The Nile River
River: History, origin, characteristics, and much more
Would you like to know everything about the largest of all the rivers in Africa? surely we have all heard the story of Moses on the Nile River, continue reading and discover in this article all about this majestic and enigmatic river.
Origin of the name Nile
The ancient language of Egypt called the Nile Iteru River, which meant "Great River." The word Nile in Spanish comes from the Arabic ‘ni-l and that first went through the Greek language as Neilos means“ River Valley ”.
History and origin of the Nile river
The Nile has been a symbol and living element of total importance for the development of the ancient Egyptian civilization and the current and modern nation. By ancient times most of its cities were bordering the river valley and its rich and majestic delta located north of Aswan.
Since the stone era, this river represented a fundamental importance for the ancient civilization where climatic changes went through the centuries and millennia transforming the farmland and also used for hunting and animal production and this transformation gave rise to to the conformation of the Sahara desert.
This located about eight thousand years before the birth of Christ, in this way a large part of the population was mobilized and located next to the river where life would be more bearable and life would revolve around planting and the pharaohs.
The "Eonyl"
In our times, thanks to satellite studies, it is estimated that the Nile River is the fifth river at least to pass into the Mediterranean from Ethiopian lands, these studies confirm the presence of dry water courses located in the desert area west of the river as well as the canyon known as Eonilo who really is the old Nile that is currently filled by a flow of water on the surface. The old Nile or Eonilo was responsible for transporting sediments to the sea. This huge canyon is currently covered by sedimentation.
Location and Countries of the Nile River
Surely you have wondered exactly, where is the Nile River ?. The Nile River is distributed across ten countries among which are Rwanda, Sudan, Kenya, Democratic Republic of the Congo, South Sudan, Egypt among others, here we leave the map of the Nile River.
Nile River: Features
The Nile River in Egypt is known as the largest river in Africa, which flows northward and drains into the southeast corner of the Mediterranean Sea, forming what is known as the great Nile Delta, on which the archaic cities of Cairo and Alexandria.
Length
Among the characteristics of the Nile River are that for a long time and there is still a belief that the Nile River is the longest in the world until 2007 and 2008 where different measurements approve the Amazon as the longest, leaving the Nile River in the second place with a length of 6 853 kilometers.
Travel
The northern section of the river flows almost absolutely through the desert, between Sudan and Egypt, in an area where civilization for thousands of years has depended on the river for its livelihood, almost the entire population of Egypt and all its cities, They are arranged all along the river valley, north of Aswan and the vast majority of areas of cultural, tourist and historical interest are located along the banks of the Nile.
Nile Basin
The huge river basin of the Nile River in Egypt reaches 3,254,555 square kilometers, about 10% of the surface of the African continent.
Birth and mouth of the Nile River
On its way to the sea, the Nile River has its birth from the nations of Uganda and Kenya what has been known as the White Nile and on the other hand part from Ethiopia that has been baptized as the Blue Nile.
Both channels join in the city of Khartoum (capital of Sudan) to later cross the desert in the direction of Egypt, where crossing the region of Nubia achieves its maximum splendor, because the pharaonic world is there; temples like Abu Simbel's, the pyramids and sarcophagi.
When crossing the big cities like Lúxor and Cairo, the mouth of the Nile river will finally reach the mythical city of Alexandria where it will mix with the Mediterranean Sea due to its huge delta.
Birth of the Nile
It is assumed as a mystery or enigma to the geography and hydrography of the whole world because it is unknown exactly where exactly this great river is born
There are those who point out that the birth of the Nile River is in Lake Victoria, this being one of the largest African lakes because it has an area that covers 68,000 square kilometers. This lake has a tributary to the river known as Kagera, it is for this reason that the waters of Lake Victoria begin to separate from the waters of the Nile and that section is known as Nile Victoria.
