The Nile is a major African river, which is the longest river in the world; it flows north from Lake Victoria in Tanzania to the Mediterranean shore of Egypt. The Nile runs through ten countries from its source to the ocean, including Sudan, South Sudan, Burundi, Rwanda, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Tanzania, Kenya, Ethiopia, Uganada, and of course Egypt. The Nile has two major tributaries, the White Nile and the Blue Nile, which meet near Khartoum in Sudan. The northern section of the river runs almost entirely through desert, and thus was extremely important to the Ancient Egyptians who lived in the region. The Nile ends in a large delta, which has been the epicenter of Egypt throughout history.
Part of Paul and Amanda Kirby‘s lies to convince Alan Grant to accompany them to Isla Sorna included mentioning a tour of the Nile as one of their previous adventures as the owners of the fictitious Kirby Enterprises.
The Nile (Arabic: النيل, an-Nīl; Ancient Egyptian: Iteru & Ḥ’pī; Coptic Egyptian: ⲫⲓⲁⲣⲱ, P(h)iaro; Amharic: ዓባይ?, ʿAbbai) is a major north-flowing river in northeastern Africa, generally regarded as the longest river in the world.[3] It is 6,650 km (4,130 miles) long. It runs through the ten countries of Sudan, South Sudan, Burundi, Rwanda, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Tanzania, Kenya, Ethiopia, Uganda and Egypt.[4]
The Nile has two major tributaries, the White Nile and Blue Nile. The White Nile is longer and rises in the Great Lakes region of central Africa, with the most distant source still undetermined but located in either Rwanda or Burundi. It flows north through Tanzania, Lake Victoria, Uganda and South Sudan. The Blue Nile is the source of most of the water and fertile soil. It begins at Lake Tana in Ethiopia at 12°02′09″N 037°15′53″E and flows into Sudan from the southeast. The two rivers meet near the Sudanese capital of Khartoum.
The northern section of the river flows almost entirely through desert, from Sudan into Egypt, a country whose civilization has depended on the river since ancient times. Most of the population and cities of Egypt lie along those parts of the Nile valley north of Aswan, and nearly all the cultural and historical sites of Ancient Egypt are found along riverbanks. The Nile ends in a large delta that empties into the Mediterranean Sea.
