Map of Lower and Upper Egypt

Ancient Egypt was divided into two kingdoms, known as Upper and Lower Egypt. The pharaohs were known as the rulers of the Two Kingdoms, viz. upper and lower Egypt. While the labelling of "upper" and "lower" might seem counterintuitive, with Upper Egypt in the south and Lower Egypt in the north on modern maps, the terminology derives from the flow of the Nile from the highlands of East Africa (upstream) to the Mediterranean Sea (downstream). Image File history File links File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Image File history File links File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Khafres Pyramid (4th dynasty) and Great Sphinx of Giza (c. ... Pharaoh was the ancient Egyptian name for the office of kingship. ... The Nile (Arabic: , transliteration: , Ancient Egyptian iteru, Coptic piaro or phiaro) is a major north-flowing river in Africa, generally regarded as the longest river in the world. ...  Eastern Africa (UN subregion)  East African Community  Central African Federation (defunct)  geographic, including above East Africa or Eastern Africa is the easternmost region of the African continent, variably defined by geography or geopolitics. ... Composite satellite image of the Mediterranean Sea. ...

Lower Egypt is to the north and is that part where the Nile Delta drains into the Mediterranean Sea. Upper Egypt is to the south from the Libyan Desert down to just past Abu Simbel. NASA satellite photograph of the Nile Delta (shown in false colour) The Nile Delta (Arabic:دلتا النيل) is the delta formed in Northern Egypt where the Nile River spreads out and drains into the Mediterranean Sea. ... Composite satellite image of the Mediterranean Sea. ... Desert landscape in Southern Libya The Libyan Desert (Arabic: الصحراء الليبية) is an African desert that is located in the northern and eastern part of the Sahara Desert and occupies southwestern Egypt, eastern Libya and northwestern Sudan. ... Model showing the relative positions of the Abu Simbel temples before and after relocation Categories: Ancient Egypt stubs | Wonders of the World ...

Today there are two principal channels that the Nile takes through the river's delta: one in the west at Rashid and one in the east at Damietta. In ancient times, Pliny the Elder (N.H. 5.11) said that upon reaching the delta the Nile split into seven branches (from east to west): the Pelusiac, the Tanitic, the Mendesian, the Phatnitic, the Sebennytic, the Bolbitine, and the Canopic. This bridge across the Danube River links Hungary with Slovakia. ... Rosetta is the anglicised name for the city of Rashid, a port city on the Mediterranean Sea in Egypt, located 65 km east of Alexandria. ... Damietta is a port in Dumyat, Egypt on the Mediterranean Sea at the Nile delta, about 200 kilometres north of Cairo. ... Pliny the Elder: an imaginative 19th Century portrait. ... Pelusium is a city in the eastern extremes of Egypts Nile Delta, 30 km to the southeast of Port Said. ... Tanis or The ruins of Tanis in 2004 Tanis (Τάνις), the Greek name of ancient Djanet (modern صان الحجر Ṣān al-Ḥaǧar), is a city in the north-eastern Nile delta of Egypt. ... For information about the Portuguese language surname Mendes, see the article Mendez. ... Rosetta Rosetta is the anglicised name of the city of Rashid, a harbor on the Mediterranean coast in Egypt. ... Canopus (also: Canobus) was an Ancient Egyptian coastal town, located in the Nile Delta. ...

Upper Egypt was known as Ta Shemau which means "the land of reed." It was divided into twenty-two districts called nomes. Nomes were subnational divisions in Ancient Egypt. The first nome was roughly where modern Aswan is and the twenty-second was at modern Atfih, just to the south of Cairo. The nomes of Ancient Egypt A nome (Greek: district) is a subnational administrative division of Ancient Egypt. ... Aswan (Arabic: أسوان Aswān) (, population 200,000) is a city in the south of Egypt, the capital of the Aswan Governorate. ... A city in Middle Egypt, in the Al Jizah Governorate. ... Nickname: Egypt: Site of Cairo (top center) Coordinates: Government  - Governor Dr. Abdul Azim Wazir Area  - City 214 km²  (82. ...

