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A river city, Cairo has the lowest elevation of any location in Illinois and is the only Illinois city to be surrounded by levees. It is in the river-crossed area of Southern Illinois known as "Little Egypt", for which the city is named, after Egypt's capital on the Nile. The city is coterminous with Cairo Precinct.
Southern Illinois is a region of the U.S. state of Illinois comprising the southern third of the state, principally south of Interstate 70.Part of downstate Illinois, it is bordered by the two most voluminous rivers in the United States: the Mississippi below its connection with the Missouri River to the west and the Ohio River to the east and south, with the tributary Wabash River, extending ...
Carbondale is a city in Jackson County, Illinois, United States, within the Southern Illinois region informally known as "Little Egypt". As of the 2020 census, the city had a population of 25,083, making it the most populous city in Southern Illinois outside the Metro East region of Greater St. Louis.
Williamson County is a county in Southern Illinois. At the 2020 census, it had a population of 67,153. [1] The largest city and county seat is Marion. [2] Williamson County is included in the Carbondale-Marion, IL Metropolitan Statistical Area. This area of Southern Illinois is known locally as "Little Egypt". [citation needed]
This area is colloquially known as Little Egypt. The Kincaid site was the subject of major excavations by the University of Chicago from 1934–1941, during which a number of anthropologists and archaeologists who later had notable careers were trained under the direction of Fay-Cooper Cole ; they included Richard MacNeish , discoverer of the ...
Saline County is a county in Southern Illinois.At the 2020 census, it had a population of 23,768. [1] The largest city and county seat is Harrisburg. [2] This area of Southern Illinois is known locally as "Little Egypt".
Cobden is a village in Union County, Illinois, United States, within the Southern Illinois region informally known as "Little Egypt.” The population as of the 2020 census [3] is 1,018, a decline of about 12% since the 2010 census.
Johnson County is a county in the U.S. state of Illinois. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 13,308. [1] Its county seat is Vienna. [2] It is located in the southern portion of Illinois known locally as "Little Egypt".