Characters like Burkhart Waldecker claim that the birth of the Nile River is really at the sources of the Kagera River. Ptolemy already in the second century of the Christian Era pointed out that the Nile was born from the glaciers of the Rowenzori (small mountain range located in what is now known as the border area between Uganda and the Democratic Republic of the Congo) which leads us to keep its origin even today as an unresolved question definitively.
Tributaries of the Nile River
The Kagera River is the main source, it is one of the tributaries of the central part of the western shore of the lake, which drains near the city of Bukoba (Tanzania) and is the most remote watercourse in the Mediterranean. It is sometimes considered that the origin of the Nile River is Lake Victoria but this lake is supported by many other rivers of a formidable length and flow mostly.
The sources furthest from the Kagera and at the same time from the Nile River are two:
The Rukarara river descends and gathers tributaries and changes its name several times in the route according to the region; In the first place it bears the name of Mwogo, then the name of Nyabarongo, at the confluence of this with the Akanyaru they give rise to the beginning of the Akagera River and later upon receiving on the right side the Ruvubu River, this definitely gives rise to the Kagera River, which considered as a source of the Nile and originated near the end of Lake Tanganyika, in the center of the tropical forest of Nyungween Rwanda. This headland of the Kagera has a total length of 6,756 kilometers.
The southern or southern source of the Nile River that originates in Burundi is the first known and is also the largest and is furthest from the Mediterranean. It is located approximately 45 km from Lake Tanganyica, at the eastern end of the Burundi Mountains, to the south. This system has a length of 6,671 km a little shorter than the Rwandan fountain.
White nile
The river enters Sudan after making its journey through Uganda. It is here where between the confluence of Muslims and Christians the river crosses a vast and enormous savanna. And right here is where the Nile goes into aguazales and when dispersed in a series of canals and branches it is confused with a muddy grassland in which papyrus plants and water hyacinths abound.
The river is crossing ten countries, which are:
Burundi
Egypt
Ethiopia.
Kenya
Democratic Republic of Congo
Rwanda
Sudan
South Sudan
Tanzania
Uganda.
Previously you will find the map of the Nile River. The Nile River crosses natural systems and in its passage it encounters abundant vegetation as well as other important rivers that cross vast natural areas rich in fauna and flora.
It is thus in this place where an immense diversity of animal species comes to life, among which we will be able to appreciate crocodiles, antelopes or hippos and it is also at this point that thanks to the stagnation a large part of the river flow evaporates.
Already at the height of Malakal and entering the river already in a delimited cause this begins to flow in a more vigorous way where in the periods of rainfall natural disasters and floods can happen, it is in this region where the Nile is adding to its flow other small rivers (in comparison with the Nile) like the Gacelas river, the one of the Mountains or the Giraffes river and it crosses the arid Savannah of the Africa where it ends arriving at Khartoum where it will begin to join with the Blue Nile.
Blue Nile
This long Nile named for the blue color of its waters that contrasts with the somewhat silty color of its brother, the White Nile is born in Ethiopia and originates specifically from the Abbai River which travels about 1500 kilometers and falls into the Tana lake that is characterized by a multitude of islands where a huge number of monasteries belonging to the Orthodox Christian church take refuge.
Among picturesque monasteries, painted in biblical scenes of Jesus of Nazareth, of the virgin Mary and the saints, the Nile's route goes down Ethiopia northward along Lake Tana and crosses an exit that will later widen in a way excessive.
The wide channel of this river will continue for about 30 Kilometers until it falls from 45 meters high in what is known as the Tississat waterfall and from there it will continue its journey towards the encounter with its consanguineous river the White Nile.
Passing through a series of canyons generated by the passage of the river through time in the mountains of Goggiam, the Nile, begins to enter Sudan, passing through Sennar, a vast plain of the region and finally reaches Khartoum where you will find your brother and they will merge to form a single river.
Nile of the Sands (The Middle Nile)
When joining the two previous slopes of the Nile in Khartoum, the river is transformed, at this height of its route, into an impetuous flow due to the forces of both causes that have joined, it is here where the arduous road of the Nile begins its pilgrimage Through the desert where the vegetation of the riverbanks mixes with the sands thus generating a contrasting and exotic landscape.
