Nile, Nile River

world's longest river (4187 miles); flows northern through Africa into the Mediterranean; the Nile River valley in Egypt was the site of the world's first great civilization

• river — a large natural stream of water (larger than a creek)

• Egypt, Arab Republic of Egypt, United Arab Republic — a republic in northeastern Africa known as the United Arab Republic until 1971; site of an ancient civilization that flourished from 2600 to 30 BC
• Sudan, Republic of the Sudan, Soudan — a republic in northeastern Africa on the Red Sea; achieved independence from Egypt and the United Kingdom in 1956
• Uganda, Republic of Uganda — a landlocked republic in eastern Africa; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1962