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Nile

The Nile is a river in Africa, about 6,650 km long. It flows through South Sudan, Egypt, Sudan and Uganda. It is the longest river in the world. In South Sudan, Egypt, Sudan and Uganda, it is the longest river. Its drainage basin (3,400,000 km²) is the second-largest in the world.

Length
6,650 km
Source
Lake Victoria
Mouth
Mediterranean Sea
Drainage basin
3,400,000 km²
Mean discharge
2,830 m³/s
Continent
Africa

Countries

South SudanEgyptSudanUganda

Sections

White Nile

Flows through

Lake NasserMerowe ReservoirLake Manzala

Tributaries

  1. 1White Nile2,620 km
  2. 2Blue Nile1,783 km

Rivers nearby

  1. 1Wadi Muqqadam450 km
  2. 2Wadi Al-Malik500 km
  3. 3Atbarah1,120 km
  4. 4Rahad / Shinfa1,059 km
  5. 5Nahir ad Dindar480 km
  6. 6Gash River440 km
  7. 7Anseba River346 km
  8. 8Baraka500 km
  9. 9Kusa350 km
  10. 10Tekezé608 km

Sources

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