The Nile

The Nile is a source of life to Egypt. It is considered a chief sourc 

of wealth, welfare and prosperity to Egypt. We enjoy drinking its fresh 

pure water. We irrigate our lands from it. Vast areas of land are 

reclaimed with the help of the Nile. Egypt is the gift of the Nile. We 

should not throw waste into our dear Nile. We should keep it clean and 

pure

Without the Nile, Egypt would be a desert barren land. The Nile is th 

lifeblood of Egypt. Without the Nile, life would be impossible in Egypt

Ancient Egypt, civilization that thrived along the Nile River in northeastern Africa for more than 3,000 years, from about 3300 bc to 30 bc. It was the longest-lived civilization of the ancient world. Geographically, the term ancient Egypt indicates the territory where the ancient Egyptians lived in the valley and delta of the Nile. Culturally, it refers to the ways ancient Egyptians spoke, worshiped, understood the  nature of the physical world, organized their government, made their livings

entertained themselves, and related to others who were not Egyptian

The Nile River, which formed the focus of ancient Egyptian civilization, originates in the highlands of East Africa and flows northward throughout the length of what are now Sudan and Egypt. Northwest of modern-day Cairo, it branches out to form a broad delta, through which it empties into the Mediterranean Sea. Because of seasonal rains farther south in Africa, the Nile overflowed its banks in Egypt every year. When the floodwaters receded, a rich black soil covered the floodplain. This natural phenomenon and its effects on the environment enabled the ancient

Egyptians to develop a successful economy based on agriculture

Aswān High Dam, dam across the Nile River in southern Egypt, located near the city

 of Aswān. The dam impounds Lake Nasser, one of the largest reservoirs in the world. The High Dam has an embankment 111 m (365 ft) high that extends 3,600 m (11,800 ft) across the river. Named in honor of Egyptian president Gamal Abdel Nasser, Lake Nasser covers an area more than 480 km (300 mi) long and 16 km (10 mi) wide. The water is used to irrigate farmland and has enabled Egypt to double its agricultural production since the dam was completed. During the rainy season the dam also controls the yearly flooding of the Nile 

Construction on the mammoth dam began in 1960, and the total cost was estimated at more than $1 billion. One-third of the cost was underwritten by the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR), and 400 Soviet technicians were employed. By mid-1968 construction was essentially completed. The last of the 12 Soviet-built turbines was installed in 1970, and the dam was formally inaugurated in 1971. The dam has a generating capacity of 2,100 megawatts of electricity 

Although the Aswan High Dam has provided many benefits to the area, it also has caused problems. The formation of Lake Nasser inundated many villages along the Nile in both Egypt and Sudan, forcing thousands of people to relocate. Farmland along the Nile is becoming less fertile and productive because it no longer receives the fertilizing silt from the river’s floodwaters. Farmers have attempted to use chemical fertilizers instead, but these are not as effective

The Aswān High Dam is about 6 km (about 4 mi) upstream from the much smaller Aswān Dam, which was completed in 1902. Hydroelectric installations were added to the Aswān Dam in 1960