Nile

E8327

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.

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All labels observed (18)

Label	Occurrences
Nile River	224
Nile canonical	134
Nile River system	18
Nile Basin	4
Nile River basin	4
River Nile	2
White Nile	2
Blue Nile River	1
Blue Nile and White Nile	1
Main Nile	1
Nile (Nilus)	1
Nile River (Cairo)	1
Nile River (in broader definitions)	1
Nile River region	1
Nile waters	1
main Nile	1
source of the Nile	1
the Nile River	1

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	Pharaonic Egypt ⓘ surface form: Ancient Egyptian religion
hasDelta	Lower Egypt ⓘ surface form: Nile Delta
hasMajorDam	Aswan ⓘ surface form: 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	Northeast Africa ⓘ surface form: 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 (399)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Nile crocodile → foundIn → Nile ⓘ

this entity surface form: Nile River basin

Mit Rahina → nearbyRiver → Nile ⓘ

Mit Rahina museum area → nearbyRiver → Nile ⓘ

Roman navy → operatedIn → Nile ⓘ

this entity surface form: Nile River

Blue Nile → majorTributaryOf → Nile ⓘ

Blue Nile → mouthRiver → Nile ⓘ

Atbara River → flowsInto → Nile ⓘ

Atbara River → mouthLocation → Nile ⓘ

Atbara River → majorTributaryOf → Nile ⓘ

Atbara River → formsPartOf → Nile ⓘ

this entity surface form: Nile River basin

Gezira Island → locatedOn → Nile ⓘ

this entity surface form: Nile River

Gezira Island → hasViewOf → Nile ⓘ

this entity surface form: Nile River

Gezira Island → river → Nile ⓘ

Tekeze River → riverSystem → Nile ⓘ

this entity surface form: Nile River basin

Lake Tana → partOf → Nile ⓘ

this entity surface form: Nile Basin

Thebes → locatedOn → Nile ⓘ

subject surface form: Thebes (Egypt)

this entity surface form: Nile River

Nobiin → spokenAlong → Nile ⓘ

this entity surface form: Nile River

Kingdom of Meroë → locatedOnRiver → Nile ⓘ

Great Temple of Ptah → locatedNear → Nile ⓘ

this entity surface form: Nile River

Siege of Khartoum → locatedOn → Nile ⓘ

this entity surface form: Nile River

Nile Valley → traversedBy → Nile ⓘ

this entity surface form: Nile River

General Directorate of Environment and Water Police → operatesIn → Nile ⓘ

this entity surface form: Nile River

Nile tilapia → nativeTo → Nile ⓘ

this entity surface form: Nile River basin

Roda Island → locatedIn → Nile ⓘ

this entity surface form: Nile River

Roda Island → river → Nile ⓘ

Kagera River → partOf → Nile ⓘ

this entity surface form: Nile River system

Kagera River → tributaryOf → Nile ⓘ

Helwan → locatedOnRiver → Nile ⓘ

Giza Governorate → traversedBy → Nile ⓘ

this entity surface form: Nile River

Giza Pyramids → near → Nile ⓘ

this entity surface form: Nile River

Death on the Nile (2022 film) → setting → Nile ⓘ

this entity surface form: Nile River

Middle East and North Africa → containsRiver → Nile ⓘ

Nile Basin Initiative → riverBasin → Nile ⓘ

this entity surface form: Nile River

White Nile → partOf → Nile ⓘ

White Nile → tributaryOf → Nile ⓘ

White Nile → oneOfMainTributariesOf → Nile ⓘ

Lake Nasser → locatedOnRiver → Nile ⓘ

Lake Nasser → waterSource → Nile ⓘ

this entity surface form: Nile River

Lake Nasser → regulatesFlowOf → Nile ⓘ

this entity surface form: Nile River

Cairo Governorate → locatedOn → Nile ⓘ

this entity surface form: Nile River

Victoria Nile → partOf → Nile ⓘ

this entity surface form: Nile River system

Victoria Nile → riverSystem → Nile ⓘ

Northeast Africa → contains → Nile ⓘ

this entity surface form: Nile River

Northeast Africa → hasMajorRiver → Nile ⓘ

this entity surface form: Nile River

Aswan High Dam → locatedOnRiver → Nile ⓘ

this entity surface form: Nile River

Philae → locatedIn → Nile ⓘ

this entity surface form: Nile River

Qustul → locatedNear → Nile ⓘ

this entity surface form: Nile River

Dongolawi → spokenAlong → Nile ⓘ

this entity surface form: Nile River

Mediterranean Ridge region → sedimentSource → Nile ⓘ

this entity surface form: Nile River system

Qalyubia Governorate → locatedOnRiver → Nile ⓘ