Nile
Egypt's great waterway
The Nile is the major river of northeastern Africa, flowing northward through Egypt to the Mediterranean.
It is among the longest rivers in the world and was central to ancient Egyptian civilization.
The Nile delta, the Nile valley.
The phrase in denial is sometimes punned as in de Nile.
Ancient Egypt's supreme rulers
- pyramidsApex-topped geometric solids
- CleopatraEgypt's last pharaoh
- TutankhamunEgyptian boy pharaoh
- RamsesEgyptian royal name
hieroglyphics · papyrus · Sphinx · dynasties · Old Kingdom · Middle Kingdom · mummification · obelisks
Overwhelming water accumulation
- siltWaterborne earth particles
- alluviumWater-deposited loose sediment
- irrigationArtificial water supply for agriculture
- fertileAble to reproduce abundantly
delta · cultivation · floodplain · sediment · harvest · crops · wheat · barley
Egyptian capital city
- LuxorEgyptian city of ruins
- AswanEgyptian city and dam
- GizaEgyptian necropolis plateau
- AlexandriaEgyptian Mediterranean port
Karnak · Valley of the Kings · Thebes · Suez Canal · Rosetta Stone · Abu Simbel · Nubia · Upper Egypt
Streams joining larger rivers
- deltaSymbol denoting variation
- sourcePoint of origin
- confluenceMeeting point of streams
- cataractsSteep falls or eye opacity
rapids · floodplain · channel · current · downstream · upstream · hydrology · sediment
East African inland sea
- KhartoumSudan's largest city
- confluenceMeeting point of streams
- cataractsSteep falls or eye opacity
- deltaSymbol denoting variation
source · tributaries · Sudan · Uganda · Ethiopia · Rwanda · Burundi · East Africa
Egyptian afterlife deity
- IsisEgyptian magic goddess
- floodingOverwhelming water accumulation
- inundationOverwhelming surge of water
- creationMaking something exist
fertility · offerings · rituals · sacred · life-giver · primordial waters · divine gift · worship
pharaohs
Ancient Egypt's supreme rulers
- pyramidsApex-topped geometric solids
- CleopatraEgypt's last pharaoh
- TutankhamunEgyptian boy pharaoh
Ramses · hieroglyphics · papyrus · Sphinx · dynasties · Old Kingdom · Middle Kingdom · mummification · obelisks · scarabs
flooding
Overwhelming water accumulation
- siltWaterborne earth particles
- alluviumWater-deposited loose sediment
- irrigationArtificial water supply for agriculture
fertile · delta · cultivation · floodplain · sediment · harvest · crops · wheat · barley · arable
Cairo
Egyptian capital city
Alexandria · Karnak · Valley of the Kings · Thebes · Suez Canal · Rosetta Stone · Abu Simbel · Nubia · Upper Egypt · Lower Egypt
tributaries
Streams joining larger rivers
- deltaSymbol denoting variation
- sourcePoint of origin
- confluenceMeeting point of streams
cataracts · rapids · floodplain · channel · current · downstream · upstream · hydrology · sediment · meander
Lake Victoria
East African inland sea
- KhartoumSudan's largest city
- confluenceMeeting point of streams
- cataractsSteep falls or eye opacity
delta · source · tributaries · Sudan · Uganda · Ethiopia · Rwanda · Burundi · East Africa · Mediterranean
Osiris
Egyptian afterlife deity
- IsisEgyptian magic goddess
- floodingOverwhelming water accumulation
- inundationOverwhelming surge of water
creation · fertility · offerings · rituals · sacred · life-giver · primordial waters · divine gift · worship
- AfricaEgypt, Kenya, Nigeria, South Africa, Tanzania
- bodies of waterocean, river, sea, lake, stream
- African GeographySouth Africa, Kenya, Nigeria, Morocco, Ghana
- African NatureAfrican elephants, African lions, Serengeti, Sahara, Congo Basin
- Ancient Egyptpharaoh, pharaohs, sphinx, pyramids, hieroglyphics
- Egyptpyramids, Cairo, Sphinx, pharaoh, pyramid
- West NileMosquito-transmitted viral infection
- West Nile virusFlavivirus from mosquitoes
- Nile RiverAfrica's longest watercourse
- Nile DeltaEgyptian river's alluvial plain
- River NileAfrica's great northward waterway
- Nile ValleyAfrican river's agricultural corridor