Nile


 
 
Nile

:For alternative meanings of "Nile", see Nile (disambiguation)

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The Nile (Arabic: النيل an-nīl), in Africa, is one of the two longest rivers on Earth.

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The word "Nile" comes from the word Neilos (Νειλος), a Greek name for the Nile. Another Greek name for the Nile was Aigyptos (Αιγυπτος), which itself is the source of the name "Egypt".

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Arabic: redirect Arabic language...

Africa: Africa is the world's second-largest continent and second most populous after Asia. At about 30,244,050 km² (11,677,240 mi²) including its adjacent islands, it covers 20.3 percent of the total land area on Earth. With over 800 million human inhabitants in 54 countries, it accounts for abou...

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Nile related Images and Photos (experimental)

Nile Crocodile (Crocodylus Niloticus) in Profile  Paga  Ghana
Nile Crocodile (Crocodylus Niloticus) in Profile Paga Ghana
Nile Monitor Lizard  Chobe National Park  Botswana
Nile Monitor Lizard Chobe National Park Botswana
Aswan  Sailboat  Nile River  Egypt
Aswan Sailboat Nile River Egypt
Nile Crocodile  Attacks Wildebeest  Serengeti  Tz
Nile Crocodile Attacks Wildebeest Serengeti Tz
River Nile at Luxor  Egypt  North Africa  Africa
River Nile at Luxor Egypt North Africa Africa
Nile Monitor Lizard on a Rock  Tarangire National Park  Tanzania
Nile Monitor Lizard on a Rock Tarangire National Park Tanzania
Philae on the Nile  1894
Philae on the Nile 1894
Night View of Nile River and Al Gala Bridge  Cairo
Night View of Nile River and Al Gala Bridge Cairo
Nile Crocodile (Crocodylus Niloticus) at the Kachikaly Crocodile Pool  Bakau  Western  Gambia  The
Nile Crocodile (Crocodylus Niloticus) at the Kachikaly Crocodile Pool Bakau Western Gambia The
Battle of the Nile
Battle of the Nile
Feluccas on the Nile  1879
Feluccas on the Nile 1879
Princess of the Nile  1954
Princess of the Nile 1954

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Introduction
Terminology
Longest river
Branches
History of the Nile
Flooding of the Nile
The Eonile
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