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| View of Dronka, Assuit from St. Mary's Monastery |
Outside the city of Assuit, it's all agriculture... until you hit the end of the Nile Valley. If you look closely at the picture above, you'll notice the horizon is a mountain of sand (and yes, that gray stuff is the sky). Mountains line both sides of the Nile Valley. Almost everyone who lives in Upper Egypt (the upriver part of the Nile) lives within 10 kilometers of the Nile. Herodotus -- ancient Greek historian dude -- described Egypt as the "gift of the Nile." The Nile literally brings Egypt to life. Just look at a map of the Egyptian governorates, I bet you can guess where the Nile flows.
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| Map of Egypt with governorates outlined |
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