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๐ Great Rivers
๐ River Nile
World's longest river at 6,650 km; civilisation's cradle in northeast Africa
Egypt/Africa 1858 Great Rivers
๐ Key Facts
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6,650 km long โ world's longest river; flows through 11 countries
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Ancient Egypt entirely depended on the Nile's annual floods to fertilise farmland
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Two main tributaries: Blue Nile (from Ethiopia) and White Nile (from Uganda)
Flows north โ one of few rivers to flow northward; empties into the Mediterranean
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Category
๐ Great Rivers
Country / Region
๐ Egypt/Africa
Key Year
1858
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World's longest river at 6,650 km; civilisation's cradle in northeast Africa