Egypt Nile River Valley Map
An interactive map of the nile delta.
Egypt nile river valley map. A map of the nile river in egypt satelite images. The delta spans some 8 500 square miles and is fringed in its coastal regions by lagoons wetlands lakes and sand dunes. Q where is the nile river. The white nile which is the longer of the two begins at lake victoria in tanzania and flows north until.
The nile is called the lifeline of egypt. At ancient times the primitive egyptians settled along the banks of the. Nile river facts egypt is the gift of the nile is an old saying passed spontaneously through the minds of most people all over the world without paying attention or realizing its real meaning to achieve the meaning of this saying you have to recognize what is the nile river. The white nile and the blue nile.
The new collection will include all destinations cities and tourist attractions referenced in this website. Km mi cairo to minia. Safariegypt has acquired a huge collection of maps that will be displayed starting jan 2007. The historical role of the nile river.
Around 98 of the country s population resides in the nile river valley. The blue nile s spring is lake tana in the highlands of ethiopia the white nile springs from lake victoria. Here s a map of the nile river the blue and white nile are marked in their respective colors. Nowadays the nile valley is a canyon running 660 miles long with a floodplain occupying 4 250 square miles.
With a total length of about 6 650 km 4 130 mi between the region of lake victoria and the mediterranean sea the nile is the longest river on earth the drainage basin of the nile covers 3 254 555 square kilometers 1 256 591 sq mi about 10 of the area of africa. The soil surrounding the nile is very fertile unlike the arid landscape typical in the rest of the country. The nile river is the longest river in the world. The nile is also featured in a number of egyptian myths.
A the nile river s basin spans across the countries of egypt sudan south sudan eritrea ethiopia kenya the democratic republic of the congo burundi rwanda uganda and tanzania the nile is composed of two tributaries. We are now showing maps for the main cities of egypt. Compared to other major rivers though the nile carries little water 5 of the congo s river for example. The civilisation of egypt has depended on the river nile since ancient times.