I really want to share my little knowledge about Nile, the "Nile gets its name from Greek word "Nelios" meaning River Valley, In the ancient Egyptian language, the Nile is called iteru, meaning "great river", it is a major north flowing river in Africa, generally regarded as the longest river though not the most volumnious river on the earth, 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.
2007-01-08 17:02:47
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answered by usma A 2
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Sudan, Burundi, Rwanda, DR Congo, Tanzania, Kenya, Uganda, Ethiopia, Egypt
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
2007-01-09 05:27:51
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answered by Anonymous
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The Nile and its tributaries flow though nine countries. The White Nile flows though Uganda, Sudan, and Egypt. The Blue Nile starts in Ethiopia. Zaire, Kenya, Tanzanian, Rwanda, and Burundi all have tributaries, which flow into the Nile or into lake Victoria Nyanes.
Refer : http://www.mbarron.net/Nile/fctfl_nf.html
2007-01-08 16:43:38
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answered by Uva 2
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It flows in Egypt. Then down to the country of Sudan. Hope it helped! =3
2007-01-09 00:07:17
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answered by Anonymous
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Nile is the Gift of Egypt
2007-01-08 17:05:53
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answered by Baseer A 2
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Major Portion flows through EGYPT and rest is uganda, sudan
2007-01-08 20:22:19
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answered by Rocky s 2
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What they said is right, in addition to the fact that it flows from south to north.
I don't know why but this fact seems to confuse al westerners.
2007-01-09 02:32:39
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answered by Anonymous
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i saw alot of good answers that you need ,but i think that Egypt is the most famous country by it. i just wanted to share in answering this question. thnaks
2007-01-10 03:02:43
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answered by Nesrine s 1
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Egypt of course...duh you put the question in this section lol
2007-01-09 05:38:05
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answered by Anonymous
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egypt
2007-01-08 16:56:10
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answered by Anonymous
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