There are some interesting facts about the Nile
●The Nile is nearly 6,671 kilometers longs. It is believed to be the longest river in the world.
●The Nile is a north - flowing river in Africa. It lies in the following countries Kenya, Eritrea, Congo, Burundi, Uganda, Tanzania, Rwanda, Egypt, Sudan Republic of South Sudan and Ethiopia.
● The Nile is important to ancient Egypt. there are lots of Ancient Egypt ' s places of interest along the banks of the Nile, such as Luxor and Cairo.
● The Nile Delta(三角洲) in the north of Egypt is where the Nile flows into the Mediterranean Sea(地中海 ). It is around 1 6 0 kilometers long and about over 2 4 0 kilometers of coastline. It is rich in agriculture and has been farmed for thousands of years. Half of Egypt's population -——around 4 0, 0 0 0, 0 0 0 people live in the Nile Delta Area.
● In 1 7 8 7, the famous Rosetta stone was found in the Nile delta in the city of Rosetta.It played a key role in understanding Egyptian hieroglyphics(象形文字)
● The Aswan high dam(阿斯旺大坝) was builtin1970 to help control the flooding of the Nile.
