THE NILE RIVER

THE HISTORY OF THE NILE RIVER

• The river got its name from the Greek word Neilos, which means valley.
• Egypt’s population has depended on the Nile for thousands of years.
• The Egyptians have rightly termed it as the "river of life", since it has given life to land.

THE CATARACTS

• They are all located in the southern part of of the Nile.
• They are rapids or either waterfalls that are difficult to pass by.
• They would build pathways that would allow small boats to pass.

THE TWO MAJOR TRIBUTES OF THE NILE

• The two major tributes of the nile are the white river and the blue river.
• They meet at Khartoum, Sudan.

FUN FACTS

• It is the longest river in the world.
• The drainage basin of the Nile covers about one tenth of all of Africa.
• The Ancient Egyptians called the Nile, the Great River.
• Only 22% of the river passes through Egypt.
• The river flows mainly through an area of desert.