Nile

The Nile is a major north-flowing river in northeast Africa which empties into the Mediterranean Sea. At long, it is the longest river in the world, although the volume of water it carries is much smaller than other major rivers such as the Amazon or the Congo. The Nile has played a central role in the environmental, economic, and cultural history of Africa for millennia.

lake in east-central Africa

lake in Uganda and the Democratic Republic of the Congo

river in Africa and tributary of the Nile River

species of reptile

delta formed in Northern Egypt where the Nile River drains into the Mediterranean Sea

Khnum, also romanised Khnemu (; , ), was one of the earliest-known Egyptian deities in Upper Egypt, originally associated with the Nile cataract. He held the responsibility of regulating the annual inundation of the river, emanating from the caverns of Hapi, the deity embodying the flood. Since the annual flooding of the Nile brought with it silt and clay, and its water brought life to its surroundings, he eventually became known as the creator of human bodies and the life force kꜣ ("ka"). Using a potter's wheel and clay, he fashioned these entities and placed them within their mothers' wombs.

reservoir in Southern Egypt

species of fish

species of fish

thumb|300px|right|Satellite image of the swamp around the time of the wet season

series of six whitewater rapids

waterfall on the Nile in Uganda

species of plant

god of the Nile river in Greek mythology, son of Oceanus and Tethys

brackish lake in northern Egypt

thumb|Measuring shaft of the nilometer on Roda Island, Cairo built in 861 AD on the orders of the Abbasid Caliph [[al-Mutawakkil]] A nilometer is a structure for measuring the Nile River's clarity and water level during the annual flood season in Egypt. There were three main types of nilometers, calibrated in Egyptian cubits: (1) a vertical column, (2) a corridor stairway of steps leading down to the Nile, and (3) a deep well with a culvert. If the water level was low, the fertility of the floodplain would suffer. If it was too high, the flooding would be destructive. There was a specific mark

Gihon is the name of the second river mentioned in the second chapter of the biblical Book of Genesis. The Gihon is mentioned as one of four rivers (along with the Tigris, Euphrates, and Pishon) issuing out of Eden, branching from a single river that split after watering the Garden of Eden (Genesis 2:10–14).

The Pishon ( Pīšōn; Koine Greek: Φισών Phisṓn) is one of four rivers (along with Hiddekel (Tigris), Perath (Euphrates) and Gihon) mentioned in the Biblical Book of Genesis. In that passage, a source river flows out of Eden to water the Garden of Eden and from there divides into the four named rivers. The Pishon is described as encircling "the entire land of Havilah where is gold; bdellium and onyx stone."

lake in South Sudan

river in Burundi

Famous natural phenomenon

valley between Sudan and Chad

legendary mountain range in east Africa at the source of the Nile River

geographical object

northernmost part of Nubia

drainage basin of the river Nile

nile cruise ship

southernmost part of Nubia

human settlement in Sudan

geographic region