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We’re off on an exciting adventure to northeast Africa to learn about one of the world’s most famous rivers – and you’re coming with us! So grab your passport, suncream and shades, and check out our fascinating Nile river facts …

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  • 1) Found in northeast Africa , the Nile has long been recognised as the longest river in the world – stretching a massive 6,695km ! There is some debate over this title, though – some scientists argue that the Amazon  river in South America is longer.
  • 2)  The Nile is often associated with Egypt , but in fact, it flows through 11 countries: Tanzania , Uganda , the Democratic Republic of the Congo , Rwanda , Burundi , Ethiopia , Kenya , Eritrea , South Sudan , Sudan and Egypt .

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  • 4) The Blue Nile and White Nile merge together in the city of Khartoum in Sudan. From there, the river continues to flow north through Egypt and, finally, into the Mediterranean Sea .
  • 5) The Nile has been an important source of life for people throughout history. Around 5,000 years ago, the Ancient Egyptians  relied on the Nile for fresh water , food and transportation . It also provided them with fertile land to farm on…

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  • 7) The Nile no longer floods each year, however. This is because in 1970 the Aswan High Dam was built. This huge dam controls the flow of the river to generate electricity, irrigate (water) farms and provide homes with drinking water.
  • 8) This fascinating river remains an invaluable source of life for Egyptians to this day. More than 95% of the country’s population depend on its water and live within a few miles of the river banks.

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  • 10) Such an incredible river is cause for celebration, wouldn’t you say? The Egyptians sure think so! Each year in August, they have a two-week holiday called ‘ Wafaa an-Nil ’ to celebrate the ancient flooding of the Nile – an important natural event which allowed their civilisation to grow!
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The Nile River flows over 6,600 kilometers (4,100 miles) until emptying into the Mediterranean Sea. For thousands of years, the river has provided a source of irrigation to transform the dry area around it into lush agricultural land. Today, the river continues to serve as a source of irrigation, as well as an important transportation and trade route.

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Even today, families come to the banks of the Nile River to gather water for their day, against the backdrop of ancient Egyptian ruins.

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Even today, families come to the banks of the Nile River to gather water for their day, against the backdrop of ancient Egyptian ruins.

The Nile River flows from south to north through eastern Africa. It begins in the rivers that flow into Lake Victoria (located in modern-day Uganda, Tanzania, and Kenya), and empties into the Mediterranean Sea more than 6,600 kilometers (4,100 miles) to the north, making it one of the longest river in the world. The Nile River was critical to the development of ancient Egypt. In addition to Egypt, the Nile runs through or along the border of 10 other African countries, namely, Burundi, Tanzania, Rwanda, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Kenya, Uganda, Sudan, Ethiopia, and South Sudan. Its three main tributaries are the White Nile , the Blue Nile , and the Atbara. The soil of the Nile River delta between El Qâhira (Cairo) and the Mediterranean Sea is rich in nutrients, due to the large silt deposits the Nile leaves behind as it flows into the sea. The banks of the Nile all along its vast length contain rich soil as well, thanks to annual flooding that deposits silt. From space, the contrast between the Nile's lush green river banks and the barren desert through which it flows is obvious. For millennia, much of Egypt's food has been cultivated in the Nile delta region. Ancient Egyptians developed irrigation methods to increase the amount of land they could use for crops and support a thriving population. Beans, cotton, wheat, and flax were important and abundant crops that could be easily stored and traded. The Nile River delta was also an ideal growing location for the papyrus plant. Ancient Egyptians used the papyrus plant in many ways, such as making cloth, boxes, and rope, but by far its most important use was in making paper. Besides using the river's natural resources for themselves and trading them with others, early Egyptians also used the river for bathing, drinking, recreation, and transportation. Today, 95 percent of Egyptians live within a few kilometers of the Nile. Canals bring water from the Nile to irrigate farms and support cities. The Nile supports agriculture and fishing. The Nile also has served as an important transportation route for thousands of years. Today, some residents of El Qâhira (Cairo) have begun using private speed boats, water taxis, or ferries to avoid crowded streets. Dams, such as the Aswân High Dam in Egypt, have been built to help to tame the river and provide a source of hydroelectric power. However, the silt and sediment that used to flow north, enriching the soil and building the delta, is now building up behind the dam instead. Instead of growing in size through the soil deposits, the delta is now shrinking due to erosion along the Mediterranean Sea. In addition, routine annual flooding no longer occurs along parts of the Nile. These floods were necessary to flush and clean the water of human and agricultural waste. As a result, the water is becoming more polluted. The Nile River also continues to be an important trade route, connecting Africa with markets in Europe and beyond.

