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The Nile (Arabic: النيل‎, transliteration: an-nīl, Ancient Egyptian iteru, Coptic piaro or phiaro) is a major north-flowing river in Africa, generally regared as the longest river in the world. However, recent findings suggest that the Amazon River may be longer.

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  • It was once believed that this river "originated in the Mountains of the Moon"
  • It was once believed that the rising of this river was caused by the tears of the goddess Isis
  • Its over 4,000-mile route starts from tributaries of Lake Victoria
  • Pharaonic Village, which recreates life in ancient times, is on an island in this river
  • This African river's drainage basin, the world's longest, covers 35 degrees of latitude
  • Ancient Greek historian Herodotus said, "Egypt is the gift of" this river
  • A smaller canal connecting to this river brings fresh water to the Suez Canal
  • Scholars link Egyptian creation myths to the sun apparently fertilizing this river's slime
  • From Burundi to the Mediterranean, this longest river flows through 35 degrees of latitude
  • This river's system gathers its waters from 9 countries, including Kenya, Ethiopia & Egypt
  • In 1798 Admiral Brueys & the French lost big in the battle of this river near Alexandria
  • This longest river on Earth flows into the Mediterranean Sea
  • In the 1860s John Hanning Speke concluded that Lake Victoria was the source of this river
  • The "blue" branch of this river rises in the Ethiopian highlands
  • In Exodus the waters of this river were turned into blood
  • In length the Congo is second in Africa to this river
  • Regular steamship service is available on this river from Cairo to Aswan
  • On its trip through Egypt, this river has no tributaries
  • Ptolemy guessed the area of the source of this river almost 2,000 years before it was found
  • To Leigh Hunt, this "flows through old hushed Egypt and its sands... caves, pillars, pyramids, the shepherd bands"
  • Coptic art, which developed in this river valley, was inspired by the Hellenistic style of Alexandria
  • The Valley of the Kings lies on the west bank of this river, across from Luxor
  • As a baby Moses was left in a basket along this river's banks
  • Richard Burton claimed John Speke didn't follow this river in full from its source, so he was a big faker
  • This river's drainage basin extends from 4 degrees south latitude to 31 degrees north latitude
  • This river is responsible for irrigating about 6 million acres of land in Egypt
  • Ethiopia's Lake Tana is the source of this river's blue branch
  • Tha main part of Cairo lies on 2 islands & the East Bank of this river
  • The Aswan High Dam
  • Speke stopped speaking to Burton after their trip to find the source of this river
  • When Sudan takes you to a place by this river, you can sit by the Blue or White one
  • This river irrigates millions of acres of land in Egypt & Sudan
  • The Museum of Khartoum loaned The Louvre a gilt archer-king for the 2010 show "Meroe, Empire on" this river
  • This river flows north for more than 4,000 miles before emptying into the Mediterranean through a delta
  • Memphis & Aswan
  • Its source is in southern Burundi; from there it flows a long, long way north
  • In ancient times this river branched into 5 & maybe up to 16 routes into the Mediterranean; today it has 2
  • In March 1942 Hitler approved Operation Aida, an offensive by Rommel to cross North Africa to this river
  • It's the only major African river emptying into the Mediterranean Sea
  • Put on your croc repellent if you swim in this river as it passes through Khartoum
  • Nero sent an expedition out about 60 A.D. to find the source of this great river
  • It's the longest river in the world
  • Heavy seasonal rainfall in the Ethiopian plateau provides more than 80% of this river's waters
  • This river enters Egypt near Lake Nasser
  • This African river enters the Mediterranean via 2 main branches: the Rosetta & the Damietta
  • Egyptians ask in song, "How can one count the blessings of" this river "for mankind"
  • Egyptians weren't happy with Hapi, the god of this river, when floods wiped out their mud-brick homes
  • Cairo
  • Dating back to 2000 B.C., the earliest known depiction of juggling was found near this river
  • The Atbarah River joins this river in northern Sudan as its last tributary
  • The ancient Greek historian Herodotus called Egypt "the gift of" this river
  • The Kagera River in Burundi is the most remote headstream of this river
  • The Romans founded the city of Antinoopolis in Egypt to honor Antinous, who had drowned in this river
  • Damietta &Karnak
  • Damietta & Aswan
  • Her brothers didn't fare well with Cleopatra; fleeing from his sister in 47 B.C., one drowned in this river
  • Capt. Samuel Hood of the Zealous helped Nelson win the 1798 battle of this river, also called the Battle of Aboukir Bay
  • There are Blue & White branches of this African river
  • The river that flows through Cairo
  • (Jimmy of the Clue Crew in Rome) In the Fountain of the Four Rivers, the shrouded one represents this river, whose source was then unknown
  • Admiral Horatio Nelson ensured his heroic status by defeating Napoleon's navy in the 1798 Battle of this river
  • It enters the Mediterranean Sea after separating into Rosetta & Damietta branches
  • Bernini's Fountain of the Four Rivers represents rivers of 4 continents: the Ganges, the Plata, the Danube & this one
  • On August 1, 1798 Admiral Nelson delivered a fatal blow to the French fleet near the Rosetta mouth of this river

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