The Nile

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“The Nile is a gift that the God give to the people in Egypt,it is the

mother of land,there is nothing more important than The Nile”A

Greek Historian said

InformationThe major north-flowing river in northeastern AfricaLongest river in the world(6700 Km)(100 km2)Run through about 10 countriesTwo tributaries(The White Nile and The Blue Nile)

The two tributaries(The White Nile)

The White Nile is longer and rises in the Great Lakes region of central Africa, with the most distant source still un

determined but located in either Rwanda or Burundi. It flows north thr

ough Tanzania, Lake Victoria, Uganda and South Sudan.

The Two Tributaries(The Blue Nile)

The Blue Nile is the source of most of the water and fertile soil. It begin

s at Lake Tana in Ethiopia at

12.03583°N 37.26472°E and flows into Sudan from the southeast. The two rivers meet near the Sudanese capital of Khartoum.

The Egypt CivilizationThe northern section of the river flows almost entirely through desert, from Sudan into Egypt, a country whose civilization has depended on the river since ancient times. Most of the population and cities of Egypt lie along those parts of the Nile valley north of

Aswan, and nearly all the cultural and historical sites of Ancient Egypt are found along riverbanks. The Nile ends in a large delta that

empties into the Mediterranean Sea.

Change of The Nile

• The Old Stone Age

•About ¾ people live in the area

•Fertile soil

•Water Supply •Natural resources(fishes)

Change of The Nile•Nowadays…

•90% people live in the area

•Too much live stocks

•Climatic change

•Desertification

Pollution of The Nile

Polluted seriously

Agricultural(the wastes of the stocks)

Industry(the development of the people)

Human Activities

Contribution of The Nile

•The development of The Egypt Civilization

•Full of natural resources to the people

•Generating energy(Dam and Hydro-electric power

•Fertile soil

•Transportation

•Tourist Attraction

Transportation Network

The Nile has long been used to transport goods along its length. Winter winds blow south, up river, so ships could sail up river, and down river using the flow of the river

Fertile SoilWhile most Egyptians still live in the Nile valley, the 1970 completion of the Aswan High Dam ended the summer floods and their renewal of the fertile soil, fundamentally changing farming practices.

Water sharing disputes

The Nile's water has affected the politics of East Africa and the Horn of Africa for many decades. Countries including Uganda, Sudan, Ethiopia and Kenya have complained about Egyptian domination of its water resources. The Nile Basin Initiative promotes a peaceful cooper

ation among those states

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