Tariq Ahmed Othman

Introduction;

Sudanese-Egyptian relations are not a new phenomenon, but rather their roots

Since the dawn of history, the Nile River has flowed with goodness and blessings upon the two countries.

Egypt and Sudan are in a natural unity. The reason for this connection was not only the Nile, but humanity north and south, and the races intermingled and the blood mixed.

A number of researchers believe that there is no ethnic difference between the inhabitants of Egypt and

than them and the inhabitants of northern Sudan. It is observed that the inhabitants of Upper Egypt are predominantly

African, while those traits decrease as we move north towards the Delta.

In terms of: the incoming elements from the Mediterranean basin and Asia.

Some researchers also believe that the Semitic-speaking Sudanese peoples are not

ethnically different from those peoples who inhabited Egypt before the dynastic era.

The intermingling and communication between these human groups was available at that time.

Egyptian civilization flourished and prospered and encompassed large parts of the great regions.

The Nile and its middle parts increased human communication through migration, invasion, and cultural interaction (1).

The ethnic similarity and human communication between Upper Egypt and Sudan paved the way for

Ancient Egyptian civilization and through the intermingling of the cultures of those peoples

civilization in both Egypt and Sudan. 1. The truth of this historical theory

The relations between the peoples of the Nile Valley indicate, at a minimum, the antiquity of the civilization of the Nile Valley, in which Egyptian civilization was linked to Sudanese

history. It should be noted here that Egypt's contribution to this achievement was significant due to

its important geographical location and its openness to different cultures and ancient civilizations.

Religion and its impact on relations between the two peoples:

It appeared in the ancient history of Sudan ( Religion) as a link between the two peoples.

and the Egyptian. One of the dynasties that ruled part of Sudan, Nubia, the known Sudanese kingdom, adhered to the belief in Amun. They were

ancient Egypt. The name of Piye, the ruler of this dynasty, was also considered (110

Studies, p. 971.