After leaving Khartoum, the Nile continues on its way to the north and enters Nubia, a region that reaches Aswan (Egypt) where the river will jump between waterfalls until it crosses a total number of five falls before it can reach Lake Nasser and then Go through one more waterfall before arriving in Aswan.
It is in Nubia specifically where the river transmits a tranquility and unparalleled warmth because the yellow color of the desert meets the blue color of the river and the green of the palm trees that the riverbank accompany in this section to the flow that continues in search of its path to the north.
The Nile also passes through the region of El Bayuda where the desert predominates and small corn and tomato crops on the banks of the river, here the passage of time seems not to happen because you can still see tribes of nomadic people who travel with their flocks looking Water in the wells.
In this area, the pyramids of Meroe, the necropolis of Napata or the great temple to the God Amun, located in Karima, stand out.
Pharaonic Nile (The Lower Nile)
After its way through Uganda, through Ethiopia and Sudan the river reaches Lake Nasser located in Egypt where two dams in the Aswan region capture it, the first of these dams was built in 1902, the second was inaugurated in the year 1971 reaching 111 meters high.
These dams caused the flooding of a vast territory as far as archaeological remains are concerned, in Nubian Egypt where a significant amount of these were dismantled and moved to higher ground where they were safe from the waters.
In this part of the river's path, silence and tranquility meet the peace and calm of the waters that intermingle its blue color with the golden color of the sands that reach the river's edge, here travelers cool off with the waters from this natural spring or give drink to your camels.
The history of the Nile River leads us to the small ships with sails that carry a quantity of twelve people, known as falúas travel in the direction of the small islands of "Ibu" that means elephant and was the place for the ivory trade in addition If it is the southern border in the time of the pharaohs, this island is known for its archaeological wealth.
Near to Aswan, the remains of the temple of Abu Simbel that were rescued from the flood due to the dams were taken, it is in File the place of the archaeological site that was also a place for the worship of the gods in the pharaonic times and where there was the belief that from this place the Nile flowed, from the cave of the god Hapi known as the river god.
This was for a long time the most fertile region of the Nile, it was in Aswan where the annual flooding of the river began between the months of May and June, where the water level grew with great speed until the middle of September and it was in October when began its descent and return to the next period again its lowest level.
It was from the Blue Nile where most of the floodwaters came from due to the rainfall that took place in the Ethiopian mountains and that transported the slime that made fertilizer to the lands, it is for this reason that the rains were expected and venerated every year because they guaranteed the harvest and were also cause for celebrations.
When leaving Aswan, the Nile River continues its journey to the Edfu region where the temple dedicated to the God Horus is located and then continues to another land of pharaohs such as Lúxor, there you can see the monument to the Nile River Karnak in Luxor becomes one of the most impressive monuments of the land of the pharaohs in Egypt.
From this point the Nile river extends until it reaches the border with Libya where in ancient times this place was a giant savanna with an exuberant animal wealth and it is thought that this site is where the Egyptian civilization originated and that time made it in the "sea of sand" as many today call it.
The Nile River continues its course until it reaches Kharga where in the sixth century before the Christian era a temple would be built honoring Hibis, a temple that still stands.
Later in the tour are the oases of Dakhla and Farafra where the huts of an abundant color flood the environment, known as "The Valley of the Golden Mummies" because in this place they have been found in archaeological excavations no less than Ten thousand sarcophagi.
It is at this point that the Nile, with a very slow movement, enters Cairo, still showing its wide flow. (Another river with a fairly wide flow in the world that you should know is the Arauca River in Venezuela)
Nile River Delta
What is the Nile River ?, This is the most powerful river in Africa, which goes north and ends at the southeast end of the Mediterranean Sea, then forming the great Nile Delta.
The length of the Delta is about one hundred and sixty kilometers and from east to west it has approximately two hundred and forty kilometers on the coast. This region is extremely rich and of unparalleled fertility to the rest of Egypt thanks to the branching of the river in the different arms that will give the Mediterranean. It is estimated that since the time of the first dynasty in Egypt the Delta has considerably increased its size by about 3 thousand square kilometers.
