ALL ABOUT THE RIVER NILE

INTRODUCTION The River Nile The River Nile is about 6,670 km (4,160 miles) in length and is the longest river in Africa and in the world. Although it is generally associated with Egypt, only 22% of the Nile’s course runs through Egypt. In Egypt, the River Nile creates a fertile green valley across the desert. It was by the banks of the river that one of the oldest civilizations in the world began. The ancient Egyptians lived and farmed along the Nile, using the soil to produce food for themselves and their animals.

Who Discovered River Nile The Nile River wasn't discovered but it was found by ancient Egyptians many years ago the -the ancient Egyptian- were living in the Eastern desert in Egypt where there was water because it was the rainy time but by time this water was gone so they had to travel searching for water and when they found the Nile they found it pure so they settled along it and made their new life and civilization

WHERE IS RIVER NILE? Where is the River Nile? The River Nile is in Africa. It originates in Burundi, south of the equator, and flows northward through northeastern Africa, eventually flowing through Egypt and finally draining into the Mediterranean Sea.

WHERE IS THE SOURCE OF RIVER NILE? Where is the source of the Nile? The Ruvyironza River of Burundi is regarded as the true and ultimate source of the Nile. The Ruvyironza is one of the upper branches of the Kagera River, which follows the Rwanda-Tanzania and Uganda- Tanzania borders into Lake Victoria. The source of the Nile is sometimes considered to be Lake Victoria, but the lake itself has feeder rivers of considerable size like the Kagera River.

Tributaries What are the two main rivers that flow into the River Nile? The River Nile is formed from the White Nile, which originates at Lake Victoria and the Blue Nile, which originates at Lake Tana in Ethiopia. These rivers meet in Sudan and then go on their long journey northwards towards the sea. The White Nile is a lot bigger than the Blue Nile, but because of losses along the way the it only contributes about 15% to the flow of the combined Nile. The Blue Nile, rising in Ethiopia, contributes about 85% to the flow of the Nile that passes through Egypt to the Mediterranean.

Wildlife IN THE RIVER NILE - In the Egyptian Sector of the river, wildlife was relatively small, consisting of small fish, Nile Crocodiles and some birds - Other wild mammals like lions became extinct since antiquity

Facts About River NILE.The Nile River is the longest river in the world..The largest source of the Nile is Lake Victoria..The Nile has a length of about 6,695 kilometres (4,160 miles)..Its average discharge is 3.1 million litres (680,000 gallons) per second..The Nile basin is huge and includes parts of Tanzania, Burundi, Rwanda, Congo (Kinshasa), Kenya..The name Nile comes from the Greek “neilos”, which means valley..The Ancient Egyptians called the river Ar or Aur (black) because of the colour of the sediment left after the river’s annual flood.

MORE FACTS The river Nile, is the longest river in the world. Every year the Nile flooded, at almost exactly the same time of year, 15th July. In Aswan it would rise about 10 metres while in Delta it was much less. Apart from supplying water to the Egyptians, the Nile was most important because it covered the sandy fields in thick mud in which Egyptians grew their food. They called this the Black Land with the barren desert further beyond known as the Red Land. The Nile was both the Egyptians friend and foe. If it rose too much it would sweep away their houses, and destroy their crops reducing the amount of food left to feed everyone.