Nile Delta

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The Nile Delta is the broad, fertile, fan-shaped region in northern Egypt where the Nile River spreads out and drains into the Mediterranean Sea.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf geographical region
river delta
affectedBy Aswan High Dam
agriculturalRegion yes
biodiversity important wetland habitats
characteristic broad
fertile
climate Mediterranean climate
coastlineFeature lagoons
wetlands
contains Mansoura
Rosetta
Tanta
country Egypt
countryCapitalNearby Cairo
countrySubdivision governorates of Egypt
drainsInto Mediterranean Sea
easternBoundary Port Said
formedBy sediment deposition of the Nile River
hemisphere Northern Hemisphere
historicalRegionOf Pharaonic Egypt
surface form: Ancient Egypt
largestCity Alexandria
Damietta
Port Said
locatedIn Africa
Lower Egypt
surface form: northern Egypt
majorBranch Damietta branch of the Nile
Damietta branch of the Nile
surface form: Rosetta branch of the Nile
majorCrops cotton
fruits
maize
rice
vegetables
wheat
mouthOf Nile
surface form: Nile River
partOf Lower Egypt
populationDensity high
regionType alluvial plain
river Nile
surface form: Nile River
seaBoundary Mediterranean Sea
sedimentLoadReducedBy Aswan High Dam
shape fan-shaped
threatenedBy coastal erosion
saltwater intrusion
sea level rise
timeZone Eastern European Time
usedFor intensive agriculture
westernBoundary Alexandria

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Sinai subplate adjacentTo Nile Delta
this entity surface form: Nile Delta offshore area
Tanis locatedIn Nile Delta
Banha locatedIn Nile Delta
Qalyub locatedIn Nile Delta
Khanka locatedInRegion Nile Delta
Toukh locatedIn Nile Delta
Qaha locatedIn Nile Delta
Shebin El Qanater locatedIn Nile Delta
Egyptian Army operatesIn Nile Delta
Egyptian road network traverses Nile Delta
Gharbia Governorate locatedIn Nile Delta
Gharbia Governorate locatedOnRiverSystem Nile Delta
this entity surface form: Nile River Delta
Western Eurasia hasMajorRiver Nile Delta
this entity surface form: Nile Delta (adjacent region)
Conquest of Egypt location Nile Delta
El Nouzha Airport servedRegion Nile Delta
Dakahlia Governorate locatedIn Nile Delta
Assyrian conquest of Egypt significantPlace Nile Delta
this entity surface form: Delta region of Egypt