RIVER NILE
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River Nile Facts
The Nile is a major north-flowing river in northeastern
Africa, generally regarded as the longest river in the
world. It is 6,853 km (4,258 miles) long. The Nile is an
"international" river as its water resources are shared by
eleven countries.
The Nile spans 11 countries. These are:
Tanzania
Uganda
Rwanda
Burundi
Congo-Kinshasa
Kenya
Ethiopia
Eritrea
South Sudan
Sudan
Egypt
River Nile Facts
● The Nile River is the longest river in the world.
● The Nile River flows into the Mediterranean Sea
● The Nile is the primary water source of Egypt and Sudan
● In terms of length the nile is approximately 6,695
kilometers (4,160 miles)
● The Nile has an average discharge of 3.1 million litres
of water (680,000 gallons) per second.
● The Nile name comes from the Greek Neilos of which
means a valley or river valley.
● Around 40 million people (half of Egypt’s population)
live in the Nile Delta region
● Traditionally the Nile used to flood every year between
June and September. The Egyptians called this season
Akhet – the inundation.
● In 1960 the Egyptian government began the
construction of the Aswan Dam. This took over 10 years
to build however from 1970 there were no longer annual
floods.
River Nile Facts
● There are several major cities along the stretch of the
Nile. These cities consist of the famous Cairo,
Thebes/Luxor, Khartoum, Gondokoro, Aswan, and
Karnak.
● As the Nile approaches the Mediterranean Sea the river
splits into two branches. These as known as the Rosetta
branch and the Damietta branch. Both of these actually
flow into the Mediterranean sea.
● The River Nile has Ancient Egypt significance. As a
result you will notice that a number of Ancient Egyptian
famous historical sites are located along the banks of
the river. These include the Pyramids within the ancient
city of Luxor or the capital city Cairo.
● The Nile river comes from two major sources. These are
Lake Victoria which feeds the White Nile & Lake Tana
which feeds the Blue Nile Branch.
● The Nile has two major branches (as suggested above),
the White Nile and Blue Nile. The White Nile is
considered to be the headwaters and primary stream of
the Nile itself. The Blue Nile, however, is considered to
be the source of the water and the silt.
River Nile Facts
● Although the river is now called the Nile the Ancient
Egyptians called the Nile Ar or Aur which means ‘black’.
This name came from the black sediment along the
river banks left by the annual floods.
● The area next to the Nile was known as the Black Land.
● The basin of the Nile is incredibly large and includes
parts of Tanzania, Burundi, Rwanda, Congo and Kenya.
● Early Ancient Egyptian civilizations lived near the Nile
as it provided food, water, transportation and rich soil
for growing vegetables.
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