Nile Basin
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The Nile Basin is the extensive drainage region of the Nile River, spanning multiple countries in northeastern Africa and supporting diverse ecosystems and large human populations dependent on its water resources.
All labels observed (13)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Nile Basin canonical | 40 |
| Nile River basin | 17 |
| Nile basin | 7 |
| Nile Basin region | 3 |
| Nile River Basin | 2 |
| East African drainage basin | 1 |
| Greater Nile basin | 1 |
| Nile Basin countries | 1 |
| Nile Basin riparian states | 1 |
| Nile Basin states | 1 |
| Nile River system | 1 |
| Nile drainage basin | 1 |
| Nile river system | 1 |
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
drainage basin
ⓘ
geographical region ⓘ river basin ⓘ |
| borderedBySeaViaRiverMouth | Mediterranean Sea ⓘ |
| countryContains |
Burundi
ⓘ
Democratic Republic of the Congo ⓘ Egypt ⓘ Eritrea ⓘ Ethiopia ⓘ Kenya ⓘ Rwanda ⓘ South Sudan ⓘ Sudan ⓘ Tanzania ⓘ Uganda ⓘ |
| drainedBy |
Nile
ⓘ
surface form:
Nile River
|
| environmentalIssue |
deforestation in headwater regions
ⓘ
land degradation ⓘ pollution from agriculture and urban areas ⓘ water scarcity ⓘ wetland loss ⓘ |
| governedByCooperativeBody | Nile Basin Initiative ⓘ |
| hasClimateCharacteristic |
arid and semi-arid zones
ⓘ
tropical highland zones ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Atbara River
ⓘ
surface form:
Atbara River Basin
Eastern Nile sub-basin ⓘ
surface form:
Blue Nile Basin
Lake Victoria basin ⓘ
surface form:
Lake Victoria Basin
Nile Delta ⓘ
surface form:
Nile Delta region
Sudd ⓘ
surface form:
Sudd wetlands
Nile Equatorial Lakes region ⓘ
surface form:
White Nile Basin
|
| hasPopulationCharacteristic | large human population dependent on Nile waters ⓘ |
| locatedInRegion |
Northeast Africa
ⓘ
surface form:
Northeastern Africa
|
| locatedOnContinent | Africa ⓘ |
| majorLake |
Lake Tana
ⓘ
Lake Victoria ⓘ |
| majorTributary |
Atbara River
ⓘ
Blue Nile ⓘ White Nile ⓘ |
| name | Nile Basin self-link ⓘ |
| subjectOf | transboundary water management agreements ⓘ |
| supportsEcosystemType |
delta ecosystems
ⓘ
floodplain ecosystems ⓘ riverine ecosystems ⓘ wetland ecosystems ⓘ |
| supportsHumanActivity |
domestic water supply
ⓘ
fishing ⓘ hydropower generation ⓘ industrial water use ⓘ irrigated agriculture ⓘ livestock rearing ⓘ navigation ⓘ |
Referenced by (77)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Equatorial Lakes region
this entity surface form:
East African drainage basin
this entity surface form:
Nile basin
this entity surface form:
Nile River basin
subject surface form:
Täkkäze
this entity surface form:
Nile basin
this entity surface form:
Nile River system
this entity surface form:
Nile River basin
this entity surface form:
Nile River basin
this entity surface form:
Nile Basin countries
this entity surface form:
Nile River basin
this entity surface form:
Nile drainage basin
this entity surface form:
Nile River basin
this entity surface form:
Nile basin
this entity surface form:
Nile River basin
this entity surface form:
Nile River basin
this entity surface form:
Nile River basin
this entity surface form:
Nile River basin
subject surface form:
Nile Basin Initiative
this entity surface form:
Nile Basin region
this entity surface form:
Nile River Basin
this entity surface form:
Nile Basin region
this entity surface form:
Nile Basin region
this entity surface form:
Nile River Basin
this entity surface form:
Nile Basin riparian states
this entity surface form:
Nile Basin states
this entity surface form:
Nile river system
this entity surface form:
Nile River basin
this entity surface form:
Nile basin
this entity surface form:
Nile River basin