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gptkbp:instanceOf
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gptkb:river
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gptkbp:basinSize
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about 3,400,000 km²
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gptkbp:dam
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gptkb:Aswan_High_Dam
gptkb:Merowe_Dam
gptkb:Roseires_Dam
gptkb:Sennar_Dam
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gptkbp:economicImportance
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gptkb:transportation
fishing
hydroelectric power
irrigation
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gptkbp:flowsThrough
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gptkb:Burundi
gptkb:Democratic_Republic_of_the_Congo
gptkb:Egypt
gptkb:Eritrea
gptkb:Ethiopia
gptkb:Kenya
gptkb:Rwanda
gptkb:South_Sudan
gptkb:Sudan
gptkb:Tanzania
gptkb:Uganda
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gptkbp:historicalSignificance
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Ancient Egyptian civilization depended on it
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Nile river system
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gptkbp:length
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about 6,650 km
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gptkbp:locatedIn
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gptkb:Africa
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gptkbp:mainRiver
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gptkb:Nile
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gptkbp:majorCity
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gptkb:Cairo
gptkb:Giza
gptkb:Kampala
gptkb:Khartoum
gptkb:Aswan
Juba
Jinja
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gptkbp:mouth
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gptkb:Mediterranean_Sea
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gptkbp:notableFeature
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longest river system in the world (disputed with Amazon)
annual flooding historically important for agriculture
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gptkbp:source
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gptkb:Lake_Victoria
Lake Tana
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gptkbp:tributaryOf
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gptkb:Atbara_River
gptkb:Kagera_River
gptkb:Bahr_el_Ghazal
gptkb:Bahr_el_Jebel
gptkb:Bahr_el_Zeraf
gptkb:Dinder_River
gptkb:Rahad_River
gptkb:Sobat_River
gptkb:Tekeze_River
Blue Nile
White Nile
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:Bahr_el_Zeraf
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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6
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