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| Nile |
| River |
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The Nile in Egypt
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| Name origin: "Nile"(Arabic: 'nīl) comes from the Greek word Neilos (Νεῖλος) |
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Countries
| Ethiopia, Sudan, Egypt, Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda, Burundi, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Eritrea, Kenya |
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Cities
| Khartoum, Cairo |
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Primary source
| White Nile |
| - elevation |
2,700 m (8,858 ft) |
| - coordinates |
2°16′55.92″S 29°19′52.32″E / 2.2822°S 29.3312°E / -2.2822; 29.3312 |
Secondary source
| Blue Nile |
| - location |
Lake Tana, Ethiopia |
| - coordinates |
12°2′8.8″N 37°15′53.11″E / 12.035778°N 37.2647528°E / 12.035778; 37.2647528 |
Source confluence
| near Khartoum |
Mouth
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| - location |
Mediterranean Sea |
| - elevation |
0 m (0 ft) |
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Length
| 6,650 km (4,132 mi) |
Basin
| 3,400,000 km² (1,312,747 sq mi) |
Discharge
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2,830 m³/s (99,941 cu ft/s) |
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