Nubia (Wikipedia)
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  • Introduction
    Nubia ( NEW-bee-uh; Nobiin: Nⲟ̅ⲩ̅ⲃⲁ; Arabic: النُوبَة, romanized: an-Nūba) is a region along the Nile river encompassing the area between the confluence of the Blue and White Niles (near Khartoum in central Sudan) and the First Cataract (south of Aswan in southern Egypt).
  • Associated With: Sudan, Lead section
    a region along the Nile river encompassing the area between the confluence of the Blue and White Niles (near Khartoum in central Sudan) and the First Cataract (south of Aswan in southern Egypt).
  • Associated With: Egypt, Lead section
    a region along the Nile river encompassing the area between the confluence of the Blue and White Niles (near Khartoum in central Sudan) and the First Cataract (south of Aswan in southern Egypt).
  • Associated With: Khartoum, Lead section
    near Khartoum in central Sudan
  • Associated With: The Nile, Lead section
    a region along the Nile river
  • On Continent: Africa, Lead
    It was the seat of one of the earliest civilizations of ancient Africa, the Kerma culture, which lasted from around 2500 BC until its conquest by the New Kingdom of Egypt under Pharaoh Thutmose I around 1500 BC.
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Wikidata: Nubia
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