Nile

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geographical feature river

The Nile is a major north-flowing river in northeastern Africa, widely regarded as one of the longest rivers in the world and a crucial lifeline for the civilizations that have flourished along its banks.

Aliases (7)

Statements (56)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	geographical feature → river →
continent	Africa →
drainageBasinArea	about 3,400,000 square kilometers →
emptiesInto	Mediterranean Sea →
flowsDirection	north →
flowsThroughCountry	Burundi → Democratic Republic of the Congo → Egypt → Eritrea → Ethiopia → Kenya → Rwanda → South Sudan → Sudan → Tanzania → Uganda →
governedBy	Nile Basin Initiative →
hasApproximateLength	about 4,130 miles → about 6,650 kilometers →
hasBasinCountry	Burundi → Democratic Republic of the Congo → Egypt → Eritrea → Ethiopia → Kenya → Rwanda → South Sudan → Sudan → Tanzania → Uganda →
hasCulturalSignificanceIn	Ancient Egyptian religion →
hasDelta	Nile Delta →
hasMajorDam	Aswan High Dam →
hasMajorReservoir	Lake Nasser →
hasMajorTributary	Blue Nile → White Nile →
hasSeasonalFlooding	historically regular annual floods →
historicallySupported	Ancient Egyptian civilization → Nubian civilizations →
isLifelineFor	Egypt → Sudan →
isOneOf	longest rivers in the world →
locatedInRegion	Northeastern Africa →
majorCityOnRiver	Aswan → Cairo → Khartoum → Luxor →
mouth	Mediterranean Sea →
passesThroughDesert	Sahara Desert →
sourceRegion	East Africa → Equatorial lakes region → Ethiopian Highlands →
usedFor	hydroelectric power → irrigation → transportation →

