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Description . While ___MASK8___ Ancient Egyptians were monogamous , the pharaoh would have had other , lesser wives and concubines in addition to the Great Royal Wife . This arrangement would allow the pharaoh to enter into diplomatic marriages with the daughters of allies , as was the custom of ancient kings . ___MASK41___ ("") has been one of Egypt ' s governorates since 7 December 2009 , when former president Hosni Mubarak announced its separation from the Qena Governorate . It is located 635 km south of Cairo . It is currently the smallest governorate in Egypt , spanning approximately 5 km from north to south , and 1 . 5 km from east to west , and lies in Upper Egypt along the Nile . The city of Luxor is the capital of the ___MASK41___ . The government is studying the possibility of extending the boundaries of the governorate to include the neighboring towns of Armant and Esna . ___MASK84___ ( or ), officially the State ___MASK90___ ___MASK84___ , is a country in the Horn ___MASK90___ Africa . With its capital at ___MASK35___ , it is bordered by Sudan in the west , Ethiopia in the south , and Djibouti in the southeast . The northeastern and eastern parts ___MASK90___ ___MASK84___ have an extensive coastline along the Red Sea . The nation has a total area ___MASK90___ approximately , and includes the Dahlak Archipelago and several ___MASK90___ the Hanish Islands . Its toponym " ___MASK84___ " is based on the Greek name for the Red Sea , which was first adopted for Italian ___MASK84___ in 1890 . The Fellowship ___MASK90___ Isis ( FOI ) is an international spiritual organization devoted to promoting awareness ___MASK90___ the Goddess . It is dedicated specifically to the Egyptian goddess Isis because the FOI co - founders believed Isis best represented the energies ___MASK90___ the dawning Aquarian Age . The FOI is a multi - faith , multi - racial , and multi - cultural organization , and despite worshipping pagan deities , does not consider itself to be a Neopagan faith . A ___MASK93___ is a natural flowing watercourse , usually ___MASK11___ , flowing towards an ocean , sea , lake or another ___MASK93___ . In some cases a ___MASK93___ flows into the ground and becomes dry at the end of its course without reaching another body of water . Small rivers can be referred to using names such as stream , creek , brook , rivulet , and rill . There are no official definitions for the generic term ___MASK93___ as applied to geographic features , although in some countries or communities a stream is defined by its size . Many names for small rivers are specific to geographic location ; examples are " run " in some parts of the United States , " burn " in Scotland and northeast England , and " beck " in northern England . Sometimes a ___MASK93___ is defined as being larger than a creek , but not always : the language is vague . ___MASK73___ (" as - Sdn ", ), also known as North ___MASK73___ and officially the Republic of the ___MASK73___ (" Jumhriyyat as - Sdn "), is a country in Northern Africa . It is bordered by ___MASK51___ to the north , the Red Sea , Eritrea , and Ethiopia to the east , ___MASK3___ to the south , the Central African Republic to the ___MASK71___ , Chad to the west and Libya to the northwest . It is the third largest country in Africa . The River Nile divides the country into eastern and western halves . Before the Sudanese Civil War , ___MASK3___ was part of ___MASK73___ but broke away in 2011 . Its predominant religion is Islam . The Nile ( " en - Nl ", " an - Nl " " P ( h ) iaro "; Ancient Egyptian : "  ' p " and " Iteru "; Biblical Hebrew :  , " Ha - Ye ' or ") is a major ___MASK46___ - flowing river in northeastern Africa . It is generally regarded as the longest river in the world , however other conflicting sources cite a 2007 study that gave the title to the Amazon River in South America . The Nile , which is 6 , 853 km ( 4 , 258 miles ) long , is an " international " river as its water resources are shared by eleven countries , namely , ___MASK19___ , Uganda , Rwanda , Burundi , Congo - Kinshasa , Kenya , Ethiopia , Eritrea , ___MASK3___ , ___MASK73___ and ___MASK51___ . In particular , the Nile is the primary water source of ___MASK51___ and ___MASK73___ . Sobek ( also called Sebek , Sochet , Sobk , and Sobki ), in Greek , Suchos (  ) and from Latin " Suchus ", was an ancient Egyptian deity with a complex and fluid nature . He is associated with the Nile crocodile and is either represented in its form or as a human with a crocodile head . Sobek was also associated with pharaonic power , fertility , and military prowess , but served additionally as a protective deity with apotropaic qualities , invoked particularly for protection