The Nile River Delta is among the most famous deltas next to the Amazon River deltas and among many others such as the Orinoco River deltas and also river deltas of the same African continent as the Niger River.
Nowadays Cairo is a city that houses about 15 million people where the ancient meets modernity, due to the growth all ancestral sites such as pyramids and monuments are devoured by population growth by buildings and by the urban environment of our time.
The Nile River remains for this city in constant growth a hydraulic motor, but its sound is turned off by the fuselage of the engines and the noise of the boats and the people that travel the city. It is in this silent way that the Nile River crosses the city until it reaches the delta, named for it having the exact form of the letter “delta” of the Greek alphabet where it begins to branch into several channels until it enters the Mediterranean and enters Unite with this sea.
It is on this last trip to the sea that the Nile River is divided into two main ramifications; Damietta that is to the east and Rosetta to the west, passing the latter through the mythical city of Alexandria, where cultures; Egyptian and Greek culture would intermingle thanks to the construction of this city. At present, this monumental city is the second largest in all of Egypt when it comes to population density, here the old and modern are mixed.
Nile River Fauna
As already mentioned, one of the most important characteristics of the Nile River is that there is the certainty that the Nile River is the longest in the world until 2007 and 2008. It is for them that if we talk about the animal life of the Nile we We refer to a rich variety of species that, despite being a generally desert area, have adapted over the millennia to this environment. Not all rivers have a vast animal presence in them or in fragments of their banks thanks to pollution.
In this area we find a fauna that abounds but that on the other hand has endangered varieties thanks to its most important and particular characteristics of the Nile River, which have turned them into precious resources and have allowed their decrease. (see link Parana river contaminated).
We have among the fauna that surrounds the Nile River a large number of mammals of considerable size that, like all the animal species that live here, have as a vital meeting point the water that provides them with the possibility of sustenance in this region. It is the elephants, the Giraffes the first to enjoy the benefits of the river, without leaving behind the Hippos or medium-sized predators such as leopards.
Crocodiles of the Nile River
Known as one of the three species of crocodiles that inhabit Africa, the Niloticus cocodrylus is the second largest crocodile species in the world as it can reach six meters long and be around 800 kilograms in weight.
As the name implies, this species of crocodile inhabits the waters of the Nile but is not exclusive to this region because it can be found in the same way in freshwater lakes or in rivers of the Island of Madagascar or Sub-Saharan Africa.
In ancient Egypt this species has a very characteristic connotation because it has been taxed and repudiated by the Egyptian civilization where these animals were even worshiped as they were children of a crocodile god known as Sobek who was associated with fertility and protection Similarly.
The city where this god was most worshiped was located in Shedet in the oasis known as El Fayum, a place well known to the Greeks and named crocodilians and in Kom Ombo was the other temple of vital worship for this god.
Here in this video you can see the crocodiles that inhabit the river its large size and its peculiar way of living in the Nile River.
Some of the dams of the river crocodiles are buffaloes, gazelles and ocapis that also gather to drink around the river, even some species have specific places of the river to inhabit and where to cool or drink the water. Turning the river into a blessing at the same time as a place where they must be mobilized cautiously as well as many species are going to cool off or drink others like crocodiles are going to feed in principle.
Nile River Flora
As we know where the Nile River is born, which is from the nations of Uganda and Kenya. The Nile is one of the most vast expanses of grass on its land can be found: hashab which is a small spine tree used as food and has coagulant properties, is effective against diarrhea, bronchitis, etc.
We also find in the vicinity of the river the acacias of the Sahel savanna, this acacia is a spiny tree that reaches up to 14 meters high with an extremely strong trunk that can reach a diameter of one meter.