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The River Nile - Ancient Egypt (Lesson)

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Why the Nile River Was So Important to Ancient Egypt

By: Patrick J. Kiger

Updated: July 27, 2023 | Original: July 12, 2021

The Nile River

When the Greek historian Herodotus wrote that the ancient Egyptians' land was "given them by the river," he was referring to the Nile , whose waters were essential to the rise of one of the world’s earliest great civilizations.

The Nile, which flows northward for 4,160 miles from east-central Africa to the Mediterranean, provided ancient Egypt with fertile soil and water for irrigation, as well as a means of transporting materials for building projects. Its vital waters enabled cities to sprout in the midst of a desert.

In order to benefit from the Nile, people who lived along its banks had to figure out how to cope with the river’s annual flooding. They also developed new skills and technology, from agriculture to boat and ship building. The Nile even played a role in the construction of the pyramids, the massive marvels that are among the most recognizable reminders of their civilization. Beyond practical matters, the vast river had a profound influence upon the ancient Egyptians’ view of themselves and their world, and shaped their religion and culture.

The Nile was "a critical lifeline that literally brought life to the desert," as Lisa Saladino Haney, assistant curator of Egypt at the Carnegie Museum of Natural History in Pittsburgh, writes on the museum's website. "Without the Nile, there would be no Egypt," writes Egyptologist in his 2012 book, The Nile .

The Nile Was a Source of Rich Farmland

The Nile's modern name comes from the Nelios , the Greek word for river valley. But the ancient Egyptians called it Ar or Aur , meaning "black," a reference to the rich, dark sediment that the Nile's waters carried from the Horn of Africa northward and deposited in Egypt as the river flooded its banks each year in late summer. That surge of water and nutrients turned the Nile Valley into productive farmland, and made it possible for Egyptian civilization to develop in the midst of a desert.

The Nile Valley's thick layer of silt "transformed what might have been a geological curiosity, a version of the Grand Canyon, into a densely populated agricultural country," explains Barry J. Kemp in Ancient Egypt: Anatomy of a Civilization .

The Nile was such a focal point to the ancient Egyptians that their calendar began the year with the first month of the flooding. The Egyptian religion even venerated a deity of flooding and fertility, Hapy , who was depicted as a chubby man with blue or green skin.

According to the UN’s Food And Agriculture Organization , ancient Egyptian farmers were one of the first groups to practice agriculture on a large scale, growing food crops such as wheat and barley, as well as industrial crops such as flax for making clothing. To get the most out of the Nile's waters, ancient Egyptian farmers developed a system called basin irrigation . They constructed networks of earthen banks to form basins, and dug channels to direct floodwater water into the basins, where it would sit for a month until the soil was saturated and ready for planting.

"It is obviously challenging if the land on which you have built your home and grow your food gets flooded by a river every August and September, as the Nile used to do before the Aswan High Dam," explains Arthur Goldschmidt, Jr., a retired Penn State University professor of Middle East history and the author of A Brief History of Egypt . "Creating dikes, channels and basins to move and store some of the Nile waters required ingenuity and probably much trial-and-error experimentation for the ancient Egyptians."

To predict whether they faced dangerous floods or low waters that could result in a poor harvest, the ancient Egyptians built nilometers —stone columns with markings that would indicate the water level.

The River Served as a Vital Transportation Route

In addition to nurturing agriculture, the Nile provided ancient Egyptians with a vital transportation route. As a result, they became skilled boat and ship builders who created both large wooden craft with sails and oars , capable of traveling longer distances, and smaller skiffs made of papyrus reeds attached to wooden frames . 

Artwork from the Old Kingdom , which existed from 2686 to 2181 B.C., depicts boats transporting cattle, vegetables, fish, bread and wood. Boats were so important to the Egyptians that they buried deceased kings and dignitaries with boats that sometimes were so well-constructed that they could have been used for actual travel on the Nile.

The Nile Valley as Part of Identity

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The Nile influenced how Egyptians thought of the land in which they lived, according to Haney. They divided their world into Kemet , the "black land" of the Nile Valley, where there was enough water and food for cities to thrive. In contrast, the hot, dry desert areas were Deshret, the "red land." They linked the Nile Valley and oases in the desert areas with life and abundance, while the deserts were associated with death and chaos.

The Nile also played an important role in the creation of the monumental tombs such as the Great Pyramid of Giza . An ancient papyrus diary of an official involved in the construction of the Great Pyramid describes how workers transported massive blocks of limestone on wooden boats along the Nile, and then routed the blocks through a canal system to the site where the pyramid was being constructed. 

