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Nile River

  1. River originating in central Africa and flowing north to the Mediterranean Sea , with its delta in Egypt (see also Egypt ). The Nile proper is formed by the joining of the Blue Nile, which flows from Ethiopia , and the White Nile, which flows from Lake Victoria . They meet at Khartoum , Sudan .


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At over four thousand miles, it is the longest river in the world.
The Nile River Valley in Egypt is the site of the first great civilization.
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Many RSF fighters attempted to withdraw across the White Nile River to safer areas on the western side as pressure mounted on their positions.

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The team investigated the Shinfa-Metema 1 site in the lowlands of present-day northwestern Ethiopia along the Shinfa River, a tributary of the Blue Nile River.

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It turned the capital into a battle ground, wrecking most of civilian infrastructure, most recently the collapse of a bridge over the Nile River connecting Khartoum’s northern part with the capital’s sister city of Omdurman.

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Sudan and Egypt fear it will reduce the amount of water they receive downstream on the Nile River.

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She often recalled a performance by the Cairo Ballet in Aswan, a city on the Nile River.

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