Upper Egypt

Upper Egypt

A region of ancient Egypt in the valley of the Nile River south of the delta area, which was known as Lower Egypt. The two regions were united c. 3100 bc.

Upper Egypt

n (Placename) one of the four main traditional administrative districts of Egypt: extends south from Cairo to the Sudan

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

Upper Egypt - one of the two main administrative districts of Egypt; extends south from Cairo to SudanArab Republic of Egypt, Egypt, United Arab Republic - a republic in northeastern Africa known as the United Arab Republic until 1971; site of an ancient civilization that flourished from 2600 to 30 BCNag Hammadi - a town in Upper Egypt