Encyclopedia of Ancient Egypt

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Land of the Nile: Ancient Egypt

Heliopol is

Buba st is

Le otopol is Pi ramesse

Tanis

Seba nny tos

Sa is

At hr ibi s

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LIBYA

NUBIA

(KUSH)

(^) BAYUDA
DESERT
NUBIAN
DESERT
EASTERN
DESERT
WESTERN DESERT
Cyprus
DAKHLA
OASIS
FARAFRA
OASIS
BAHARIYA
OASIS
SIWA
OASIS
SALIMA
OASIS
KHARGA
OASIS
SINAI
Ni
le
R.
Ni
le
R.
Mediterranean Sea
Red Sea
Dead
Sea
1st cataract
2nd cataract
3rd cataract
4th cataract
5th cataract
Alexandria
Cairo Suez
Wadi
Maghara
Wadi
Hammamat
Heliopolis
Bubastis
Leotopolis PiramesseDaphnae
Tjel
Tanis
Mendes
Sebennytos
Sais
Athribis
Naukratis
Memphis
Hierakleopolis
El-Hiba
Ashmunein Beni Hasan
Tell el-Amarna
Deir el-Gebrawi
Assiut
Athribis
Thebes (Luxor)
Abydos
Thinis Dendereh
Naqada Koptos
Moalla
El-Kab
Edfu
Elephantine
Gebel Silsila
Esna
Kom Ombo
Hierakonpolis
Akhetaten
Aswan
Abu Simbel
Valley of the Kings
The Pyramids

LOWER

EGYPT

UPPER

EGYPT

Southern Boundary

of the Middle Kingdom

Southern Boundary

of the Old Kingdom

Important historic site

Oasis