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What does Upper Egypt mean?

Looking for the meaning or definition of the word Upper Egypt? Here's what it means.

Proper noun
  1. (Egyptology) The part of Ancient Egypt south of Memphis, so named because the Nile flows south to north.
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Lower Egypt in late predynastic times constituted a political entity separate from Upper Egypt.
Murād burned his fleet before fleeing to Upper Egypt with his remaining troops.
This is due to so many having been found in burials and excavations throughout Upper Egypt in particular.
This was the region known as Upper Egypt, being upstream of the Nile. After Aswan, the Nile passes through a section of hard rock, resulting in rapids or cataracts.
The magot, which is a very common animal in Upper Egypt, as well as in Barbary, was known to the ancients.
Yet in Luxor and the surrounding area in Upper Egypt, Moussa appears to be king.

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