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The River Nile
This category contains questions and answers related to the River Nile. The Nile is located in Africa and is the longest river in the world.
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What was the purpose for the Aswan Dam?
The Aswan high dam is the dam located on the Nile River. It was built to help keep it contained. When it was being built , the dam backed up and created Lake Nasser, located near Cairo, a city in Egypt.
Why is the Nile River drying up?
It is drying up today because nations upstream are taking water for their own people with little or no regard for those downstream.
In the Millennium it will also dry up again, but this time due to God providing a dry passage for the return of His people the Israelites (again) from the Gentile nations where they had fled or been taken captive:- Zechariah 10:11. "They will pass safely through the sea of distress, for the waves of the sea will be held back. And the waters of Nile will become dry."
Isa 11:15-16 GNB The LORD will dry up the Gulf of Suez, and he will bring a hot wind to dry up the Euphrates, leaving only seven tiny streams, so that anyone can walk across. [v. 16] There will be a highway out of Assyria for those of his people Israel who have survived there, just as there was for their ancestors when they left Egypt.
The Aswan High Dam is 3600 metres long and 111 metres high and has 12 turbines which generate over 10 billion kilowatts of electricity every year. The links below give further information.
What are the ancient settlements cities on the Nile River?
Some of the ancient settlements or cities located along the Nile River include Memphis, Thebes, Luxor, and Alexandria in Egypt. These cities were important centers of civilization, trade, religion, and culture in ancient times due to the fertile land provided by the river.
Why did the Soviet Union contribute to the construction of the Aswan High Dam?
The primary benefit of the Aswan High Dam was electricity generation, which allowed Egypt to be a modern country. Secondary benefits included preventing the yearly floods of the Nile and keeping a reserve of freshwater, should Egypt have a drought.
How did the geography of the Nile River valley lead to the growth of a civilizations there?
The Nile River Valley helped ancient Egypt prosper in terms of agriculture. The floods of the Nile watered farmlands and the Nile was a source of irrigation as well. In this manner the Nile River, a geographical term, helped ancient Egypt become a dominating empire in its time.
Can you think of three things other than the nile that are are related to ancient Egypt?
There are many things that pertain to Ancient Egypt. Among these are pyramids, mummies, pharaohs and Hieroglyphs. Many other things pertain to the country, and are easy enough to find in any Ancient Egypt book.
Where to get to blue lake pokewalker?
Where is blue lake in pokewa
lker well you have to unlock it by earning money,by taking more steps
What are the names of the Nile delta branches?
The Nile flows across the delta to the sea through two main distributaries, the Damietta to the east and the Rosetta on the western part of the delta.
Where is the river camargue located?
The Camargue is not actually a river, it is the delta of the Rhone River in France.
What landscape does the river severn flow through?
first it flows through the rocky cambrian mountains, then it flows through lots of grit and sand which gets into the river and it also flows through grass and then it finally flows into the sea!
What is the difference between indus and egyptian civilization?
Indus Civilization existed in Pakistan and north India from 3300 BC to 1900 BC, whereas Egyptian civilization was located in northeast Africa around the same time period.
Is a delta located in a river mouth?
yes it is, well the only river I know
which has a delta is the Nile river.
What feature of the Nubian section of the Nile is not found in the Egyptian section?
The rock filled rapids the nubian's did no have this in their land.
Nal and Neel , are the twins whose father is none other than Vishwakarma, the architect of Devas. Nal and Neel along with other vanars helped Ram to built a Sethu to cross the ocean.
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Is Alexandria considered on the nile delta?
yes it is considered as on the delta because the delta is almost on it...
Did the Hebrews establish their civilization along a river?
Partly. Some of the Ancient Hebrew civilization was established along the Jordan River.
