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  • Ancient Egyptian Civilization

    Ancient Egyptian Civilization

    Egypt is regarded as the land of civilizations from the beginning of time because civilizations were founded there on the banks of the Nile River, which is revered by both ancient and modern Egyptians as a symbol of stability and fertility. The ancient Egyptian civilizations predate Christ by more than 5500 years. The ancient Egyptian civilization started when King Narmer, also known as Minis, united these two kingdoms under his authority.

  • Statue of King Amenemhat I

    King Amenemhat I | 12th Dynasty Kings

    He is the first monarch of Egypt's Twelfth Dynasty, which is regarded as the Middle Kingdom's prime period. From 1991 BC until 1962 BC, he was king.

  • King Mentuhotep II

    King Mentuhotep II | Last King of the 11th Dynasty

    The XV Dynasty was founded by the ancient Egyptian pharaoh Mentuhot II, whose regal name means "the god Montu is satisfied." He governed Egypt from 2061 to 2010 BC. He became the first Egyptian monarch in the Middle Kingdom and is credited with bringing the nation back together following the chaos of the First Decadence.

  • King Merenre II

    King Merenre II

    After just a single year in power, Pepi II, his half-brother, replaced Merenra II. The canon of Turin and Manetone agree in attributing to the new king a reign of more than ninety years, dying more than a century after a rather serene existence after all lively, casual, and generous, so it is necessary that the new king was still a child when he ascended to the throne, according to a literary source.

  • King Merenre I

    King Merenre I

    Merenra I, the fourth king of the Sixth Dynasty, succeeded Pepi I. He governed for a brief time, maybe serving under his father for a few years before ceding power for nearly nine years, during which time he passed away in the early years of his second decade of life.

  • King Senusret II _ History

    King Senusret II | 12th Dynasty Middle Kingdom

    Following his father, King Amenemhat II, as a co-ruler during his latter years, King Senusret II was the fourth monarch of Egypt's XII Dynasty. The thing that sets him apart the most is his intense passion for the Fayoum Oasis, which led him to start constructing a massive irrigation system that runs from Bahr Youssef to Lake Morris.

The Nile River

Facts About The River Nile

  • 05 16, 2023

Facts About The River Nile

From south to north, the Nile River which is the most extended river globally runs through African lands separating Egypt into multiple divisions that eventually flow into The Mediterranean Sea via two channels; Rosetta Branch and Damietta Branch respectively. Its total length from its sources in Lake Tanganyika up to its estuary found within Meditterranean sea covers about 6650 km while having a catchment area of 1.9 million square kilometers over 11 different nations including Tanzania - Kenya - Zaire - Burundi – Rwanda – Ethiopia - Eritrea - Uganda – South Sudan - Egypt.

The Nile River originates from Lake Victoria and is interrupted by falls and cliffs that it overcomes to rush strongly up or down until it reaches its natural course. According to the Greek historian Herodotus, "the Nile is the giver of Egypt." One form of tourism, known as "Nile tourism," is centered around the Nile River and involves boats transporting guests to Egypt from the north and south. The river's importance in Egyptian culture is the reason behind this.

The White Nile from Lake Victoria Plateau and the Blue Nile from Lake Tana in Ethiopia are the two primary tributaries that make up the Nile River. This data has been revised. In this instance, the two major tributaries that make up the entire Nile River come together. The location is in Khartoum, the capital of Sudan.

Nile valley Historical overview The Nile has always been the center of immense strength and therefore the object of wishes of colonialists in the 19th Century. It was the period when the European nations had dominion over the Nile Basin countries, when Britain was the Chuuka, including Egypt, Sudan, Uganda and Kenya, Germany ruled Tanzania, Rwanda and Burundi while the Democratic Republic of Congo was ruled by Belgian colonialists known previously as Zaire. 

With the conclusion of World war 1,1914-1918 the German empire was partitioned between the British and the Belgians. The British Empire took over Tanzania while the Belgian Empire took control of Rwanda and Burundi — that’s a colonialism history in brief and Ethiopia, remained free. And with the call of the British occupation of Egypt & Sudan in the 1950s, came the Nile River Treaty allocating shares of water in 1959.
 

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