against the dangers presented by the Nile ___MASK93___ . Upper ___MASK51___ (', shortened to ' ) is the strip of land on both sides of the Nile that extends between Nubia and downriver ( northwards ) to Lower ___MASK51___ . ___MASK89___ ( or ), officially the Republic ___MASK90___ ___MASK89___ ( or ), is a landlocked country in the African Great ___MASK37___ region ___MASK90___ East Africa , bordered by Rwanda to the north , Tanzania to the east and south , and the Democratic Republic ___MASK90___ the Congo to the west . It is also considered part ___MASK90___ Central Africa . ___MASK89___ ' s capital is Bujumbura . The southwestern border is adjacent to Lake Tanganyika . ___MASK38___ ( or ), officially the Republic ___MASK90___ ___MASK38___ , is a landlocked country in ___MASK87___ Africa . It is bordered to the ___MASK87___ by Kenya , to the north by ___MASK3___ , to the west by the Democratic ___MASK55___ , to the south - west by Rwanda , and to the south by Tanzania . ___MASK38___ is the world ' s second most populous landlocked country after Ethiopia . The southern part ___MASK90___ the country includes a substantial portion ___MASK90___ Lake Victoria , shared with Kenya and Tanzania . ___MASK38___ is in the African Great ___MASK37___ region . ___MASK38___ also lies within the Nile basin , and has a varied but generally a modified equatorial climate . Biblical Hebrew (" Ivrit Miqra ' it " or " Leshon ha - Miqra "), also called Classical Hebrew , is an archaic form ___MASK90___ Hebrew , a Canaanite Semitic language spoken by the Israelites in the area known as Israel , roughly ___MASK34___ ___MASK90___ the ___MASK74___ River and east ___MASK90___ the Mediterranean Sea . The term " Hebrew " was not used for the language in the Bible , which was referred to as Canaanite or Judahite , but the name was used in Greek and Mishnaic Hebrew texts . Biblical Hebrew is attested from about the 10th century BCE , and persisted through and beyond the Second Temple period , which ended in the siege ___MASK90___ Jerusalem ( AD 70 ). Amenhotep III ( Hellenized as Amenophis III ; Egyptian Amna - tpa ; meaning " Amun is Satisfied "), also known as Amenhotep the Magnificent , was the ninth pharaoh ___MASK90___ the Eighteenth Dynasty . According to different authors , he ruled ___MASK51___ from June 1386 to 1349 BC , or from June 1388 BC to December 1351 BC / 1350 BC , after his father Thutmose IV died . Amenhotep III was Thutmose ' s son by a minor wife , Mutemwiya . ___MASK54___ is the world ' s second - largest and second - ___MASK8___ - populous continent . At about 30 . 3 million km² ( 11 . 7 million square miles ) including adjacent islands , it covers 6 % of Earth ' s total surface area and 20 . 4 % of its total land area . With 1 . 1 billion people as of 2013 , it accounts for about 15 % of the world ' s human population . The continent is surrounded by the Mediterranean Sea to the north , both the Suez Canal and the Red Sea along the Sinai Peninsula to the northeast , the ___MASK62___ Ocean to the southeast , and the Atlantic Ocean to the west . The continent includes Madagascar and various archipelagos . It contains 54 fully recognized sovereign states ( countries ), nine territories and two " de facto " independent states with limited or no recognition . ___MASK19___ , officially the United Republic of ___MASK19___ , is a country in Eastern Africa within the African Great ___MASK37___ region . Parts of the country are in Southern Africa . It is bordered by Kenya and Uganda to the north ; Rwanda , Burundi , and the Democratic Republic of the Congo to the west ; Zambia , Malawi , and Mozambique to the south ; and by the Indian Ocean to the east . Mount Kilimanjaro , Africa ' s highest mountain , is in northeastern ___MASK19___ . The ___MASK29___ ( Koine and Medieval Greek :    , tr . ) was the ___MASK42___ - Roman Republic period ___MASK90___ the ancient Roman civilization , characterized by government headed by emperors and large territorial holdings around the Mediterranean Sea in ___MASK22___ , Africa and Asia . The city ___MASK90___ Rome was the largest city in the world BC AD , with ___MASK94___ ( New Rome ) becoming the largest around 500 AD , and the Empire ' s populace grew to an estimated 50 to 90 million inhabitants ( roughly 20 % ___MASK90___ the world ' s population at the time ). The 500 - year - old republic which preceded it was severely destabilized in a series ___MASK90___ civil wars and political conflict , during which Julius Caesar was appointed as perpetual dictator and then assassinated in 44 BC . Civil wars and executions continued , culminating in the victory ___MASK90___ Octavian , Caesar ' s adopted son , over Mark Antony and Cleopatra at the Battle ___MASK90___ Actium in 31 BC and the