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Nile Valley

American  
[nahyl val-ee] / ˈnaɪl ˈvæl i /

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.


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That research documented how shifts in climate and environment have shaped the Egyptian Nile Valley over the past 11,500 years.

From Science Daily Jan. 4, 2026

Tomato production and distribution in different reaches of the Nile Valley had been affected even before the completion of the Aswan High Dam in 1970.

From The Wall Street Journal Oct. 24, 2025

My research focuses on finding strategies to mitigate the adverse effects of climate change and sea-level rise in the Nile Valley.

From Scientific American Nov. 16, 2022

Mrs Pretty had travelled extensively and seen excavations in the Nile Valley in Egypt.

From BBC Jan. 17, 2021

The Nile Valley remained a cultural backwater for about 3,000 years after village food production began to flourish in the hills of the Fertile Crescent.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond

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