how did the Nile get its name?

Answer 1

The word "Nile" (Arab. 'nīl) comes from the Greek word Neilos (Νειλος), meaning river valley. The ancient Egyptians called the Nile iteru, meaning "big river".

Answer 2

The Nile (Arabic: النيل‎, translit: an-nÄ«l, Ancient Egyptian iteru) is a major north-flowing river in Africa, generally regarded as the longest river on Earth, though some sources claim the Amazon in South America is longer.[1] The Nile has two major tributaries, the White Nile and Blue Nile, the latter being the source of most of the Nile's water and fertile soil, but the former being the longer of the two. The White Nile rises in the Great Lakes region of central Africa, with the most distant source in southern Rwanda 2°16′55.92″S, 29°19′52.32″E, and flows north from there through Tanzania, Lake Victoria, Uganda and southern Sudan, while the Blue Nile starts at Lake Tana in Ethiopia, flowing into Sudan from the southeast. The two rivers meet near the Sudanese capital Khartoum.

The northern section of the river flows almost entirely through desert, from Sudan into Egypt, a country whose civilization has depended on the river since ancient times. Most of the population of Egypt and all of its cities, with the exception of those near the coast, lie along those parts of the Nile valley north of Aswan; and nearly all the cultural and historical sites of Ancient Egypt are found along the banks of the river.

The Nile ends in a large delta that empties into the Mediterranean Sea

Answer 3

i name it

Answer 4

my dogs name is niles

Answer 5

From the Greek word Neilos, which means river valley.

Answer 6

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nile

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