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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With desert accounting for most of the country's million square kilometres, the vast majority of Egypt's 108 million people -- the Arab world's largest population -- are stacked vertically along the Nile River and its delta.

From Barron's

Scientists say the Nile River and Lake Victoria, as well as its migration pattern, separated this giraffe from others.

From BBC

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

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

Sudan and Egypt fear it will reduce the amount of water they receive downstream on the Nile River.

From Seattle Times