So many superlatives exist to describe the Nile: longest river in the world( 4,184 miles); supplier of water to drink; irrigation; food; fish; waterfowl; giver of papyrus reeds used to build boats. houses, and paper which allowed the Egyptians to become the first to write important documents around 3,100 BC. It flows from south to north making it confusing for visitors who think that Cairo should be in upper Egypt and Aswan lower when in fact, it is just the opposite. Today 95 % of the population of Egypt ( about 82 million) live within 12 miles of the Nile. The Nile is actually made up of two rivers: the White Nile, whose source is Lake Victoria, Uganda, and the Blue Nile, whose source is Lake Tana, Ethiopia. It flows through 9 countries. The White goes
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