Upper Egypt

Upper Egypt ⲙⲁⲣⲏⲥ (Coptic) ta shemaw[1] (Egyptian) Άνω Αίγυπτος (Greek) صعيد مصر (Arabic) الصعيد (Egyptian Arabic) Aegyptus superior (Latin)
c. 3400 BC – c. 3150 BC
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Thinis Nekhen Thebes Naqada class=notpageimage| Map of Upper Egypt showing important sites that were occupied during Naqada III (clickable map)
Capital	Thinis
Common languages	Ancient Egyptian
Religion	Ancient Egyptian religion
Government	Monarchy
King
• c. 3400 BC	Scorpion I (first)
• c. 3150 BC	Narmer (last)
History
• Established	c. 3400 BC
• Disestablished	c. 3150 BC
Preceded by Succeeded by Prehistoric Egypt Early Dynastic Period (Egypt)
Today part of	Egypt

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Upper Egypt (Arabic: صعيد مصر Ṣaʿīd Miṣr, shortened to الصعيد, Egyptian Arabic pronunciation: [es.sˤe.ˈʕiːd], locally: [es.sˤɑ.ˈʕiːd]; Coptic: ⲙⲁⲣⲏⲥ, romanized: Mares) is the southern portion of Egypt and is composed of the Nile River valley south of the delta and the 30th parallel N. It thus consists of the entire Nile River valley from Cairo south to Lake Nasser (formed by the Aswan High Dam).^[2]