Lower Egypt was known to the Pharaohs as Ta-Mehu which means "land of papyrus." This part of the country was also divided into nomes; however, as the place was mostly undeveloped scrubland (which is land undeveloped for human life because it is filled with all types of plant life such as grasses and herbs), the organization of the nomes underwent several changes. Ultimately there were twenty nomes and the first of these was at Memphis. Pharaoh was the ancient Egyptian name for the office of kingship. ...

Egyptian history is divided into periods that reflect the unification of Upper and Lower Egypt under one king. Intermediate periods of Egyptian history were times when Upper and Lower Egypt were not unified under one king. Hathor The history of Egypt is the longest continuous history, as a unified state, of any country in the world. ...

Lower Egypt

Lower Egypt is the northern-most section of Egypt stretching from just south of modern-day Cairo to the Nile Delta at Alexandria. Lower Egypt's landscape is dominated by the Nile delta at Alexandria. The deltal region is well watered, crisscrossed by channels and canals. There are marshy areas and the mosquitoes could come to be a nuisance.

The climate is milder than the climate in Upper Egypt. Temperatures are less extreme and there is more rainfall in this area.

The Lower Egyptians' dialect and customs historically varied from those of the Upper Egyptians. Even in modern times, Lower Egypt is much more industrialized, and influenced by trade and commerce with the rest of the world. They traded with countries such as Cyprus, Crete, Greece, Syro-Palestine, Punt, and Nubia.

The patron goddess of the Ancient Lower Egypt was Wadjet and its capital city Pe (Buto). In Egyptian mythology, Buto (papyrus colored--referring to the color of the cobra) was a snake (especially cobra) goddess and patron of the oracle in the city of the same name. ... Buto Buto or Butos or Butosos (Greek: , Herod. ...

Upper Egypt

Upper Egypt is a narrow strip of land that extends from the cataract boundaries of modern-day Aswan to the area south of modern-day Cairo. It consists of steep cliffs and desert land. Historically, Upper Egypt's land was more isolated from activities to the north. From around 1000 BC to c.730 BC when the Nubian king Piye conquered Egypt, this area was ruled by the High Priests of Amun^{[citation needed]}. (Redirected from 1000 BC) Centuries: 12th century BC - 11th century BC - 10th century BC Decades: 1050s BC 1040s BC 1030s BC 1020s BC 1010s BC - 1000s BC - 990s BC 980s BC 970s BC 960s BC 950s BC Events and Trends 1006 BC - David becomes king of the ancient Israelites (traditional... Centuries: 9th century BC - 8th century BC - 7th century BC Decades: 780s BC 770s BC 760s BC 750s BC 740s BC - 730s BC - 720s BC 710s BC 700s BC 690s BC 680s BC Events and Trends 739 BC - Hiram II becomes king of Tyre 738 BC - King Tiglath-Pileser III... Piye, whose name was once transliterated as Py(ankh)i. ...

There were a number of differences between Upper and Lower Egyptians in the ancient world. They spoke different dialects, and had different customs, needs and interests. Many differences and the tensions they create still exist in modern times. Many people who lived in Upper Egypt lived close to the Nile because of their low amounts of rain, making it harder to grow crops.

The patron goddess of the Ancient Upper Egypt was Nekhbet and its capital Nekhen (Hierakonpolis). In Egyptian mythology, Nekhbet (of Nekheb) was an early, predynastic, local vulture-goddess, patron of the city of Nekheb. ... Nekhen (Greek: Hierakonpolis, Arabic: Kom El-Ahmar) was the religious and political capital of Upper Egypt at the end of the Predynastic period ( 3200- 3100 BC.) and probably also during the Early Dynastic Period ( 3100 - 2686 BC). ...

Climate of Egypt

80% of Egypt's population lives in the Nile Delta, which is below sea level. With the rise of the sea level these people will have to relocate due to the Nile Delta flooding.

See also

• Ancient Egypt
• Geography of Egypt

Khafres Pyramid (4th dynasty) and Great Sphinx of Giza (c. ... Satellite image of Egypt, generated from raster graphics data supplied by The Map Library Geography of Egypt: coastlines, Nile & national borders. ...

External links

• Geography of Egypt