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Chaillé-Long, Charles

(Encyclopedia)Chaillé-Long, Charles shäyāˈ-lông [key], 1842–1917, American soldier, African explorer, and writer, b. Princess Anne, Md. After serving in the Civil War, he was commissioned (1869) in the Egypt...

Napata

(Encyclopedia)Napata nəpāˈtə, –päˈ– [key], ancient city of Nubia, just below the Fourth Cataract of the Nile. From about the 8th cent. b.c., Napata was the capital of the kingdom of Cush. Many great templ...

Meroë

(Encyclopedia)Meroë mĕrˈōē [key], ancient city in N Sudan, on the east bank of the Nile, N of Khartoum. In the mid-6th cent. b.c., Meroë replaced Napata as the central city of the Cushite dynasty (see Cush) a...

Wadi Halfa

(Encyclopedia)Wadi Halfa wäˈdē hălˈfə [key], town, N Sudan, on Lake Nubia (Lake Nasser). It is the terminus of a railroad from Khartoum and is the point at which cotton, wheat, livestock, and other goods are ...

Thutmose I

(Encyclopedia)Thutmose I thŏthˈmēz, tōtˈmĕs [key], d. 1495 b.c., king of ancient Egypt, third ruler of the XVIII dynasty; successor of Amenhotep I. He became king c.1525. In a great campaign he subjugated the...

Mallawi

(Encyclopedia)Mallawi mälˈläwē [key], town, E central Egypt, on the Nile. Situated in a farm area, the town produces textiles and handicrafts. ...

Amenhotep I

(Encyclopedia)Amenhotep I ăˌmĕnōˈfĭs [key], fl. 1570 b.c., king of ancient Egypt, of the XVIII dynasty; son and successor of Amasis I. His chief exploits were military. He pushed southward into Nubia and rees...

Jinja

(Encyclopedia)Jinja jĭnˈjə [key], city (2002 pop. 71,213), SE Uganda, on the Victoria Nile River, near Lake Victoria. It is an industrial city and the commercial and processing center for a region where cotton, ...

Aswan

(Encyclopedia)Aswan or Assuan both: äswänˈ, ăswănˈ [key], city (1986 pop. 190,579), capital of Aswan governorate, S Egypt, on the Nile River at the First Cataract. It is one of the driest cities in the world....

Qalyub

(Encyclopedia)Qalyub kälˈyo͞ob [key], town (1986 pop. 84,413), N Egypt, on the Nile River, part of metropolitan Cairo. It is the trade center for a densely populated agricultural region. ...