Nile River Pollution
Various entities responsible for regulating the industrial and hotel activity of the region have found that many of these establishments violate water treatment standards and dispose of their waters directly in the river waters, thus becoming one of the most mythical and majestic hydrological fields Natural as the Nile is a sewage channel in many of its sections or sections which ultimately reduces in a total pollution downstream.
Even though the Egyptian Government joined in and announced a multi-million dollar plan for recovery and awareness in relation to river pollution, these results have not yet been seen and the river continues to make progress in terms of water pollution. . Nile Falls
As for its waterfalls, we know that the origin of the Nile River is Lake Victoria, whose lake is located on the border of Zimbabwe and Zambia, which constitute a waterfall of the Zambeze River. In this video you can see the flow of the Nile River falls
The Nile has been a symbol and living element of total importance for the development of the ancient Egyptian civilization and the current and modern nation. By ancient times most of its cities were bordering the river valley and its rich and majestic delta located north of Aswan.
Since the stone era, this river represented a fundamental importance for the ancient civilization where climatic changes went through the centuries and millennia transforming the farmland and also used for hunting and animal production and this transformation gave rise to to the conformation of the Sahara desert.
This located about eight thousand years before the birth of Christ, in this way a large part of the population was mobilized and located next to the river where life would be more bearable and life would revolve around planting and the pharaohs.
The "Eonyl"
In our times, thanks to satellite studies, it is estimated that the Nile River is the fifth river at least to pass into the Mediterranean from Ethiopian lands, these studies confirm the presence of dry water courses located in the desert area west of the river as well as the canyon known as Eonilo who really is the old Nile that is currently filled by a flow of water on the surface. The old Nile or Eonilo was responsible for transporting sediments to the sea. This huge canyon is currently covered by sedimentation.
Location and Countries of the Nile River
Surely you have wondered exactly, where is the Nile River ?. The Nile River is distributed across ten countries among which are Rwanda, Sudan, Kenya, Democratic Republic of the Congo, South Sudan, Egypt among others, here we leave the map of the Nile River.
The Nile River in Egypt is known as the largest river in Africa, which flows northward and drains into the southeast corner of the Mediterranean Sea, forming what is known as the great Nile Delta, on which the archaic cities of Cairo and Alexandria.
Length
Among the characteristics of the Nile River are that for a long time and there is still a belief that the Nile River is the longest in the world until 2007 and 2008 where different measurements approve the Amazon as the longest, leaving the Nile River in the second place with a length of 6 853 kilometers.
Travel
The northern section of the river flows almost absolutely through the desert, between Sudan and Egypt, in an area where civilization for thousands of years has depended on the river for its livelihood, almost the entire population of Egypt and all its cities, They are arranged all along the river valley, north of Aswan and the vast majority of areas of cultural, tourist and historical interest are located along the banks of the Nile.
Nile Basin
The huge river basin of the Nile River in Egypt reaches 3,254,555 square kilometers, about 10% of the surface of the African continent.
Birth and mouth of the Nile River
On its way to the sea, the Nile River has its birth from the nations of Uganda and Kenya what has been known as the White Nile and on the other hand part from Ethiopia that has been baptized as the Blue Nile.
Both channels join in the city of Khartoum (capital of Sudan) to later cross the desert in the direction of Egypt, where crossing the region of Nubia achieves its maximum splendor, because the pharaonic world is there; temples like Abu Simbel's, the pyramids and sarcophagi.
When crossing the big cities like Lúxor and Cairo, the mouth of the Nile river will finally reach the mythical city of Alexandria where it will mix with the Mediterranean Sea due to its huge delta.
Birth of the Nile
It is assumed as a mystery or enigma to the geography and hydrography of the whole world because it is unknown exactly where exactly this great river is born
There are those who point out that the birth of the Nile River is in Lake Victoria, this being one of the largest African lakes because it has an area that covers 68,000 square kilometers. This lake has a tributary to the river known as Kagera, it is for this reason that the waters of Lake Victoria begin to separate from the waters of the Nile and that section is known as Nile Victoria.
