Which is the longest river in the world?
The Nile River is located in the continent of Africa, which is the longest river in the world along with Africa. This river originates from Lake Victoria in Africa, Lake Victoria is the largest lake in Africa. Some scientists researched and claimed that the Amazon River is slightly larger than the Nile River.
The length of the Nile River is approximately 6,695 km (4,160 mi) and the maximum width of this river is 2.7 km. The Nile originates from the south of Lake Victoria in Africa and drains into the Mediterranean Sea through North East Africa.
The Nile River forms a huge delta 160 km long and 240 km wide at its mouth. Many types of fish and animals are found in the Nile River, which are not found anywhere else.
The Nile has many tributaries, out of which the White Nile and the Blue Nile are the two main tributaries of the Nile. It rains throughout the year, but the temperature remains high throughout the year, with an average annual rainfall of 212 cm.
The Nile originates from Lake Victoria, Africa's largest lake and flows north into the Mediterranean Sea, crossing the eastern part of the Great Sahara Desert.
Equatorial evergreen forests are found in this river area due to high temperature and high rainfall, as well as tropical grasslands are found in this area.
The Nile River flows through 11 countries including Egypt, Burundi, Tanzania, Rwanda, Democratic Republic of Congo, Kenya, Uganda, Sudan, Ethiopia and South Sudan. The Nile River is called the boon of Egypt, in the Egyptian language this river is called 'Iteru' which means great.
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The Nile River is the biggest contributor to the development of Egyptian civilization, the Egyptian civilization is one of the most ancient civilizations in the world. Many big cities in history have developed on the banks of the Nile.
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In the month of September, the water level of the Nile rises a lot, due to which there is a flood here, due to this flood the people here have to face many problems, but still the residents of Egypt consider this flood as the gift of the Nile. Because the black soil that comes with the strong current of the river makes the land of Egypt more fertile, due to which the yield of crops is very good here.
Due to the Nile river, the soil of Egypt is very fertile and the livelihood of most of the Egyptian people is dependent on this river.