annexation ___MASK90___ Egypt . Octavian ' s power was then unassailable and in 27 BC the Roman Senate formally granted him overarching power and the new title " Augustus ", effectively marking the end ___MASK90___ the Roman Republic . Isis ( original Egyptian pronunciation more likely " Aset " or " Iset ") is a goddess from the polytheistic pantheon ___MASK90___ ___MASK51___ . She was first worshiped in ancient Egyptian religion , and later her worship spread throughout the Roman Empire and the greater Greco - Roman world . Isis is still widely worshiped by many pagans today in diverse religious contexts ; including a number ___MASK90___ distinct pagan religions , the modern Goddess movement , and interfaith organizations such as the Fellowship ___MASK90___ Isis . Modern Egyptian is the language spoken by ___MASK8___ contemporary Egyptians . It is more commonly known locally as the Egyptian colloquial language or Egyptian dialect . Look below for local namings . ___MASK85___ ( or ; '; Egyptian Arabic : ' ; Sa ' idi Arabic : "" ) is a city in Upper ( southern ) ___MASK51___ and the capital of ___MASK41___ . The population numbers 487 , 896 ( 2010 estimate ), with an area of approximately . a  di Arabic (, ; also known as Saidi Arabic and Upper ___MASK51___ Arabic ) is the variety of Arabic spoken by a  dis south of Cairo , ___MASK51___ to the border of Sudan . It shares linguistic features both with Egyptian Arabic , as well as Sudanese Arabic . Dialects include Middle and Upper Egyptian Arabic . Speakers of Egyptian Arabic do not always understand more conservative varieties of a  di Arabic . ___MASK53___ ( or ), officially the Republic ___MASK90___ ___MASK53___ , is a sovereign state in central and ___MASK87___ Africa and one ___MASK90___ the smallest countries on the African ___MASK39___ . Located a few degrees south ___MASK90___ the Equator , ___MASK53___ is bordered by Uganda , Tanzania , Burundi and the Democratic ___MASK55___ . ___MASK53___ is in the African Great ___MASK37___ region and is highly elevated ; its geography is dominated by mountains in the west and savanna to the ___MASK87___ , with numerous ___MASK37___ throughout the country . The climate is temperate to subtropical , with two rainy seasons and two dry seasons each year . Ancient ___MASK51___ was a civilization of ancient Northeastern Africa , concentrated along the lower reaches of the Nile River in what is now the modern country of ___MASK51___ . It is one of six civilizations to arise independently . Egyptian civilization followed prehistoric ___MASK51___ and coalesced around 3150 BC ( according to conventional Egyptian chronology ) with the political unification of Upper and Lower ___MASK51___ under the first pharaoh Narmer ( commonly referred to as Menes ). The history of ancient ___MASK51___ occurred in a series of stable kingdoms , separated by periods of relative instability known as Intermediate Periods : the Old Kingdom of the Early Bronze Age , the Middle Kingdom of the Middle Bronze Age and the New Kingdom of the Late Bronze Age . ___MASK65___ ('), officially known as the Federal Democratic Republic ___MASK90___ ___MASK65___ "' (     , " yetiyoya Fdralaw Dmokirasyaw Rpebilk " ), is a country located in the Horn ___MASK90___ Africa . It shares borders with Eritrea to the north and northeast , Djibouti and ___MASK63___ to the east , Sudan and ___MASK3___ to the west , and Kenya to the south . With nearly 100 million inhabitants , ___MASK65___ is the most populous landlocked country in the world , as well as the second - most populous nation on the African continent after Nigeria . It occupies a total area ___MASK90___ , and its capital and largest city is Addis Ababa . The Greco - Roman world , Greco - Roman culture , or the term Greco - Roman ( or ; spelled Graeco - Roman in the ___MASK57___ and the Commonwealth ), when used as an adjective , as understood by modern scholars and writers , refers to those geographical regions and countries that culturally ( and so historically ) were directly , long - term , and intimately influenced by the language , culture , government and religion ___MASK90___ the ancient Greeks and Romans . In exact terms the area refers to the " Mediterranean world ", the extensive tracts ___MASK90___ land centered on the Mediterranean and Black Sea basins , the " swimming - pool and spa " ___MASK90___ the Greeks and Romans , i . e . one wherein the cultural perceptions , ideas and sensitivities ___MASK90___ these peoples were dominant . Deir el - Shelwit ( Arabic :   -- Dayr aš - Šalw , French : Deir Chelouit ) is an ancient Egyptian ___MASK14___ to Isis from the Greek - Roman period . It stands on the ___MASK86___ of the Nile at Luxor , 1 km from Malkata and about 4 km south of Medinet Habu . Today