Upper Nile Valley

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The Upper Nile Valley is the southern stretch of the Nile River basin, encompassing the river’s upstream regions in countries such as Uganda and South Sudan before it flows northward toward Egypt.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf geographical region
river valley
characterizedBy floodplains
riverine ecosystems
wetlands
contains Sudd
surface form: Sudd wetlands
directionOfFlow northward
drainageBasinOf Nile
surface form: Nile River
ecoregionType flooded grasslands and savannas
hasClimate semi-arid climate
tropical savanna climate
hasEconomicActivity fishing industry
irrigated agriculture
livestock rearing
subsistence farming
hasFeature alluvial soils
marshes
river channels
seasonal flooding
hasStrategicImportanceFor Nile Basin
surface form: Nile Basin countries
hydrologicallyConnectedTo African Great Lakes
surface form: Lake Victoria basin
importantFor biodiversity conservation
regional water resources
river transport
isSourceRegionFor Nile River flow to Egypt
Nile River flow to Sudan
locatedIn Africa
South Sudan
Uganda
partOf Nile Basin
surface form: Nile River basin

Greater Upper Nile
surface form: Upper Nile region
subjectTo seasonal rainfall variability
water management challenges
wetland conservation issues
supports agriculture
fishing
pastoralism
traversedBy Nile
surface form: Nile River

White Nile
upstreamOf Nile Valley
surface form: Lower Nile Valley

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Nile Valley hasPart Upper Nile Valley
Predynastic Egypt tradesWith Upper Nile Valley
this entity surface form: Upper Nile regions
Nuer language region Upper Nile Valley
this entity surface form: Upper Nile region
Luo people ancestralOrigin Upper Nile Valley
this entity surface form: Upper Nile region
First Cataract of the Nile region Upper Nile Valley
this entity surface form: Upper Nile
Dinka language region Upper Nile Valley
this entity surface form: Upper Nile
Fashoda Incident territorialDisputeOver Upper Nile Valley
this entity surface form: Upper Nile region
Christian Nubian kingdoms locatedIn Upper Nile Valley
Adikhalamani (Tabriqo) region Upper Nile Valley
subject surface form: Adikhalamani
kandake region Upper Nile Valley
subject surface form: Kandake
Lake Edward partOf Upper Nile Valley
this entity surface form: Upper Nile basin
Luo people of Tanzania historicalMigrationOrigin Upper Nile Valley
this entity surface form: Upper Nile region
Ruvubu River partOf Upper Nile Valley
this entity surface form: upper Nile basin
Kazinga Channel partOfHydrologicalSystem Upper Nile Valley
this entity surface form: Upper Nile basin
Semliki River partOf Upper Nile Valley
this entity surface form: Upper Nile system
Augustan wars hasLocation Upper Nile Valley
this entity surface form: Upper Nile basin