Numia is located in Southern Egypt. The land has one of the harshest climates in the world. the Nile River flows through Nubia. the banks of the river are narrow making farming difficult. In the past there was great wealth in the land of Nubia. There were gold mines, ivory, and incense. Numia is the area of Africa's earliest Black culture starting in 3100 B.C.(MtSw)
an ancient region of northeastern Africa (southern Egypt and northern Sudan) on the Nile; much of Nubia is now under Lake Nasser
The area South of Ancient Egypt which extended up the Nile from Aswan and the First Cataract into what is now the Sudan.
Land south of Aswan; source of gold and hard stones, especially granite. Name most likely derived from Egyptian word `nub' meaning `gold'.
A Christian country largely incorporated into Egypt since the fourteenth century. The Nubian people have retained their heritage and remain a distinct race within the region.
The farthest southern part of Egypt lies beneath the first cataract. UP
Nubia is the region in the south of Egypt, along the Nile and in northern Sudan. Most of Nubia is situated in Sudan with about a quarter of its territory in Egypt. In ancient times it was an independent kingdom.