all that remains of the ___MASK14___ is its small main building and ruins of the propylon , along with its brick enclosure wall and the well . The ___MASK14___ precinct had an area of 74 × 51 metres ; the ___MASK14___ itself is much smaller , with an area of 13 × 16 m . Its entrance faces south . The outer walls do not have much decoration but on the inside the reliefs are well preserved . The shrine is surrounded by a corridor from which side chapels and a wabet ( place of cleansing ) open ; also the stairs lead to the roof from this corridor . On the southern side of the outer wall some stone blocks from earlier buildings had been reused , judging from the reliefs on them most of them appear to be from Medinet Habu . The propylon is located 60 meters east from the ___MASK14___ , and is lavishly decorated on all sides . The importance of the Isis ___MASK14___ of Deir el - Shelwit is because Graeco - Roman era religious buildings are rare in this area , and this is the only one not associated with the Theban Triad but with Isis . ___MASK68___ America is a continent located in the western hemisphere , mostly in the southern hemisphere , with a relatively small portion in the ___MASK77___ hemisphere . It is also considered a subcontinent of the Americas , which is the model used in nations that speak Romance languages . The reference to ___MASK68___ America instead of other regions ( like Latin America or the Southern Cone ) has increased in the last decades due to changing geopolitical dynamics ( in particular , the rise of ___MASK18___ ). ___MASK51___ (; ', , " Kimi "), officially the Arab Republic of ___MASK51___ , is a transcontinental country spanning the northeast corner of Africa and ___MASK71___ corner of Asia by a land bridge formed by the Sinai Peninsula . ___MASK51___ is a Mediterranean country bordered by the Gaza Strip and Israel to the northeast , the Gulf of Aqaba to the east , the Red Sea to the east and south , Sudan to the south , and Libya to the west . Across the Gulf of Aqaba lies ___MASK74___ , and across from the Sinai Peninsula lies Saudi Arabia , although ___MASK74___ and Saudi Arabia do not share a land border with ___MASK51___ . It is the world ' s only contiguous Afrasian nation . Malkata ( or Malqata ), meaning " the place where things are picked up " in Arabic , is the site ___MASK90___ an Ancient Egyptian palace complex built during the New Kingdom , by the 18th Dynasty Pharaoh Amenhotep III . It is located on the ___MASK86___ ___MASK90___ the Nile at Thebes , Upper ___MASK51___ , in the desert to the south ___MASK90___ Medinet Habu . The site also included a temple dedicated to Amenhotep III ' s Great Royal Wife , Tiy , and honors Sobek , the crocodile deity . Ancient Egyptian religion was a complex system ___MASK90___ polytheistic beliefs and rituals which were an integral part ___MASK90___ ancient Egyptian society . It centered on the Egyptians ' interaction with many deities who were believed to be present in , and in control ___MASK90___ , the forces ___MASK90___ nature . Rituals such as prayers and offerings were efforts to provide for the gods and gain their favor . Formal religious practice centered on the pharaoh , the ___MASK2___ ___MASK90___ ___MASK51___ , who was believed to possess a divine power by virtue ___MASK90___ his position . He acted as the intermediary between his people and the gods and was obligated to sustain the gods through rituals and offerings so that they could maintain order in the universe . The state dedicated enormous resources to Egyptian rituals and to the construction ___MASK90___ the temples . The Goddess movement includes spiritual beliefs or practices ( chiefly neo - pagan ) which has emerged predominantly in ___MASK46___ America , Western ___MASK22___ , ___MASK31___ and New Zealand in the 1970s . The movement grew as a reaction to perceptions of predominant organized religion as male - dominated , and makes use of goddess worship and a focus on gender and femininity . ___MASK69___ , officially the Republic ___MASK90___ ___MASK69___ , is a country in Africa and a founding member ___MASK90___ the ___MASK87___ African Community ( EAC ). Its capital and largest city is Nairobi . ___MASK69___ ' s territory lies on the equator and overlies the ___MASK87___ African Rift covering a diverse and expansive terrain that extends roughly from Lake Victoria to Lake Turkana ( formerly called Lake Rudolf ) and further south - ___MASK87___ to the ___MASK62___ Ocean . It is bordered by Tanzania to the south and ___MASK71___ , Uganda to the west , ___MASK3___ to the north - west , Ethiopia to the north and ___MASK63___ to the north - ___MASK87___ . ___MASK69___ covers , and had a population ___MASK90___ approximately 45 million people in July 2014 .