Tributaries of the Nile River
The Kagera River is the main source, it is one of the tributaries of the central part of the western shore of the lake, which drains near the city of Bukoba (Tanzania) and is the most remote watercourse in the Mediterranean. It is sometimes considered that the origin of the Nile River is Lake Victoria but this lake is supported by many other rivers of a formidable length and flow mostly.
The sources furthest from the Kagera and at the same time from the Nile River are two:
The Rukarara river descends and gathers tributaries and changes its name several times in the route according to the region; In the first place it bears the name of Mwogo, then the name of Nyabarongo, at the confluence of this with the Akanyaru they give rise to the beginning of the Akagera River and later upon receiving on the right side the Ruvubu River, this definitely gives rise to the Kagera River, which considered as a source of the Nile and originated near the end of Lake Tanganyika, in the center of the tropical forest of Nyungween Rwanda. This headland of the Kagera has a total length of 6,756 kilometers.
White nile
The river enters Sudan after making its journey through Uganda. It is here where between the confluence of Muslims and Christians the river crosses a vast and enormous savanna. And right here is where the Nile goes into aguazales and when dispersed in a series of canals and branches it is confused with a muddy grassland in which papyrus plants and water hyacinths abound.
The river is crossing ten countries, which are:
Burundi
Egypt
Ethiopia.
Kenya
Democratic Republic of Congo
Rwanda
Sudan
South Sudan
Tanzania
Uganda.
Previously you will find the map of the Nile River. The Nile River crosses natural systems and in its passage it encounters abundant vegetation as well as other important rivers that cross vast natural areas rich in fauna and flora.
It is thus in this place where an immense diversity of animal species comes to life, among which we will be able to appreciate crocodiles, antelopes or hippos and it is also at this point that thanks to the stagnation a large part of the river flow evaporates.
Already at the height of Malakal and entering the river already in a delimited cause this begins to flow in a more vigorous way where in the periods of rainfall natural disasters and floods can happen, it is in this region where the Nile is adding to its flow other small rivers (in comparison with the Nile) like the Gacelas river, the one of the Mountains or the Giraffes river and it crosses the arid Savannah of the Africa where it ends arriving at Khartoum where it will begin to join with the Blue Nile.
Blue Nile
This long Nile named for the blue color of its waters that contrasts with the somewhat silty color of its brother, the White Nile is born in Ethiopia and originates specifically from the Abbai River which travels about 1500 kilometers and falls into the Tana lake that is characterized by a multitude of islands where a huge number of monasteries belonging to the Orthodox Christian church take refuge.
Among picturesque monasteries, painted in biblical scenes of Jesus of Nazareth, of the virgin Mary and the saints, the Nile's route goes down Ethiopia northward along Lake Tana and crosses an exit that will later widen in a way excessive.
The wide channel of this river will continue for about 30 Kilometers until it falls from 45 meters high in what is known as the Tississat waterfall and from there it will continue its journey towards the encounter with its consanguineous river the White Nile.
Passing through a series of canyons generated by the passage of the river through time in the mountains of Goggiam, the Nile, begins to enter Sudan, passing through Sennar, a vast plain of the region and finally reaches Khartoum where you will find your brother and they will merge to form a single river.
When joining the two previous slopes of the Nile in Khartoum, the river is transformed, at this height of its route, into an impetuous flow due to the forces of both causes that have joined, it is here where the arduous road of the Nile begins its pilgrimage Through the desert where the vegetation of the riverbanks mixes with the sands thus generating a contrasting and exotic landscape.
After leaving Khartoum, the Nile continues on its way to the north and enters Nubia, a region that reaches Aswan (Egypt) where the river will jump between waterfalls until it crosses a total number of five falls before it can reach Lake Nasser and then Go through one more waterfall before arriving in Aswan.
It is in Nubia specifically where the river transmits a tranquility and unparalleled warmth because the yellow color of the desert meets the blue color of the river and the green of the palm trees that the riverbank accompany in this section to the flow that continues in search of its path to the north.
