Southern Illinois
Southern Illinois is a region in the American state of Illinois. It is primarily agricultural, like most of Illinois outside Chicagoland, but includes some attractive, rolling scenery that contrasts with the flatness of Central Illinois to its north.
Essential Destinations
Top destinations include Cairo and Carbondale.
Destinations to Discover
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Salem
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Salem is a small city in Southern Illinois, and the county seat of the rural Marion county.
Mount Vernon
Mount Vernon is a city in Jefferson County, Illinois, United States, and its county seat.
Staunton
Staunton is the second largest city in Macoupin County, Illinois, United States.
Southern Illinois
- Region
- Description: region of Illinois in the United States
- Also known as“Egypt”“Little Egypt”
- Location
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Latitude of center
38.4055° or 38° 24′ 20″ north
Longitude of center
-89.0028° or 89° 0′ 10″ west
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Vietnamese—“Southern Illinois” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “伊利诺伊州南部”
- Chinese: “小埃及 (伊利諾伊州)”
- Chinese: “小埃及”
- French: “Little Egypt (region)”
- French: “Little Egypt”
- French: “Southern Illinois”
- Hebrew: “דרום אילינוי”
- Hebrew: “ליטל איג’יפט”
- Hebrew: “מצרים הקטנה”
- Japanese: “イリノイ州南部”
- Slovenian: “Egypt”
- Slovenian: “Južni Illinois”
- Slovenian: “Little Egypt”
- Slovenian: “Mali Egipt”
- Slovenian: “Southern Illinois”
- Urdu: “جنوبی الینوائے”
- Vietnamese: “Nam Illinois”
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