Upper Nubia

Upper Nubia is the southernmost part of Nubia, upstream on the Nile from Lower Nubia. It is so called because the Nile flows north, so it is further upstream and of higher elevation in relation to Lower Nubia.

The extension of Upper Nubia is rather ill-defined and depends on the researchers’ approach.

 History 
Historically speaking Upper Nubia comprises the areas of influence of the Nubian part of New Kingdom of Egypt or the kingdom of Kush or Meroe. Connecting the Mediterranean world with inner Africa, Upper Nubia was crisscrossed by important trade routes and has been the cradle of diverse cultures.

 Civilization Endurance from Endurance to Kerma culture   New Kingdom of Egypt   Kingdom of Kush   Christian Nubia (Makuria and Alodia)   Funj Sultanate C.E.1504 C.E.1821 Egypt Eyalet C.E.1517 C.E.1914 Sultanate of Egypt C.E.1914 February 22, C.E.1922Jankowski, op cit., p. 112 Kingdom of Egypt February 22, C.E.1922Jankowski, op cit., p. 112 June 18, C.E.1953 Republic of Egypt June 18, C.E.1953 February 22, C.E.1958 Republic of the Sudan January 1, C.E.1956 May 25, C.E.1969 Democratic Republic of Sudan May 25, C.E.1969 April 6, C.E.1985 Republic of Sudan April 6, C.E.1985 April 11, C.E.2019 South Sudan July 9, C.E.2011 present

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Category:Nubia
Category:Upper Nubia
Category:Nile river
Category:History of Nubia
Category:Geography of Sudan