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- 1 Where do the White Nile and the Blue Nile begin where do they converge?
- 2 What is the source of the Blue Nile which merges with the White Nile?
- 3 Where is the Nile River Delta?
- 4 When did Khartoum became capital of Sudan?
- 5 What is the confluence of the blue and White Nile called?
- 6 What bridge spans the White Nile in South Sudan?
Where do the White Nile and the Blue Nile begin where do they converge?
The Nile is composed of two tributaries: the White Nile and the Blue Nile. The White Nile, which is the longer of the two, begins at Lake Victoria in Tanzania and flows north until it reaches Khartoum, Sudan, where it converges with the Blue Nile. The Blue Nile begins near Lake Tana in Ethiopia.
Which capital city is situated on the confluence of the White Nile river & the Blue Nile river?
Khartoum
Khartoum, Arabic Al-Khurṭūm, (“Elephant’s Trunk”), city, executive capital of Sudan, just south of the confluence of the Blue and White Nile rivers.
What is the source of the Blue Nile which merges with the White Nile?
| Blue Nile | |
|---|---|
| Source | |
| • location | Gilgel Abay Sekela |
| Mouth | |
| • location | Confluence with Blue Nile and merges with White Nile in Khartoum, Sudan, forming main branch of Nile River |
What is the capital of North Sudan?
Sudan/Capitals
Where is the Nile River Delta?
northern Egypt
The Nile delta is situated in northern Egypt, where the river Nile reaches the Mediterranean Sea. The Nile is the longest river in the world. It originates near the equator and flows nearly 7000 km northward. The Delta begins approximately 20 km north of Cairo and extends North for about 150 km.
What is the capital town of Sudan?
When did Khartoum became capital of Sudan?
In 1899 Khartoum became capital of Anglo-Egyptian Sudan and, with the independence of Sudan in 1956, the capital of the new country.
Why is White Nile called white?
The name comes from colouring due to clay carried in the water. In the strict meaning, “White Nile” refers to the river formed at Lake No, at the confluence of the Bahr al Jabal and Bahr el Ghazal Rivers.
What is the confluence of the blue and White Nile called?
Confluence of Blue and White Nile near Khartoum From the point at which the river enters South Sudan from Uganda the river goes under the name of “Mountain Nile”. From Lake No in South Sudan the river becomes the “White Nile” in its strictest sense, and so continues northwards into Sudan where it ends at its confluence with the Blue Nile.
Where do two Niles meet?
Two Niles Meet. Its main tributaries—the White Nile and the Blue Nile—meet in Khartoum, Sudan, a rain-poor city of nearly 2 million residents that relies on the Nile for irrigation. Well-watered crops line the river banks, and patchworks of croplands (including center-pivot irrigated fields) dot the city’s outskirts.
What bridge spans the White Nile in South Sudan?
A steel Bailey bridge spans the White Nile at Juba, South Sudan. The White Nile (Arabic: النيل الأبيض an-nīl al-‘abyaḍ) is a river in Africa, one of the two main tributaries of the Nile; the other is the Blue Nile.
Why does the Blue Nile flow backwards?
The Blue Nile is fed by monsoon rains, and when rains are abundant, the Blue Nile can actually flow backward near its confluence with the White Nile. Upstream from both rivers, residents rely largely on precipitation for farming. Most of the water extraction along the Nile occurs in Sudan and Egypt, where rainfall is too sparse to support crops.