Nile Valley

[ nahyl val-ee ]

noun

1. the area of northeastern Africa surrounding the Nile River and its watershed, including parts of Egypt, Sudan, South Sudan, Ethiopia, Eritrea, Uganda, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Rwanda, Burundi, Tanzania, and Kenya.

Example Sentences

Eventually the tradition was brought into the cultures, beliefs, and religions of the Nile Valley.

From The Daily Beast

Egypt has not witnessed a suicide bomber attack of this magnitude in the Nile Valley heartland in years.

From The Daily Beast

This is the greatest engineering work of the kind ever constructed, and spans the Nile Valley at the head of the cataract basin.

From Project Gutenberg

No one has become more thoroughly acquainted with the temples of the Nile valley.

From Project Gutenberg

England realizes the immense importance to her commerce of keeping the White Nile Valley open and safe.

From Project Gutenberg

In most parts of the Nile Valley sites are to be found which lend themselves readily to such a building.

From Project Gutenberg

Never before has the cultivated area of the Nile Valley had a supply of water for the fields during both summer and winter.

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