Longest River In the World

The Nile is famous as the longest river in the world. The river got its name from the Greek word Neilos, which means valley. The Nile floods the lands in Egypt, leaving behind black sediment. That's why the ancient Egyptians named the river Ar, meaning black.

River	Length (Km)	Length (Miles)	Drainage Area (Km2)	Average Discharge m/s	Outflow	Countries in the drainage basin
Nile	6650	4132	3,349,000	5100	Mediterranean Sea	Ethiopia, Eritrea, Sudan, Uganda, Tanzania, Kenya, Rwanda, Burundi, Egypt, Democratic Republic of the Congo

                Nile in Egypt

The Blue Nile Falls fed by Lake Tana near the city of Bahir Dar, Ethiopia.

The confluence of the Kagera and Ruvubu rivers near Rusumo Falls, part of the Nile's upper reaches.

Dhows on the Nile 

Map of Nile River

Nile River Delta at Night

One of the fascinating aspects of viewing Earth at night is how well the lights show the

distribution of people. In this view of Egypt, the population is shown to be almost 

completely concentrated along the Nile Valley, just a small percentage

of the country’s land area.

Nile Monitor