Nile
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The drainage basin of the Nile River covers about 10% of the area of Africa There are two main branches of the Nile: the White Nile, and the Blue Nile. Both branches formed on the western flanks of the East African Rift, which is the African part of the Great Rift Valley.
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White Nile
The source of the Nile is sometimes considered to be Lake Victoria., The lake itself has tributary rivers of considerable size. The most distant stream emerges from Nyungwe Forest in Rwanda, flowing into Lake Victoria in Tanzania near the town of Bukoba.
Blue Nile
Meanwhile, the Blue Nile; begins from Lake Tana in the Ethiopian Highlands. The Blue Nile flows roughly 1,400 km (850 miles) to Khartoum, where the Blue Nile and White Nile merge to form The Nile River. Most of the water carried by the Nile originates from Ethiopia during the summer, but during the rest of the year it is reverse.
The Nile
The main Nile that runs through Egypt is sometimes called the Red Nile after the Red Sea. This is the bulk of the Nile that is known to the world at large and is the one that is referred to in the Bible among other sources. It is the breadbasket of modern society in many history books.
This has been the source of life in most of the region for thousands of years and is considered to be a long stretch of lush land among a region that is arid and barren.
Basic history
The Nile was the means of life to the ancient Egyptian civilization. All of the major cities of Egypt resting along parts of the Nile valley. The Nile has been the lifeline for Egyptian culture since the early Stone Age. For some reason there was a major climate change. The tribes naturally migrated to the river, where they developed a settled agricultural economy and a more-centralized society.