Information on the Northern Nuba and the Mountain Nuba
The Nuba regions are inhabited by people called the Nuba peoples, and they are classified according to their place of residence in the Nuba Mountains and the Northern Nuba, as shown below:
North Nubian
Northern Nubia is also called Egyptian Nubia and Lower Nubia. North Nubia is 360 km from Aswan Governorate on both sides of the Nile River and ends at Wadi Salfa at the Second Cataract.
History clearly indicates that the North Nubian lands were denuded of their original inhabitants as a result of repeated conflicts, as the countries passing through and around Egypt are believed to have had a greed for Nubian's fertile goods. . descends alone.
It is worth noting that the residents of North Nubia are Nubians who used to live in Aswan Governorate in Egypt and migrated to the mountains by force; As a result of the construction of the High Dam, which caused the sinking of some Nubian villages.
It is noteworthy that by virtue of the residence of the North Nubian people on both banks of the Nile, they gained experience in agriculture; Due to the fertile land around the river, they worked mainly in the fields of agriculture and livestock.
North Nubians generally spoke their Nubian language in the past, in addition to fragmented Arabic, but now their situation has changed after they mixed with Arabs and foreign tourists, which helped them become fluent in speaking Arabic, and many of them speak it fluently. in other languages such as: French and English, and this indicates that they have intelligence and a high learning capacity.
mountain change
The Mountain Nuba is also called Sudanese Nuba and Upper Nuba. The Nuba Mountains are located within the Sudanese territory, specifically in the Governorate of South Kordofan, on a fertile clay plain, from which numerous steep rocky hills rich in granite rise.
It is worth noting that the Nuba Mountains people are the tribes that inhabit the Nuba region of Kordofan state in central South Sudan, which is currently inhabited by the Baggara Arabs who occupied it and fought against its residents to expel them from it, while the Nubians settled in the nearby hills.
It should be noted that the Nubians of the mountains speak the Nubian language and are united by a common culture and an ancient heritage that they have preserved. Most of them converted to Islam or Christianity in particular, and the rest retained their original religious beliefs.
In general, the Nubians of the mountains practiced the raising of cattle such as cows, as well as agriculture due to the fertility of their land, where they grew many types of crops, including: maize and legumes such as beans, onions, cotton and tobacco. .
General information about Nubia
Nubia is the region that stretches along the banks of the Nile from the Aswan region of southern Egypt to northern Sudan, about 75% of which is in Sudan. From the old gold mines.
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