plural of nubia

The region of the valley of the upper Nile, now part of Sudan (Upper Nubia) and far-southern Egypt (Lower Nubia); / (by extension, historical) the polity ruling said region.

A light, knitted headscarf worn by women.

The northern part of the ancient kingdom of Nubia, lying between the first and second cataracts of the Nile river and conquered by Ancient Egypt during both the Middle Kingdom and New Kingdom periods; roughly corresponds to the portion of Nubia to the north of the present-day border between Egypt and Sudan.

The southern part of the ancient kingdom of Nubia, lying upstream of the second cataract of the Nile river and stretching southwards at least to the sixth cataract of the Nile; remained independent of Ancient Egypt during the Middle Kingdom period, but conquered during the New Kingdom. Corresponds roughly to the portion of Nubia lying within the present-day country of Sudan.