Nile

Also known as Nile River, River Nile, Bahr en Nīl, Nahr an Nīl, Nīl River, Nilus River, Nahr an Nil, The 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.

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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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River.name: Nile River
River.map: File:Nile basin map.png
River.mapframe: no
River.image: Nile 3rd Cataract Left.jpg
River.image_caption: The Third Cataract of the Nile
River.image_size: 250px
River.image_alt: A photograph of a sailboat on a wide, calm, blue river. In the background is a blue sky with clouds and a rocky hill.
River.subdivision_type1: Countries
River.subdivision_name1: Burundi, DR Congo, Egypt, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Rwanda, South Sudan, Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda
River.subdivision_type2: Major cities
River.subdivision_name2: Bahir Dar, Cairo, Khartoum, Jinja, Juba
River.basin_size: 2,927,843 km
River.discharge1_location: Aswan, Egypt
River.discharge1_avg: 2,757 m/sec
River.source1: Rukarara River, Rwanda

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Wikidata facts

Elevation: 0
Image: Cairo skyline, Panoramic view, Egypt.jpg
Length: 2850

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Commons category: Nile
discharge: 2830
Commons gallery: Nile
watershed area: 3400000
P8168: Ericeira
P12749: Scirpus
native label: Áman Dawū

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Contents

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
Sources
Books
Journals and websites
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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.