the Nile

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Herodotus believed geometry began when farmland had to be remeasured after this river's annual floods the Nile $400 J LAKES & RIVERS 2024-02-05 #9031
Some of the great sights of Giza are the pyramids & my van on the bank of this river the Nile $200 J A VAN DOWN BY THE RIVER 2023-10-11 #8948
Luxor the Nile $200 J A RIVER RUNS THROUGH IT 2023-05-16 #11
Lake Nasser was created by impounding the waters of this river the Nile $800 DJ LAKES & RIVERS 2023-04-05 #8843
In the "Odyssey", it's called the Aegyptus the Nile $400 DJ BIG RIVER 2023-02-02 #8799
An 830-mile stretch of this river flows from Khartoum to Lake Nasser the Nile $800 DJ LAKES & RIVERS 2022-10-27 #8729
Lake Victoria is the largest source of this African river the Nile $400 DJ BODIES OF WATER 2022-02-18 #8580
The Blue branch of this river begins near Bahir Dar in Ethiopia the Nile $400 DJ RIVER CITY 2022-02-09 #4
Aswan High Dam the Nile $200 J DAM THAT RIVER! 2019-10-25 #8080
2 southern parts of this river are known as Victoria & Albert the Nile $800 DJ AFRICAN RIVERS 2014-01-09 #6749
Some of the great sights of Giza are the pyramids & my van on the bank of this river the Nile $200 J A VAN DOWN BY THE RIVER 2012-09-27 #6444
The Kagera River in Burundi is the most remote headstream of this river the Nile $800 DJ 4-LETTER RIVERS 2009-06-29 #5726
Put on your croc repellent if you swim in this river as it passes through Khartoum the Nile $400 J A RIVER RUNS THROUGH IT 2009-06-01 #5706
The Aswan High Dam the Nile $200 J DAM THAT RIVER 2009-01-01 #5599
This river irrigates millions of acres of land in Egypt & Sudan the Nile $400 DJ LAKES & RIVERS 2005-10-13 #4849
Damietta &Karnak the Nile $800 DJ A RIVER RUNS THROUGH IT 2005-03-30 #4743
Damietta & Aswan the Nile $800 DJ A RIVER RUNS THROUGH IT 2004-04-15 #4524
Its source is in southern Burundi; from there it flows a long, long way north the Nile $400 DJ 4-LETTER RIVERS 2004-03-31 #4513
This river stretches 4,160 miles from Burundi to the Mediterranean Sea the Nile DD $400 J BODIES OF WATER 2003-09-22 #4376
It enters the Mediterranean Sea after separating into Rosetta & Damietta branches Nile DD $2,000 DJ THE RIVER 2003-03-06 #4269
This river's system gathers its waters from 9 countries, including Kenya, Ethiopia & Egypt Nile $200 J BODIES OF WATER 2003-02-06 #4249
As a baby Moses was left in a basket along this river's banks the Nile $200 J RIVERS 2002-10-07 #4161
This African river's drainage basin, the world's longest, covers 35 degrees of latitude the Nile $100 J BODIES OF WATER 2001-05-02 #3848
It was once believed that the rising of this river was caused by the tears of the goddess Isis Nile $100 J RIVERS 2001-02-15 #3794
Ethiopia's Lake Tana is the source of this river's blue branch Nile $200 J LAKES & RIVERS 2000-06-08 #3644
Memphis &Aswan Nile $400 DJ A RIVER RUNS THROUGH IT 2000-01-20 #3544
It's the longest river in the world Nile $400 DJ LAKES & RIVERS 1999-09-08 #3448
Regular steamship service is available on this river from Cairo to Aswan Nile $200 J LAKES & RIVERS 1999-03-05 #3345
On its trip through Egypt, this river has no tributaries Nile $200 DJ BIG RIVERS 1998-10-05 #3236
Its over 4,000-mile route starts from tributaries of Lake Victoria the Nile $100 J A RIVER RUNS FROM IT 1998-06-19 #3195
It's the only major African river emptying into the Mediterranean Sea Nile $400 DJ A RIVER RUNS THROUGH IT 1998-05-21 #3174
Heavy seasonal rainfall in the Ethiopian plateau provides more than 80% of this river's waters Nile $400 DJ CRY ME A RIVER 1998-04-28 #3157
Ptolemy guessed the area of the source of this river almost 2,000 years before it was found the Nile $200 J REALLY LONG RIVERS 1997-09-22 #3001
This river's drainage basin extends from 4 degrees south latitude to 31 degrees north latitude the Nile $200 J RIVERS 1997-06-24 #2967
The "blue" branch of this river rises in the Ethiopian highlands the Nile $200 DJ BODIES OF WATER 1997-05-09 #2935
Ancient Greek historian Herodotus said, "Egypt is the gift of" this river the Nile $100 J RIVERS 1997-04-28 #2926
It was once believed that this river "originated in the Mountains of the Moon" the Nile FJ RIVERS 1996-11-27 #2818
In length the Congo is second in Africa to this river the Nile $200 DJ THE CONGO RIVER 1996-10-04 #2780
The "Blue" branch of this longest river contributes about 70% of the water Nile $400 DJ BODIES OF WATER 1996-05-08 #2703
Lake Nasser was created by the damming of this river in the 1960s Nile $200 DJ LAKES & RIVERS 1995-12-13 #2598
In Sudan the Atbara River joins this river as its last tributary the Nile $100 J BODIES OF WATER 1995-10-31 #2567
This river marks the western boundary of Egypt's Arabian Desert the Nile $100 J BODIES OF WATER 1995-09-07 #2529
Flowing over 4,000 miles across Africa, it's the world's longest river the Nile $100 J BODIES OF WATER 1995-05-09 #2472
In Ethiopia the Blue branch of this river drops nearly 140' to form Tisisat Falls the Nile $200 DJ BODIES OF WATER 1993-10-14 #2094
Annual floodings of this river are contained by the Aswan High Dam Nile $100 J LAKES & RIVERS 1993-06-22 #2042
Ancient Egyptians believed that this river rose & flooded when Isis cried the Nile $200 DJ BODIES OF WATER 1993-03-05 #1965
The city of Khartoum lies at the confluence of the Blue & White branches of this river the Nile $100 J BODIES OF WATER 1993-02-09 #1947
This African river enters the Mediterranean through two main branches: the Damietta & the Rosetta The Nile $200 DJ BODIES OF WATER 1992-11-18 #1888
In Homer's "Odyssey", both Egypt & this river are referred to as Aigyptos the Nile $200 DJ RIVERS 1992-04-23 #1774
The Ottawa River drains Grand Lake Victoria & the river drains Lake Victoria the Nile $100 J RIVERS 1992-03-04 #1738
99% of all Egyptians live in the basin of this river the Nile $200 DJ RIVERS 1991-01-09 #1468
The Aswan Dam now prevents this river’s annual flooding the Nile $100 J LAKES & RIVERS 1984-10-12 #25
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