River Nile

GPTKB entity

Statements (57)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:river
gptkbp:basinSize about 3,400,000 km²
gptkbp:countryOfOrigin gptkb:Egypt
gptkb:Uganda
gptkbp:crossesEquator yes
gptkbp:dam gptkb:Aswan_High_Dam
gptkb:Merowe_Dam
gptkb:Roseires_Dam
gptkbp:economicImportance gptkb:transportation
hydroelectric power
irrigation
gptkbp:emptiesInto gptkb:Mediterranean_Sea
gptkbp:explores gptkb:Henry_Morton_Stanley
gptkb:John_Hanning_Speke
gptkb:Richard_Francis_Burton
gptkb:David_Livingstone
gptkbp:flowsThrough gptkb:Burundi
gptkb:Democratic_Republic_of_the_Congo
gptkb:Egypt
gptkb:Ethiopia
gptkb:Kenya
gptkb:Rwanda
gptkb:South_Sudan
gptkb:Sudan
gptkb:Tanzania
gptkb:Uganda
average 2,830 m³/s
gptkbp:hasFloodHistory annual (historically, before dams)
gptkbp:historicalSignificance Ancient Egyptian civilization depended on it
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label River Nile
gptkbp:length about 6,650 km
gptkbp:locatedIn gptkb:Africa
gptkbp:majorCity gptkb:Cairo
gptkb:Khartoum
Juba
Jinja
gptkbp:mouth gptkb:Mediterranean_Sea
gptkbp:nameOrigin Greek word Neilos
gptkbp:notableFeature longest river in Africa
one of the longest rivers in the world
gptkbp:protectedArea gptkb:Nile_River_Basin_Initiative
gptkbp:source gptkb:Lake_Victoria
gptkbp:tributaryOf gptkb:Atbara_River
Blue Nile
White Nile
gptkbp:UNESCOWorldHeritageSite gptkb:Nubian_Monuments_from_Abu_Simbel_to_Philae
gptkb:Historic_Cairo
gptkb:Ancient_Thebes_with_its_Necropolis
gptkbp:דת gptkb:Nile_Delta
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Obongi_District
gptkb:Banyoro
gptkb:Bunyoro_Kingdom
gptkb:Bunyoro
gptkb:Busoga
gptkb:Kingdom_of_Bunyoro
gptkb:Kingdom_of_Busoga
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6