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History 238Ancient Egypt & the Near East
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Field atlas · History 238

Egypt & the Ancient Near East

Follow the Nile north to the Mediterranean, then east through the Levant toward the Tigris and Euphrates. Hover over a site to identify it. Choose a region to zoom in; select a place to highlight it.

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Map of Egypt and the Ancient Near EastA geographic overview showing the Nile and its Rosetta and Damietta Delta branches, the Qena Bend, Jordan, Euphrates, and Tigris rivers, and selected ancient sites from Egypt to Mesopotamia.NILE VALLEYLOWER EGYPTNILE DELTAUPPER EGYPTEASTERN DESERTNUBIALEVANTANATOLIAUPPER MESOPOTAMIALOWER MESOPOTAMIAMediterranean SeaRed SeaPersian GulfNileJordanOrontesEuphratesTigrisLAND AND RIVER SHAPES · NATURAL EARTHN
Ancient city or siteMajor riverNo modern borders shown

Geographic land outlines adapted from Natural Earth 1:50m physical vectors; river centerlines and the Nile delta distributaries use Natural Earth 1:10m physical vectors. Site points are approximate; region markers show representative points, not borders. Site checks include UCL Digital Egypt’s Herakleopolis page, its Ramesseum plan, and Getty’s place record for Tell el-Ajjul. Sharuhen’s identification remains debated.

History 238 · Egypt in time

A timeline of ancient Egypt.

Flip through major transitions, rulers, conflicts, and texts. Dates are approximate and follow a conventional chronology; details vary by period and source.

    Chronology is approximate; royal reign dates and period boundaries vary among scholarly chronologies. See the UCLA Encyclopedia of Egyptology chronology, Metropolitan Museum overview, and the references linked from individual History cards.