Ancient land south of Egypt (5)

I believe the answer is:

nubia

(Other definitions for nubia that I've seen before include "Ancient African region absorbed into southern Egypt" , "Ancient Nile region" , "Ancient region of Sudan and southern Egypt" , "African kingdom" , "Upper 16 Across region" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.

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