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[[File:River Nile map.svg|thumb|right|250px|Map of the Nile]]

[[File:River Nile map.svg|thumb|right|250px|Map of the Nile]]

The '''Nile''' (النيل ''an-nīl'') is a [[river]] in [[Africa]]. It is the longest river on [[Earth]] (about 6,650 km or 4,132 miles), though other rivers carry more water.  

The Nile is this huge river, I think its the longest one anywhere, going more than 6600 kilometers across northeastern Africa. It starts up in the highlands of places like Burundi and Rwanda, and flows north through Uganda, Sudan, Egypt, all that, until it hits the Mediterranean Sea. For thousands of years, its been super important to people living around it. Like, it gives fresh water for drinking and for watering crops, plus its good for moving stuff around and trading. That fertile soil from the floods back in ancient times helped grow food, which let big societies pop up, especially Ancient Egypt. The floods would bring in all this nutrient rich silt to the banks, making everything grow better. Today though, the river keeps things going for millions in what would just be dry desert without it. Its kind of hard to imagine how arid those areas are otherwise. Some parts of the path still surprise me, like how it goes through so many countries before ending..  

Its longest section starts in [[Lake Victoria]], and flows into the [[Mediterranean Sea]] near [[Alexandria]]. It gets its name from the [[Greek language|Greek]] word "Νεῖλος" (''Neil's'').  

Its longest section starts in [[Lake Victoria]], and flows into the [[Mediterranean Sea]] near [[Alexandria]]. It gets its name from the [[Greek language|Greek]] word "Νεῖλος" (''Neil's'').