Middle Egypt
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Middle Egypt is the section of land between Lower Egypt (the delta) and Upper Egypt, stretching upstream from Beni Suef (31° 05' N latitude) in the north to Sohag (26° 30' N. latitude) in the south.[1] Ancient Egypt was divided at the time into Lower and Upper Egypt. It wasn't until the 19th Century that archeologists felt the need to divide Upper Egypt in two. As a result they coined the term "Middle Egypt" for the stretch of river between Cairo and the Qena Bend.[2]
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- ^ "Middle Egypt" Egyptian Monuments: A detailed guide to the archaeological sites of the Nile Valley and desert areas of Egypt
- ^ Richardson, Dan and Jacobs, Daniel (2003) Rough guide to Egypt Rough Guides, London, page 295, ISBN 1-84353-050-3
