The Nubian Museum

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The Nubian Museum The area of Nubia is located between Aswan to the north and the city of Debba in Sudan to the south. It is strange that the name "Nubia" was never mentioned in the ancient Egyptian language and in fact it was first mentioned in a book called "Geographica" that was written by the Greek historian Strapon who visited Nubia in the first century A.D. The word Nubia is said to be derived from the word "Nebo', referring to the mines of gold which Nubia was famous for in ancient times. The lands of Nubia remained the Egyptian gate to Africa for thousands of years. Nubia is mainly divided into two parts: lower Nubia which is located in Egypt and higher Nubia which is located inside Sudanese borders.

Nubian Monuments and the Threat of the High Dam: This historical location of Nubia faced a severe challenge when the Aswan High Dam was built. All the lands of Nubia were drowned with the Nile water. However, there were serious


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