The Nile also passes through the region of El Bayuda where the desert predominates and small corn and tomato crops on the banks of the river, here the passage of time seems not to happen because you can still see tribes of nomadic people who travel with their flocks looking Water in the wells.
In this area, the pyramids of Meroe, the necropolis of Napata or the great temple to the God Amun, located in Karima, stand out.
Pharaonic Nile (The Lower Nile)
After its way through Uganda, through Ethiopia and Sudan the river reaches Lake Nasser located in Egypt where two dams in the Aswan region capture it, the first of these dams was built in 1902, the second was inaugurated in the year 1971 reaching 111 meters high.
These dams caused the flooding of a vast territory as far as archaeological remains are concerned, in Nubian Egypt where a significant amount of these were dismantled and moved to higher ground where they were safe from the waters.
In this part of the river's path, silence and tranquility meet the peace and calm of the waters that intermingle its blue color with the golden color of the sands that reach the river's edge, here travelers cool off with the waters from this natural spring or give drink to your camels.
The history of the Nile River leads us to the small ships with sails that carry a quantity of twelve people, known as falúas travel in the direction of the small islands of "Ibu" that means elephant and was the place for the ivory trade in addition If it is the southern border in the time of the pharaohs, this island is known for its archaeological wealth.
Near to Aswan, the remains of the temple of Abu Simbel that were rescued from the flood due to the dams were taken, it is in File the place of the archaeological site that was also a place for the worship of the gods in the pharaonic times and where there was the belief that from this place the Nile flowed, from the cave of the god Hapi known as the river god.
This was for a long time the most fertile region of the Nile, it was in Aswan where the annual flooding of the river began between the months of May and June, where the water level grew with great speed until the middle of September and it was in October when began its descent and return to the next period again its lowest level.
It was from the Blue Nile where most of the floodwaters came from due to the rainfall that took place in the Ethiopian mountains and that transported the slime that made fertilizer to the lands, it is for this reason that the rains were expected and venerated every year because they guaranteed the harvest and were also cause for celebrations.
When leaving Aswan, the Nile River continues its journey to the Edfu region where the temple dedicated to the God Horus is located and then continues to another land of pharaohs such as Lúxor, there you can see the monument to the Nile River Karnak in Luxor becomes one of the most impressive monuments of the land of the pharaohs in Egypt.
From this point the Nile river extends until it reaches the border with Libya where in ancient times this place was a giant savanna with an exuberant animal wealth and it is thought that this site is where the Egyptian civilization originated and that time made it in the "sea of sand" as many today call it.
The Nile River continues its course until it reaches Kharga where in the sixth century before the Christian era a temple would be built honoring Hibis, a temple that still stands.
Later in the tour are the oases of Dakhla and Farafra where the huts of an abundant color flood the environment, known as "The Valley of the Golden Mummies" because in this place they have been found in archaeological excavations no less than Ten thousand sarcophagi.
It is at this point that the Nile, with a very slow movement, enters Cairo, still showing its wide flow. (Another river with a fairly wide flow in the world that you should know is the Arauca River in Venezuela)
What is the Nile River ?, This is the most powerful river in Africa, which goes north and ends at the southeast end of the Mediterranean Sea, then forming the great Nile Delta.
The length of the Delta is about one hundred and sixty kilometers and from east to west it has approximately two hundred and forty kilometers on the coast. This region is extremely rich and of unparalleled fertility to the rest of Egypt thanks to the branching of the river in the different arms that will give the Mediterranean. It is estimated that since the time of the first dynasty in Egypt the Delta has considerably increased its size by about 3 thousand square kilometers.
The Nile River Delta is among the most famous deltas next to the Amazon River deltas and among many others such as the Orinoco River deltas and also river deltas of the same African continent as the Niger River.
Nowadays Cairo is a city that houses about 15 million people where the ancient meets modernity, due to the growth all ancestral sites such as pyramids and monuments are devoured by population growth by buildings and by the urban environment of our time.
