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This longest part is called the White Nile. It flows from [[Lake Victoria]] in [[Uganda]], and through [[Sudan]] to [[Khartoum]]. There it is joined by the Blue Nile to form the Nile proper, which then flows through [[Egypt]]. The Blue Nile comes from [[Ethiopia]] near the [[Red Sea]]. The two branches meet near Khartoum, in the Sudan. About 300 million cubic metres of water [[Discharge (hydrology)|flow down]] the Nile each day.

This longest part is called the White Nile. It flows from [[Lake Victoria]] in [[Uganda]], and through [[Sudan]] to [[Khartoum]]. There it is joined by the Blue Nile to form the Nile proper, which then flows through [[Egypt]]. The Blue Nile comes from [[Ethiopia]] near the [[Red Sea]]. The two branches meet near Khartoum, in the Sudan. About 300 million cubic metres of water [[Discharge (hydrology)|flow down]] the Nile each day.

The Nile is essential to the drier countries in the north of Africa. On the Nile there are many [[boat]]s: it is one of the easiest ways to [[transport|get around]]. Historically, most[[city|cities]] in Egypt are built next to the river, and the [[pyramid]]s are close to the Nile. The Nile has always provided most of the water used to grow [[crop]]s in Egypt: much of the rest of the country is a [[desert]]. In ancient times the Nile flooded every year and the people would starve if there was not enough water for the crops. The [[Ancient Egypt]]ians got [[papyrus]] from the Nile to write on. Papyrus is made from a plant which grows near the Nile.

The Nile is essential to the drier countries in the north of Africa. On the Nile there are many [[boat]]s: it is one of the easiest ways to [[transport|get around]]. Historically, most [[city|cities]] in Egypt are built next to the river, and the [[pyramid]]s are close to the Nile. The Nile has always provided most of the water used to grow [[crop]]s in Egypt: much of the rest of the country is a [[desert]]. In ancient times the Nile flooded every year and the people would starve if there was not enough water for the crops. The [[Ancient Egypt]]ians got [[papyrus]] from the Nile to write on. Papyrus is made from a plant which grows near the Nile.

Many different types of [[animal]]s live in or near the waters of the Nile, including [[crocodile]]s, [[bird]]s, [[fish]] and many others. Not only do animals depend on the Nile for survival, but also people who live there need it for everyday use like [[washing]], as a water supply, keeping crops watered and other jobs.

Many different types of [[animal]]s live in or near the waters of the Nile, including [[crocodile]]s, [[bird]]s, [[fish]] and many others. Not only do animals depend on the Nile for survival, but also people who live there need it for everyday use like [[washing]], as a water supply, keeping crops watered and other jobs.

File:Nile River and delta from orbit.jpg|Супутниковий знімок дельти Нілу і  

File:Nile River and delta from orbit.jpg|Супутниковий знімок дельти Нілу і  

File:ET Bahir Dar asv2018-02 img17 Tis Issat.jpg|The [[Blue Nile Falls]] fed by [[Lake Tana]] near the city of [[Bahir Dar]], [[Ethiopia]]

File:ET Bahir Dar asv2018-02 img17 Tis Issat.jpg|The [[Blue Nile Falls]] fed by [[Lake Tana]] near the city of [[Bahir Dar]], Ethiopia

File:ISS036-E-011050.jpg|Annotated view of the Nile and Red Sea, with a dust storm

File:ISS036-E-011050.jpg|Annotated view of the Nile and Red Sea, with a dust storm

File:Scena nilotica from casa del fauno.jpg|The Nile represented in an ancient Roman mosaic found from the ruins of [[Pompeii]].

File:Scena nilotica from casa del fauno.jpg|The Nile represented in an ancient Roman mosaic found from the ruins of [[Pompeii]].

File:Herodotus world map-en.svg|Reconstruction of the [[Oikoumene]] (inhabited world), an ancient map based on [[Herodotus]]' description of the world, circa 450 BC

File:Herodotus world map-en.svg|Reconstruction of the [[Oikoumene]] (inhabited world), an ancient map based on [[Herodotus]]' description of the world, {{circa|450 BC}}

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== References ==

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