Nile floodplain
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The Nile floodplain is the fertile, low-lying land along the Nile River that was annually inundated by its floods, enabling intensive agriculture and supporting the development of ancient Egyptian civilization.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
agricultural landscape
ⓘ
floodplain ⓘ geographical region ⓘ |
| affectedBy | construction of the Aswan High Dam ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
ancient Egypt
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
ancient Egyptian religious beliefs about the Nile ⓘ |
| borderedBy |
Eastern Desert
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Western Desert NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| characterizedBy | fertile alluvial soils ⓘ |
| contrastsWith | adjacent deserts ⓘ |
| enabled | development of ancient Egyptian civilization ⓘ |
| enrichedBy | silt deposition ⓘ |
| floodRegimeChangedAfter | completion of Aswan High Dam ⓘ |
| follows | course of the Nile River ⓘ |
| formedBy | annual Nile River floods ⓘ |
| hasClimate | arid surrounding climate with irrigated fertile strip ⓘ |
| hasCulturalSignificance | cradle of one of the world’s earliest complex societies ⓘ |
| hasEconomicRole | primary agricultural heartland of Egypt ⓘ |
| hasGeomorphologicalProcess |
channel migration over long timescales
ⓘ
sediment deposition during floods ⓘ |
| hasHydrologicalFeature | seasonal inundation before modern dams ⓘ |
| historicallyDependedOn | annual inundation cycle ⓘ |
| includes |
Delta floodplain of the Nile
ⓘ
Valley floodplain of the Nile ⓘ |
| isExampleOf | riverine agricultural system ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Egypt
ⓘ
Ethiopia NERFINISHED ⓘ Nile River valley NERFINISHED ⓘ South Sudan NERFINISHED ⓘ Sudan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nowIrrigatedBy | controlled irrigation systems ⓘ |
| partOf | Nile Basin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| regulatedBy | Nile River flow ⓘ |
| soilType | alluvial clay and silt ⓘ |
| supports |
dense human settlement
ⓘ
intensive agriculture ⓘ irrigated cotton cultivation in modern times ⓘ livestock grazing on post-flood vegetation ⓘ major cities along the Nile ⓘ rice cultivation in the Nile Delta ⓘ rural villages ⓘ |
| usedFor |
flax cultivation
ⓘ
fruit cultivation ⓘ grain cultivation ⓘ vegetable cultivation ⓘ |
| wasBasisFor | ancient Egyptian agricultural calendar ⓘ |
| wasMeasuredBy | nilometers in ancient Egypt ⓘ |
| widthRange | a few kilometers to tens of kilometers ⓘ |
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