The Nile River remains for this city in constant growth a hydraulic motor, but its sound is turned off by the fuselage of the engines and the noise of the boats and the people that travel the city. It is in this silent way that the Nile River crosses the city until it reaches the delta, named for it having the exact form of the letter “delta” of the Greek alphabet where it begins to branch into several channels until it enters the Mediterranean and enters Unite with this sea.
It is on this last trip to the sea that the Nile River is divided into two main ramifications; Damietta that is to the east and Rosetta to the west, passing the latter through the mythical city of Alexandria, where cultures; Egyptian and Greek culture would intermingle thanks to the construction of this city. At present, this monumental city is the second largest in all of Egypt when it comes to population density, here the old and modern are mixed.
Nile River Fauna
As already mentioned, one of the most important characteristics of the Nile River is that there is the certainty that the Nile River is the longest in the world until 2007 and 2008. It is for them that if we talk about the animal life of the Nile we We refer to a rich variety of species that, despite being a generally desert area, have adapted over the millennia to this environment. Not all rivers have a vast animal presence in them or in fragments of their banks thanks to pollution.
In this area we find a fauna that abounds but that on the other hand has endangered varieties thanks to its most important and particular characteristics of the Nile River, which have turned them into precious resources and have allowed their decrease. (see link Parana river contaminated).
We have among the fauna that surrounds the Nile River a large number of mammals of considerable size that, like all the animal species that live here, have as a vital meeting point the water that provides them with the possibility of sustenance in this region. It is the elephants, the Giraffes the first to enjoy the benefits of the river, without leaving behind the Hippos or medium-sized predators such as leopards.
Crocodiles of the Nile River
Known as one of the three species of crocodiles that inhabit Africa, the Niloticus cocodrylus is the second largest crocodile species in the world as it can reach six meters long and be around 800 kilograms in weight.
As the name implies, this species of crocodile inhabits the waters of the Nile but is not exclusive to this region because it can be found in the same way in freshwater lakes or in rivers of the Island of Madagascar or Sub-Saharan Africa.
In ancient Egypt this species has a very characteristic connotation because it has been taxed and repudiated by the Egyptian civilization where these animals were even worshiped as they were children of a crocodile god known as Sobek who was associated with fertility and protection Similarly.
The city where this god was most worshiped was located in Shedet in the oasis known as El Fayum, a place well known to the Greeks and named crocodilians and in Kom Ombo was the other temple of vital worship for this god.
Here in this video you can see the crocodiles that inhabit the river its large size and its peculiar way of living in the Nile River.
Some of the dams of the river crocodiles are buffaloes, gazelles and ocapis that also gather to drink around the river, even some species have specific places of the river to inhabit and where to cool or drink the water. Turning the river into a blessing at the same time as a place where they must be mobilized cautiously as well as many species are going to cool off or drink others like crocodiles are going to feed in principle.
Nile River Flora
As we know where the Nile River is born, which is from the nations of Uganda and Kenya. The Nile is one of the most vast expanses of grass on its land can be found: hashab which is a small spine tree used as food and has coagulant properties, is effective against diarrhea, bronchitis, etc.
We also find in the vicinity of the river the acacias of the Sahel savanna, this acacia is a spiny tree that reaches up to 14 meters high with an extremely strong trunk that can reach a diameter of one meter.
Nile River Pollution
Various entities responsible for regulating the industrial and hotel activity of the region have found that many of these establishments violate water treatment standards and dispose of their waters directly in the river waters, thus becoming one of the most mythical and majestic hydrological fields Natural as the Nile is a sewage channel in many of its sections or sections which ultimately reduces in a total pollution downstream.
Even though the Egyptian Government joined in and announced a multi-million dollar plan for recovery and awareness in relation to river pollution, these results have not yet been seen and the river continues to make progress in terms of water pollution. . Nile Falls
As for its waterfalls, we know that the origin of the Nile River is Lake Victoria, whose lake is located on the border of Zimbabwe and Zambia, which constitute a waterfall of the Zambeze River. In this video you can see the flow of the Nile River falls
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