- The Mediterranean Sea is labeled at the top of the map, bordering the northern coast of Lower Egypt.
- The Red Sea is labeled to the east of the Sinai Peninsula and Upper Egypt.
- The Nile River is labeled as the central river running from south to north through the map.
- Giza is labeled near the pyramids in the northern part of the map, within Lower Egypt.
- Memphis is labeled just south of Giza, also in Lower Egypt.
- Thebes is labeled in the southern part of Upper Egypt.
- The Valley of the Kings is labeled near Thebes in Upper Egypt.
- Lower Egypt is labeled in the northern region, encompassing the Nile Delta.
- Upper Egypt is labeled in the southern region, stretching from just south of Memphis to Nubia/Kush.
- Nubia/Kush is labeled at the southernmost tip of the map, south of Upper Egypt.
- The Sinai Peninsula is labeled as the triangular landmass east of the Gulf of Suez, between the Mediterranean and Red Seas.
- An arrow pointing northward along the Nile River has been drawn to indicate its flow direction from south to north.
- The Nile Delta and the banks of the Nile River have been colored green.
- The extent of the Old Kingdom is colored orange, covering Lower Egypt and part of Upper Egypt.
- The extent of the Middle Kingdom is colored red, covering most of Upper Egypt.
- The extent of the New Kingdom is colored yellow, extending into Nubia/Kush and including the Sinai Peninsula.
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