Upper Egypt, Arabic Qiblī Miṣr, also called Al-Ṣaʿīd (“The Upland”), geographic and cultural division of Egypt, generally consisting 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).

The southern region was called Upper Egypt. It was so named because it was located upriver in relation to the Nile’s flow. Lower Egypt, the northern region, was located downriver. The Nile sliced through the desert of Upper Egypt.

Lower Egypt is in the north and contains the Nile Delta, while Upper Egypt contains areas to the South. These two designations may seem counterintuitive to their physical locations, but they reflect the flow of the Nile River, from South to North.

Menes emerged victorious. During the rule of Menes, the combined crown of Upper and Lower Egypt became the symbol of a unified Egypt, the white symbolic of Upper Egypt and the red of Lower Egypt. This symbolizes the establishment of the first dynasty in Egypt, making Menes the first pharaoh.

To the north was Lower Egypt, where the Nile stretched out with its several branches to form the Nile Delta. To the south was Upper Egypt, stretching to Aswan. The terminology “Upper” and “Lower” derives from the flow of the Nile from the highlands of East Africa northwards to the Mediterranean Sea.

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The Quran states that Musa was sent by God to the Pharaoh of Egypt and his establishments, and to the Bani Israeel for guidance and warning. Musa is mentioned more in the Qur’an than any other individual, and his life is narrated and recounted more than that of any other prophet.

When Pharaoh and his army came to capture the Banu Israel while they were escaping from Egypt. Allah ordered to remove the stick, and the water came back together, hence the entire army along with Pharaoh (Firon) drowned in the water.