Nile — the great river around which the civilizations of Africa were born. If you look at a satellite image of the African continent, you can see a yellow-brown landscape and a green stripe. This green — vegetation along the banks of the great river.
Interesting facts about the Nile River
- There are few lands suitable for agriculture in Africa, and most of them are located on the banks of the Nile.
- For a long time, the Nile was considered the longest river in the world, until researchers found that the Amazon was still a hundred kilometers longer (interesting facts about the Amazon river).
- There are ten different countries on the banks of the Nile. The source of the Nile is in Rwanda.
- Of all the rivers in Africa, it is the Nile — the longest, the most full-flowing and the widest. It has more water than even the Congo River.
- The Nile flows from south to north, and not vice versa, like most other rivers (interesting facts about rivers).
- There are many crocodiles in the waters of the Nile, which pose a serious danger to unwary travelers.
- Egyptian pyramids were partly built thanks to this river — along it, the Egyptians floated stone blocks on rafts to the construction site.
- Before the construction of the Nasser Dam, many sections of the Nile remained unnavigable, but this dam made it possible to raise the water level where it was necessary.
- The world’s largest perch — Nile, whose weight can reach almost 150 kilograms (interesting facts about fish).
- The water in the Nile is very dirty, because throughout its length, residents of different countries dump a wide variety of waste into it. This is sad.
- In addition to the Nile itself, two of its main tributaries have a similar name — White Nile and Blue Nile, but they are less known.
- More than 95% of the total population of modern Egypt lives on the banks of the Nile.