The Nile River is the longest river in the world with a length of approximately 7,000 kilometers.
The word Nile comes from the Greek word neilos, meaning riverbed.
The river flowing from south to north; It has three main tributaries, the White Nile, the Blue Nile, and the Atbara.
The basin of the Nile River covers one-tenth of the African continent and is the third largest river in the world with a basin width of 3 million square kilometers.
Fishing is one of the most important livelihoods in the Nile River basin. Most cotton and rice are grown in the river basin.
The Nile River has been of great importance in transportation as well as irrigation for centuries in many African countries, especially Egypt.
There are 11 countries in the river’s basin, namely the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Tanzania, Burundi, Rwanda, Kenya, Uganda, South Sudan, Ethiopia, Eritrea, Sudan and Egypt.
Numerous different flora and fauna are found along the Nile River.
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