Nile
Sign in to saveThe 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.
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The Nile is the world's longest river, flowing north through northeast Africa to the Mediterranean Sea, though it carries less water than other major rivers like the Amazon and Congo. It has been essential to Africa's environmental, economic, and cultural development for thousands of years.
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- The Third Cataract of the Nile
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- A photograph of a sailboat on a wide, calm, blue river. In the background is a blue sky with clouds and a rocky hill.
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- Burundi, DR Congo, Egypt, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Rwanda, South Sudan, Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda
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- Bahir Dar, Cairo, Khartoum, Jinja, Juba
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52 sectionsContents
- Names and etymology
- Sources
- Geography
- African Great Lakes
- Mountain Nile
- White Nile region
- Main Nile
- Nile Delta
- Blue Nile tributary
- Atbarah tributary
- Hydrology
- Flow and floods
- Sediment transport
- Water sources and sinks
- Sources and sinks: countries
- Sources and sinks: tributaries
- Nilometers
- Ecology
- Animals
- Plants
- Pollution
- Conservation and human impact
- Climate and climate change
- Geological history
- Human history
- Prehistory
- Ancient Egyptian civilization
- Nubian, Ethiopian, and Nilotic cultures
- Egypt from Roman era to colonial era
- Search for the source of the Nile
- Water politics in the modern era
- Colonial era
- Post-colonial era
- Late 20th century disagreements and negotiations
- Power shift to upstream nations
- Future
- Economy
- Agriculture
- Fisheries
- Hydropower
- Transportation
- Tourism and recreation
- In culture
- Art and literature
- Myth and religion
- References
- Footnotes
- Citations
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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.
The Nile has two major tributaries: the White Nile and the Blue Nile. The White Nile is longer and is considered to be the headwaters, yet the Blue Nile contributes over twice the volume of the White Nile. The White Nile begins near Lake Victoria and flows through Uganda and South Sudan; while the Blue Nile begins near Lake Tana in Ethiopia and flows into Sudan from the southeast. The two rivers meet at the Sudanese capital of Khartoum. From there, the Nile flows north through the Nubian Desert to Egypt's capital, Cairo, and finally empties into the Mediterranean Sea near Alexandria, where it has formed a large delta.