Referenced by (148)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Assiut ("Nile River") → Aswan ("Nile River") → Aswan Botanical Garden → Aswan High Dam ("Nile River") → Beni Suef → Cairo → Fashn → Greater Cairo metropolitan area → Helwan → Ihnasya → Khartoum ("White Nile") → Kingdom of Meroë → Lake Kyoga ("Nile River") → Lake Nasser → Luxor → Minya ("Nile River") → Murchison Falls National Park ("Nile River") → Nasser → Nubia → Qalyubia Governorate → Sohag → Swenett → Syene → al-Wasta ("Nile River") → west bank of the Nile →	locatedOnRiver
Ancient Thebes with its Necropolis ("Nile River") → Aswan Governorate ("Nile River") → Aswan University ("Nile River") → Asyut Governorate ("Nile River") → Beni Suef Governorate ("Nile River") → Cairo Governorate ("Nile River") → Derr, Lower Nubia ("Nile River") → First Cataract of the Nile → Gezira Island ("Nile River") → Institute of Statistical Studies and Research ("Nile River region") → Kasr Al Ainy ("Nile River") → Khartoum State ("Nile River") → Luxor Governorate ("Nile River") → Qena Governorate ("Nile River") → Siege of Khartoum ("Nile River") → Thebes (Egypt) ("Nile River") → Waset ("Nile River") →	locatedOn
Aswan Governorate ("Nile River") → Central Egypt ("Nile River") → Gezira Island → Giza → Qena → Qena Governorate ("Nile River") → Roda Island →	river
Abydos ("Nile River") → Aswan International Airport ("Nile River") → Cairo Tower ("Nile River") → Great Temple of Ptah ("Nile River") → Ineb-hedj ("Nile River") → Qustul ("Nile River") →	locatedNear
Egyptians → Luxor Governorate → Pharaonic Egypt → Roman Empire → Sudan → Upper Egypt →	majorRiver
First Cataract of the Nile ("Nile River") → Kagera River ("Nile River system") → Lake Kyoga ("Nile River system") → Lake Tana ("Nile Basin") → Victoria Nile ("Nile River system") → White Nile →	partOf
Arab world → Fashn ("Nile River") → North Africa → Uganda →	hasRiver
Giza Governorate ("Nile River") → Nile Valley ("Nile River") → Sudan ("Nile River") → Ta-Mehu ("Nile River") →	traversedBy
Ethiopian Highlands ("Nile Basin") → Lake Victoria ("Nile Basin") → Minya ("Nile Basin") →	drainageBasin
Central Egypt ("Nile River") → Lower Nubia ("Nile River") → Nubian pyramids ("Nile River") →	locatedAlong
Dendera ("Nile River") → Mit Rahina → Mit Rahina museum area →	nearbyRiver
Beni Suef Governorate → Northeast Africa ("Nile River") →	hasMajorRiver
Philae ("Nile River") → Roda Island ("Nile River") →	locatedIn
Faiyum Governorate ("Nile River") → Ihnasya al-Madinah ("Nile River") →	locatedWestOf
Atbara River → Blue Nile →	majorTributaryOf
Nubian Museum ("Nile River") → Tombs of the Nobles (Aswan) ("Nile River") →	overlooks
Tekeze River ("Nile River basin") → Victoria Nile →	riverSystem
Dongolawi ("Nile River") → Nobiin ("Nile River") →	spokenAlong
Kagera River → White Nile →	tributaryOf
Temple of Taffa ("Nile River") →	associatedWith
Lake Albert ("Nile River system") →	belongsToHydrologicalSystem
Nubian Desert ("Nile River") →	borderedBy
Khartoum State ("Nile River") →	borders
Northeast Africa ("Nile River") →	contains
Middle East and North Africa →	containsRiver
Sahara Desert ("Nile River") →	crossedBy
Fountain of the Four Rivers ("Nile River") →	depicts
Sothis →	domain
Piazza Navona →	featuresRiverPersonifications
Atbara River →	flowsInto
Nile Valley cultural landscape ("Nile River") →	follows
Atbara River ("Nile River basin") →	formsPartOf
Nile crocodile ("Nile River basin") →	foundIn
Khartoum →	hasBridgeOver
Africa →	hasLongestRiver
Lower Egypt →	hasMainRiver
Cairo Tower ("Nile River") →	hasPanoramicViewOf
Nile Valley cultural landscape ("Nile River") →	hasPrimaryRiver
Aswan Botanical Garden ("Nile River") →	hasView
Gezira Island ("Nile River") →	hasViewOf
Lake Victoria ("White Nile") →	isSourceOf
Economy of Egypt ("Nile River") →	keyNaturalFeature
Khartoum ("Blue Nile and White Nile") →	locatedAtConfluenceOf
Nubian Desert ("Nile River") →	locatedEastOf
Aswan Botanical Garden ("Nile River") →	locatedInBodyOfWater
Atbara River →	mouthLocation
Blue Nile →	mouthRiver
Order of the Nile ("Nile River") →	namedAfter
Egypt →	nationalRiver
Nile tilapia ("Nile River basin") →	nativeTo
Giza Pyramids ("Nile River") →	near
Temple of Ellesyia ("Nile River") →	nearbyOriginalContext
White Nile →	oneOfMainTributariesOf
Roman navy ("Nile River") →	operatedIn
General Directorate of Environment and Water Police ("Nile River") →	operatesIn
Asyut Governorate ("Nile River") →	primaryRiver
The Negro Speaks of Rivers ("Nile River") →	references
Lake Nasser ("Nile River") →	regulatesFlowOf
Nile Basin Initiative ("Nile River") →	riverBasin
Khartoum →	riverConfluence
Mediterranean Ridge region ("Nile River system") →	sedimentSource
Death on the Nile (2022 film) ("Nile River") →	setting
Niger River →	shorterThan
Temple of Philae ("Nile River") →	situatedOn
Colossi of Memnon ("Nile River") →	visibleFrom
Lake Nasser ("Nile River") →	waterSource
Qena ("Nile River") →	waterway