Nubia
region along the Nile river, which is located in northern Sudan and southern Egypt
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Summary
Nubia is a region[1]. Nubia ranks in the top 3% of region entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (11,117 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Country: Egypt[3], Sudan[4]
- Commons category: Nubia[5]
- Topic's main category: Category:Nubia[6]
- Described by source: New Encyclopedic Dictionary[7], The Nuttall Encyclopædia[8], Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[9], Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[10], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[11], The New Student's Reference Work[12]
- Different from: Kingdom of Numidia[13]
- Studied by: Egyptology[14]
- On focus list of Wikimedia project: Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[15]
- Category for maps or plans: Category:Maps of Nubia[16]
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Cultural Significance
Things named for Nubia include Arabian-Nubian Shield[17], a shield[18].
Why It Matters
Nubia has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[19] Nubia is known by 47 alternative names across languages and contexts.[20]
Entities named for Nubia include Arabian-Nubian Shield[17], a shield[18].