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    Aswan Governerate in Egypt

    One of Egypt's southern governorates is Aswan Governorate. The city of Aswan serves as its capital. At a latitude of 22 north of the equator (also known as the Tropic of Cancer), it is bounded to the north by the Qena Governorate, to the east by the Red Sea Governorate, to the west by the New Valley Governorate, and to the south by the Republic of Sudan.

  • Things to Do in Luxor

    Luxor Governorate Egypt

    The capital of the Arab Republic of Egypt is Luxor City, which was once known as "Thebes City" because it served as Egypt's capital during the Pharaonic era. It is situated in the South Upper Egypt region, approximately 670 kilometers from the capital Cairo from the south. It is bordered on the north by Qena Governorate, on the south by Aswan Governorate, on the east by Red Sea Governorate, and on the west by New Valley Governorate.

  • kafr El Sheikh Governorate | kafr El Sheikh Governorate History

    History of kafr El Sheikh Governorate

    Kafr El Sheikh Governorate is an Egyptian governorate, located in the northernmost part of Egypt in the Nile Delta, with Kafr El Sheikh as its capital. It had a population of 3,172,753 in 2015 and an area of 3,748 km². Its entire area is located north of the delta and overlooks the Mediterranean Sea. The main economic activity of the residents of the governorate is agriculture and fishing, especially the southern lands of the governorate and the lands overlooking the Nile River - Rosetta Branch.

  • Egypt's New Administrative Capital City

    Egypt's New Administrative Capital

    The New Administrative Capital is located between the Cairo-Suez and Cairo-Ain Sokhna roads, 60 km from Cairo and the same distance from Ain Sokhna and Suez. The New Administrative Capital is located on the border of Badr City, in the area between the Cairo-Suez and Cairo-Ain Sokhna roads, just after New Cairo, Mostakbal City and Madinaty.

  • Historical Importance of Al Gharbia

    Al Gharbia Governorate

    Gharbia Governorate is one of the governorates full of archaeological sites, whether they are places or facilities (mosques, churches), as the governorate is a destination for visitors to these places throughout the year, whether they are Egyptians from the different governorates.

  • Marsa Alam City

    Hamata Islands (Qulaan Archipelago) in Marsa Alam

    The Hamata area, south of Marsa Alam in the Red Sea, is one of the most important parts of the Wadi El Gemal Reserve, whether in the desert or the sea. It was named after the sorrel plant, which was distorted to Hamata.

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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