Nile River
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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.
Example Sentences
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She rode camels in Egypt, cruised the Nile River and hugged the pillars at Stonehenge.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 15, 2026
Scientists say the Nile River and Lake Victoria, as well as its migration pattern, separated this giraffe from others.
From BBC ● Aug. 21, 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
Sudan and Egypt fear it will reduce the amount of water they receive downstream on the Nile River.
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 13, 2023
In large tin cans they boiled the white pieces with a powder called Neeleh because it turned water blue like Al-Neel, the Nile River.
From "Tasting the Sky" by Ibtisam Barakat
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