Lower Egypt, Arabic Miṣr Baḥr, geographic and cultural division of Egypt consisting primarily of the triangular Nile River delta region and bounded generally by the 30th parallel north in the south and by the Mediterranean Sea in the north. Lower Egypt is the northernmost region of Egypt, which consists of the fertile Nile Delta between Upper Egypt and the Mediterranean Sea, from El Aiyat, south of modern-day Cairo, and Dahshur.
<span>The
exact location of Lower Egypt using the coordinates in a map as a guide is
30.60 degrees to the North and 31.10 degrees to the East. The borders were not
specifically divided during the Ancient Egypt but Egyptians based its relationship
to the area of the Upper Kingdom.
Lower Egypt mostly consists of major cities
that were built along the river Nile. Memphis, Alexandria, Hermopolis, among
others are Lower Egypt’s major cities. Cities were built in this area because
when the River Nile breaks its banks each year, the soil around the area is
ideal for crop growing. The famous Pyramids of Giza are also found in Lower
Egypt. </span>
