Nubia is an ancient group of amalgamated people that dominates the Nuba Mountains of South Kordofan, Sudan. They occupy the Nile River Valley, which is eastward of the Red Sea shores, south of Khartoum (Sudan), and the west of the Libyan Desert.

Being among the earliest civilization in Northeast Africa with a history dated as early as 2000 BC, Nubia (formerly, Kush) is a name gotten from the Nilo-Saharan Noba people who lived in that region during the 4th century.

They are divided into two regions; the Upper Nubia, which was called Kush while under the 18th dynasty Pharaohs of early Egypt while the ancient Greeks called it Ethiopia. The second region, which is the Lower Nubia situated on the northern side of Nubia, Wawat.

The Nubia people have many Kordofanian or Nubian languages, Nobiin, which is an old Nubian language, Midob, Kenuzi-Dongola, and Birgid language, although it died off. These languages are classified under the Niger-Congo language family.

Nubia was built upon ninety-nine hills. Around 744-656 BC, they were part of Egypt, and as warriors respected for their skills in bow and arrow, earning them the name, Ta-Seti from the Egyptians.

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