Nile River

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1. River originating in central Africa and flowing north to the Mediterranean Sea, with its delta in Egypt (see also Egypt). The Nile proper is formed by the joining of the Blue Nile, which flows from Ethiopia, and the White Nile, which flows from Lake Victoria. They meet at Khartoum, Sudan.

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At over four thousand miles, it is the longest river in the world.

The Nile River Valley in Egypt is the site of the first great civilization.

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Nile River

Street signs boast of "generations of Egyptian-Chinese friendship flowing like the Nile River", while residents have been warned to plan for substantial traffic delays on their commutes.

From Barron's ● Sep. 2, 2026

She rode camels in Egypt, cruised the Nile River and hugged the pillars at Stonehenge.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 15, 2026

Many RSF fighters attempted to withdraw across the White Nile River to safer areas on the western side as pressure mounted on their positions.

From BBC ● Mar. 22, 2025

The team investigated the Shinfa-Metema 1 site in the lowlands of present-day northwestern Ethiopia along the Shinfa River, a tributary of the Blue Nile River.

From Science Daily ● Mar. 20, 2024

They floated the obelisk down the Nile River to Heliopolis.

From "The (Mostly) True Story of Cleopatra's Needle" by Dan Gutman

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