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Nile

(nīl)

The longest river in the world, flowing about 6,675 km (4,150 mi) through eastern Africa from its most remote sources in Burundi to a delta on the Mediterranean Sea in northeast Egypt. The main headstreams, the Blue Nile and the White Nile, join at Khartoum in Sudan to form the Nile proper. The river has been used for irrigation in Egypt since at least 4000 bc, a function now regulated largely by the Aswan High Dam.

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Nile

(naɪl)

(Placename) a river in Africa, rising in S central Burundi in its remotest headstream, the Luvironza: flows into Lake Victoria and leaves the lake as the Victoria Nile, flowing to Lake Albert, which is drained by the Albert Nile, becoming the White Nile at Lake No, then flowing through South Sudan; joined by its chief tributary, the Blue Nile (which rises near Lake Tana, Ethiopia) at Khartoum, and flows north to its delta on the Mediterranean; the longest river in the world. Length: (from the source of the Luvironza to the Mediterranean) 6741 km (4187 miles)

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Nile

(naɪl)

n.

a river in E Africa, the longest in the world, flowing N from Lake Victoria in Uganda to the Mediterranean. 3473 mi. (5592 km) long; from the headwaters of the Kagera River, 4000 mi. (6440 km) long.

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Nile - the world's longest river (4150 miles); flows northward through eastern Africa into the Mediterranean; the Nile River valley in Egypt was the site of the world's first great civilization

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Arab Republic of Egypt, Egypt, United Arab Republic - a republic in northeastern Africa known as the United Arab Republic until 1971; site of an ancient civilization that flourished from 2600 to 30 BC

Republic of the Sudan, Soudan, Sudan - a republic in northeastern Africa on the Red Sea; achieved independence from Egypt and the United Kingdom in 1956

Republic of Uganda, Uganda - a landlocked republic in eastern Africa; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1962

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Nile

[naɪl] N → Nilo m

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Nile

[ˈnaɪl] n
the Nile → le Nil

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n → Nil m

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[naɪl] n the Nile → il Nilo

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Now, according to the United Nation Development Programme, about 95 percent of Egyptians live along the Nile - on less than 5 percent of Egypt's territory - making the Nile Valley one of the world's most densely populated areas, especially in greater Cairo, Alexandria and other major cities in the Nile Delta.

Africa Cup of Nations Notebook - Day 31

An ambitious project for the Arab nation, GEM boasts main museum building, the main square, the entrance for main visitors, the Ramses hall, the conference building, the pyramids wall, the recreational park, the Nile Valley, the children's park, Khufu, Pyramids Restaurant, and Masala.

Work in full swing at Egypt's grand museum project

The plan mainly aims to spread urbanization and reduce population density in the delta and the narrow strip of the Nile Valley, decrease development gaps between different governorates, and preserve natural resources, ecological systems and cultural heritage to prevent environmental degradation.

2019/2020 housing development plan

Al-Sisi has expressed his country's readiness to provide all different kinds of support to the Sudanese people, affirming the historical relations between the peoples of the Nile Valley.

Al-Burhan: Life Returns to Normality

The Antiquities Ministry said Tuesday that the tomb uncovered in the Saqqara pyramids complex outside Cairo dates to the 5th Dynasty, which ruled the Nile Valley from 2388-2356 B.C.

Noble's tomb found in Egypt dates back to early pharaohs

Furthermore, the SIS attributed this achievement to Egypt's major counterterrorism operations, and 'Sinai 2018' operation, which was launched last February and managed to eradicate terrorists in North and central Sinai, as well as in several areas in the Nile Delta, and in desert locations west of the Nile Valley.

Terrorism against Egypt decreased in 2018 compared with previous years: SIS

Lake Tana is close to the earliest known fossil sites of humans in eastern Africa, and to likely dispersal routes along the Nile valley or across the Red Sea.

New light shed on the history of man

Egypt has abundant wind power, especially in the Gulf of Suez and Nile Valley. It will generate from the 545MW Zafarana wind farm and the 5MW farm in Hurghada to reach 7.2 GW by 2020.

Egypt - Solar/Wind Energy

The two armies have set up an annual training course titled "Nile Valley 3" for military experts and analysts to discuss a number of strategic issues affecting the security of the two countries.

Sudan calls to develop military intelligence coordination with Egypt

Aswan is Egypt's third largest city and an important administrative, commercial and touristic centre situated at the foot of the Nile Valley.