Realm · 2200–2001 BCE

Lower Egypt

Lower Egypt appears on the map from 2200 BCE to 2001 BCE. At its greatest recorded extent, in 2200 BCE, it covered about 74,524 km².

One of the realms of Ancient Egypt. Around 3100 BCE the farming chiefdoms along the Nile were united into a single kingdom, traditionally by Narmer. The river's yearly flood fed a dense population ruled by a god-king, the pharaoh, through scribes, priests and provincial governors.

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On the map

2200–2001 BCE

Greatest extent

2200 BCE, about 74,524 km²

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Wikipedia: Old Kingdom of Egypt · Wikidata Q463871