Nubia: Quick Facts

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Map showing Ancient Egypt and Nubia during the New Kingdom period, with the Nile River running from Egypt in the north through Lower and Upper Nubia to Sudan in the south. Key locations such as Memphis, Thebes, Aswan, and the six cataracts of the Nile are marked, as well as neighboring regions including Greece, Anatolia, Phoenicia, Palestine, Assyria, and Babylonia.

Temple of Hathor at Abu Simbel with six large statues carved into the sandstone facade, columns with hieroglyphics, and a group of visitors walking in front.

Temple of Wadi al-Subūʿ

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Sudan

country, Africa

Flag of Egypt with horizontal red, white, and black stripes and a gold eagle centered on the white stripe.

Egypt

country, Africa

Key People

Al-Lahun: pyramid of Sesostris II

Sesostris II

king of Egypt

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Harkhuf

governor of Aswan