Little Egypt

E481449
nickname region

Little Egypt is the nickname for the southernmost region of Illinois, known for its distinct cultural identity and historical ties to agriculture and river trade.

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All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Little Egypt canonical 2
Little Egypt (Ying-Yang) 1

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf nickname ⓘ
region ⓘ
climate humid subtropical to humid continental transition ⓘ
contains Anna, Illinois NERFINISHED ⓘ
Benton, Illinois NERFINISHED ⓘ
Cache River State Natural Area NERFINISHED ⓘ
Cairo, Illinois NERFINISHED ⓘ
Carbondale, Illinois NERFINISHED ⓘ
Crab Orchard National Wildlife Refuge NERFINISHED ⓘ
Du Quoin, Illinois NERFINISHED ⓘ
Fort Massac State Park NERFINISHED ⓘ
Giant City State Park NERFINISHED ⓘ
Harrisburg, Illinois NERFINISHED ⓘ
Kinkaid Lake NERFINISHED ⓘ
Marion, Illinois NERFINISHED ⓘ
Metropolis, Illinois NERFINISHED ⓘ
Mount Vernon, Illinois NERFINISHED ⓘ
Murphysboro, Illinois NERFINISHED ⓘ
Paducah–Cape Girardeau–Harrisburg region (informal) NERFINISHED ⓘ
Rend Lake NERFINISHED ⓘ
Shawnee National Forest NERFINISHED ⓘ
country United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
culture blend of Midwestern and Southern influences ⓘ
demographics predominantly rural population ⓘ
economy agriculture-based economy ⓘ
coal mining ⓘ
tourism ⓘ
hasBorderWith Indiana NERFINISHED ⓘ
Kentucky NERFINISHED ⓘ
Missouri NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasNicknameOrigin association with fertile Nile River valley ⓘ
comparison to Egypt during 19th century grain shortages in northern Illinois ⓘ
historicalTie Mississippi River trade ⓘ
Ohio River trade ⓘ
corn farming ⓘ
cotton farming ⓘ
river transportation ⓘ
wheat farming ⓘ
knownFor agriculture ⓘ
distinct cultural identity ⓘ
river trade ⓘ
rural character ⓘ
locatedIn Illinois ⓘ
southern Illinois NERFINISHED ⓘ
locatedNear Mississippi River NERFINISHED ⓘ
Ohio River NERFINISHED ⓘ
Wabash River NERFINISHED ⓘ
religion strong Protestant presence ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Carbondale, Illinois → regionNickName → Little Egypt ⓘ
The Coasters → notableWork → Little Egypt ⓘ
this entity surface form: Little Egypt (Ying-Yang)
southern Illinois → hasNickname → Little Egypt ⓘ
subject surface form: Southern Illinois