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The Nile gets its name from the Greek word "Nelios", meaning River Valley.
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∙ 15y ago
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∙ 16y agoProbably from the Greek word "nile", meaning "river valley". In ancient Egyptian, the river was known as the "great river".
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∙ 7y agoIt gets its name from the Greek word Neilos. The Hebrew word is Ye'or which is a transliteration of the Egyptian word 'iotr meaning watercourse
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Name at least two river valleys where civilization began?
The Nile River Valley and the Indus River Valley.
Are there any other names for the River Nile?
The Nile gets its name from the Greek word "Nelios", meaning River Valley and the Greek historian, Herodotus, wrote that Egypt was the "gift of the Nile" - it thereby acquired that as a nickname. .
How did the nile get its name?
Zambezi means "great river" in local dialect. Before the division of Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland, what is named Zambia today was called Northern Rhodesia. Zambia got its name from the river.
Is the river Nile salty or not?
The Nile is freshwater.
What is the largest river in Africa?
The largest river in Africa is the Nile river.The River Nile is the longest river in the world.The Nile is the longest river in Africa and the world.
What name is the worlds largest river?
Nile River
What is the name of the goddess of the nile river?
The name of Egyptian's goddess of river Nile is Anuket.
What is a name of a delta?
Nile River and Amazon River
How did the Nile River Valley get it name?
Because the river Nile flows through it.
Were does the Nile River get its name?
The Nile gets its name from the Greek word "Nelios", meaning River Valley.
Did the Queen Victoria name the river Nile in her honor?
No, she did not name the Nile.
What was the name of a river in Egypt?
The Nile River.
Where did the Nile River get its name?
The Nile gets its name from the Greek word "Nelios", meaning River Valley.
What is the name of the marshy flatlands is found at the mouth of the Nile?
The Nile River Delta.
What is another name for the Nile triangle?
The Nile River Delta.
What the name of the river in Cairo called?
The Nile River
Name of the largest river in Africa?
The nile river
