8 Facts About Nile River

1. The Nile River supports much of the population living along its banks, enabling Egyptians to live in otherwise inhospitable regions of the Sahara.

2. The Nile River was an important part of ancient Egyptian spiritual life.

3. The Nile River was a convenient and efficient means of transportation for people and goods.

4. The Nile River was much longer at that time, with its furthest headwaters in northern Zambia.

5. The Blue Nile River flows about 1,400 kilometres to Khartoum, where the Blue Nile and White Nile join to form the Nile.

6. The Blue Nile River begins at Lake Tana in Ethiopia and flows into Sudan from the southeast.

7. The White Nile River 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.

8. In particular, the Nile River is the primary water source of Egypt and Sudan.