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  1. Facts about the River Nile for Kids

    The Nile River is the longest river in the world. The Nile flows into the Mediterranean Sea. The largest source of the Nile is Lake Victoria. The Nile has a length of about 6,695 kilometers (4,160 miles). Its average discharge is 3.1 million litres (680,000 gallons) per second. The Nile basin is huge and includes parts of Tanzania, Burundi ...

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    The Nile is the longest river in the world. It flows through northeastern Africa for about 4,132 miles (6,650 kilometers). The great civilization of ancient Egypt developed on its banks.

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    4) The Blue Nile and White Nile merge together in the city of Khartoum in Sudan. From there, the river continues to flow north through Egypt and, finally, into the Mediterranean Sea.; 5) The Nile has been an important source of life for people throughout history. Around 5,000 years ago, the Ancient Egyptians relied on the Nile for fresh water, food and transportation.

  4. KS2 History: Ancient Egypt. The River Nile

    The Nile was Ancient Egypt's superhighway and was always busy with boats carrying people and goods back and forth to all the settlements along the banks of the river. The reeds that lined the ...

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    KS2 children can find out lots of information about one of the great rivers of the world, the Nile, by reading this illustrated fact file. The single page resource contains information about the river's: Showing a range of photographs of the Nile and it's wildlife, this fact file is sure to be eye-catching and attractive to KS2 readers.

  6. Geography: Nile River: Level 1 activity for kids

    Many cities are built near the river. The ancient Egyptians needed the river to grow crops, they also used reeds that grew alongside the river to make paper called papyrus. The Nile is used for water, fishing, washing and transportation, but it's not only important for people. Hundreds of animals live in and around its waters like turtles ...

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    Pair this worksheet with our River Nile Resources pack to create a fun interactive Ancient Egypt Geography Lesson. Twinkl IEYC & IPC Milepost 3 (Age 9-12) Go with the Flow The River Nile. This fantastic activity / activities is a brilliant resource you can use to see how well your children are doing with their researching skills!

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    The Nile River also continues to be an important trade route, connecting Africa with markets in Europe and beyond. The Nile River flows over 6,600 kilometers (4,100 miles) until emptying into the Mediterranean Sea. For thousands of years, the river has provided a source of irrigation to transform the dry area around it into lush agricultural land.

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    This KS2 geography worksheet includes interesting facts about the River Nile. Children read the comprehension and answer the questions. ... This handy geography worksheet will help students to compare and contrast their own country with the ... I would like to subscribe to Primary Leap's News, Advice and Offers

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    This lesson covers the River Nile and its uses and importance to the ancient Egyptians. The lesson is comprised of a comprehensive PowerPoint, lesson plan, worksheets and printouts/scaffolding for independent tasks and includes the following: Partner talk starter activity (timed) Numerous opportunities for partner talk/group work

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    Help teach your Grade 2-6 students all about the River Nile and why it was so important with this handy River Nile Ancient Egypt Geography Lesson PowerPoint and Worksheets.This River Nile PowerPoint is a great way to introduce the importance of the River Nile to your class. It uses a colourful Ancient Egyptian theme throughout, and with the assistance of helpful images, it's an engaging tool ...

  12. Why the Nile River Was So Important to Ancient Egypt

    The Nile Was a Source of Rich Farmland. The Nile's modern name comes from the Nelios, the Greek word for river valley. But the ancient Egyptians called it Ar or Aur, meaning "black," a reference ...

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    Teach your Years 3-6 students all about the River Nile and why it was so important during Ancient Egypt with this handy PowerPoint.The River Nile is the longest river in the world. It starts in the country of Burundi and runs through Ethiopia, Uganda and Sudan. It even touches a few more countries before it finally reaching Egypt. From there it then flows into the Mediterranean Sea. In this ...

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    The creation of Egypt. Two separate kingdoms (ruled by different kings) developed along the Nile River. The kingdom in Upper Egypt was known as the white crown and the kingdom in Lower Egypt was called the red crown. In about 3200 B. C. the pharaoh of the north conquered the south and Egypt became united. The pharaoh's name was King Narmer or ...

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  17. Pyramids in Egypt

    By examining the objects (artifacts) and paintings in the tombs, we have been able to understand a lot more about life in Ancient Egypt. We can learn about how the Egyptians lived by looking at the objects stored in pyramids ready to be used in the afterlife. We can learn about how the Egyptians lived by looking at the walls of pyramids.

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