I am 4,160 miles long and 6,670 kilometers long. People started settling on my banks around 5200 BCE, I am the longest river in the world; I am the Nile river. From “Ancient History Encyclopedia-Nile” “The Nile Was held up to the ancient people as the source of all life in Egypt and an integral part of the lives of the gods.”
Some people used to believe that the river was like royalty. They thought that it was the source of all life in Egypt, which it kind of is because it supplies them with water, irrigation and even transportation. People discovered that the Nile River provided many sources of food. Along the river were fruit trees, and fish swam in the Nile in great numbers. “Ancient Egypt, Life long the nile” Pg. 1) . The Nile river supplied all these things to nine different countries, Egypt, Zaire, Tanzania, Rwanda, Uganda, Burundi, Ethiopia, Sudan, and Kenya. The Nile River is fed by Lake Victoria located in Uganda. Lake victoria is also the largest lake in Africa. The other source of the Nile river is Lake Tana which is located in Ethiopia which is the largest lake in Ethiopia.
After researching about the Nile river I learned that it flows through 9 different countries, people thought that it was the source of life in Egypt, and it is the longest river in the world stretching 4,160 miles long. I think that the most fascinating thing is how it flows through Nine different countries. Most rivers are not even close to half the length of the Nile river. Someday I would like to travel to the Nile river not just to say that I've been there but also because it's a cool part of our history and it's actually pretty cool if you think about it.
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