Upper Egypt

Upper Egypt (Arabic: صعيد مصر‎ Sa'id Misr) is the strip of land, on both sides of the Nile valley, that extends between Nubia, and downriver (northwards) to Lower Egypt.

Read more about Upper Egypt:  Geography, History

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    —Chinese proverb.

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