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Interesting Facts about the River Nile

It is the only river its flow is backward.

The Nile flows into the Mediterranean Sea.

The largest source of the Nile is Lake Victoria.

The Nile has a length of about 6,695 kilometers (4,160 miles).

Its average discharge is 3.1 million

liters

(680,000 gallons) per second.

The name Nile comes from the Greek “neilos”, which means valley.Slide2

Nile River ‘s location (Africa)Slide3

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.Slide4

Where is the source of the Nile River?

Lake Victoria, Africa's biggest lake, is generally thought of as the source of the River Nile. On the northern edge of the lake, water pours over a waterfall, known as Ripon Falls, into a narrow opening which some people believe is the beginning of the River

Nile.Slide5

Source of the Nile RiverSlide6

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 Mediterranean sea.

The White Nile is a lot bigger than the Blue Nile, but because of losses along the way

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.Slide7

Why did the Ancient Egyptians live near the River Nile?

Most Egyptians lived near the Nile as it provided water, food, transportation and excellent soil for growing food

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Why was the Nile River so important to the Ancient Egyptians?Ancient Egypt could not have existed without the river Nile. Since rainfall is almost non-existent in Egypt, the floods provided the only source of moisture to sustain crops.

Every year, heavy summer rain in the Ethiopian highlands, sent a torrent of water that overflowed the banks of the Nile. When the floods went down it left thick rich mud (black silt) which was excellent soil to plant seeds in after it had been ploughed.

The ancient Egyptians could grow crops only in the mud left behind when the Nile flooded. So they all had fields all along the River Nile.Slide9

What else did the Nile provide for the Ancient Egyptians?Reeds, called papyrus, grew along side the Nile. The Egyptians made paper and boats from the reeds. Find out about Egyptian Writing

The Nile also gave the ancient Egyptians food. They used spears and nets to catch fish. They would also use the nets to catch birds that flew close to the surface of the water.

Another way the Nile helped the ancient Egyptians was in trade. The Nile was the quickest and easiest way to travel from place to place.Slide10

What was the area next to the River Nile called?This area was known as the Black Land. Further away from the river was the Red Land, a region of inhospitable desert.Slide11

Red land

Black landSlide12

Why did the Nile Flood?Melting snow and heavy summer rain in the Ethiopian Mountains sent a torrent of water causing the banks of the River Nile in Egypt

to

overflow on the flat desert land.Slide13

The floodSlide14

Why does the Nile not flood now ?The construction of the Aswan Dam in the 1960's meant that from 1970 the annual flood was controlled.Slide15

Aswan DamSlide16

Current Situation Of Nile RiverSlide17

Current situation of Nile river We Egyptians have polluted the water of River Nile because we don’t care about it as lots of companies dump their chemical wastes into it, which harms people’s health and fishes as well.And another problem is that if Ethiopians Complete the gigantic dam which we will cause to us a lot of harm maybe even turning Egypt

into a dry

wasteland.