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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.
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Wawat

region and ancient settlement, Nubia
Also known as: Lower Nubia
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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.
Nubia Ancient region of Nubia.

Nubia was an ancient region in northeastern Africa, stretching from the Nile River valley to the Red Sea and south to Khartoum. It is traditionally divided into Upper Nubia (also known as Kush) and Lower Nubia, which was called Wawat by the ancient Egyptians.1

Wawat, located in Lower Nubia, was a significant area with early state formation. It experienced periods of Egyptian influence and control, including the establishment of an outpost at Buhen. The region saw cultural shifts, with populations like the C-Group inhabiting Wawat and later being Egyptianized. The town of Wadi Halfa, situated in ancient Nubia near the Sudanese-Egyptian border, is rich in antiquities, including the ruins of Buhen. Wadi Halfa was a vital center for agriculture and commerce, and in the 1970s, archaeological efforts were undertaken to preserve monuments threatened by Lake Nasser.21

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  1. Wādī Ḥalfāʾ
  2. Nubia

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