Blue Nile

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river tributary

The Blue Nile is a major river in northeastern Africa that flows from Ethiopia into Sudan, forming a principal tributary of the Nile and playing a crucial role in the region’s agriculture and hydroelectric power.

Aliases (1)

Blue Nile waterfront ×1

Statements (46)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	river → tributary →
agriculturalImportance	supports irrigated farming in Sudan →
basinCountry	Egypt → Ethiopia → South Sudan → Sudan →
confluenceCity	Khartoum →
confluenceCountry	Sudan →
confluenceWith	White Nile →
continent	Africa →
country	Ethiopia → Sudan →
crossesCapitalCity	Khartoum →
dischargeContribution	provides majority of water volume to main Nile during flood season →
floodSeasonCause	Ethiopian monsoon rains →
flowsDirection	generally northwest →
flowsFrom	Ethiopia →
flowsInto	Sudan →
formsBorderBetween	Ethiopia → Sudan →
hasDam	Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam → Roseires Dam → Sennar Dam →
historicalSignificance	major contributor to ancient Nile floods →
hydropowerImportance	key for Ethiopia’s electricity generation plans →
importance	major source of Nile waters →
locatedIn	Northeastern Africa →
majorTributaryOf	Nile →
mouthRiver	Nile →
passesThrough	Blue Nile State → Ethiopia → Sennar State → Sudan →
region	East Africa → Horn of Africa →
role	principal tributary of the Nile →
seasonalVariation	strongly seasonal flow →
sourceCityNearby	Bahir Dar →
sourceCountry	Ethiopia →
sourceLake	Lake Tana →
sourceRegion	Ethiopian Highlands →
tributaryType	right-bank tributary of the Nile →
usedFor	agriculture → hydroelectric power generation → irrigation →

Referenced by (18)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Presidential Palace Khartoum → University of Khartoum → Wad Madani →	locatedOn
Ethiopia → Nile Valley →	majorRiver
Ethiopia → Ethiopian Highlands →	sourceOf
Khartoum State →	borders
White Nile →	confluenceWith
Northeast Africa →	hasMajorRiver
Nile →	hasMajorTributary
Khartoum →	locatedOnRiver
Presidential Palace Khartoum ("Blue Nile waterfront") →	nearbyFeature
Lake Tana →	outflow
Lake Tana →	primarySourceOf
Wad Madani →	river
Sudan →	traversedBy
Khartoum North →	waterSource