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The River Nile
Most of the people consider river Nile to be the longest river of the world, but there are a few controversies revolving around it. This means that the Amazon river of South America is also claimed to be the longest river according to some studies. River Nile, which is located in Africa pours out in a massive delta that connects to the Mediterranean Sea. It includes two main tributaries that are called as the Blue Nile and the White Nile. The White Nile gains the credit of being longer while the other Blue Nile also boasts of having fertile soil and having larger sum of Nile’s water. The great lakes region in central Africa is studied to be the source of White Nile which continues to flow covering southern Sudan, Uganda, Lake Victoria and Tanzania whereas the Blue Nile originates from Lake Tana in Ethiopia and flows through Sudan from east. The meeting point of both the rivers is Khartoum.
Contribution towards Egyptian Civilization
The river Nile has made a great contribution in building the ancient Egyptian civilization as the river was an everlasting source of provisions. The yearly inundation of Nile or occasional flooding and the fertile lands was certainly a great blessing for the Egyptians. This let them cultivate crops and wheat around the river. Reeds or also called as papyrus were also cultivated along the banks of river Nile. The people of Egypt fabricated the papyrus into paper and even into boast that let them cruise along the Nile. The river was also a major source food supply in the form of bird and fish. Apart from this, the river Nile is also a home to thousands of crocodiles.
There is no doubt that the stability of Egypt still stands tall in the history of the country. Literally, the capital of Egypt Cairo is also one of the oldest and still living cities throughout the world. The fact is that the fertility of the river Nile is still contributing towards their living. As you might know that wheat which is the chief crop of the Middle East countries was also traded through this river. With the crop trading gaining high demand, Egypt had also started and improved its relation with other countries of the world. Taking all this into consideration the river Nile has contributed on a large scale to the stable economy of the Egyptians.
The Facts
The river Nile was universal in every aspect whether it was social or political life. Surprisingly, it is also believed that God Hapi and the great Pharaoh of Egypt had control over the flooding of the river Nile. The river Nile flooded every year between June to September and the reason for this, the Egyptians called as “akhet”. This means ‘inundation.’
River Nile Today
Even today, the river Nile continues to serve the Egyptians. It carefully recompenses for the unfriendly reigns of Sahara Country. The fertile land of the river banks has also let Egypt to progress agriculturally. Apart from this, the development of Aswan high dam has also helped in stopping the summer floods caused by the river. The river Nile has also help Egypt to develop the hydroelectricity.