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An Ethiopian dam the size of London, threatens to cause political turmoil in east Africa over fears it could deprive ...

Unprecedented flooding in Sudan this year led to the ... while power and water supplies were disrupted when the River Nile recorded its highest level in living memory. Some experts said that ...

The Nile’s annual flooding – which takes place August-October ... abreast of the situation concerning the output of the Nile River in the current water year. The committee meetings ...

The pyramids at the site are more than 2,300 years old The authorities in Sudan are trying to protect the country's ancient pyramids from flooding as heavy rains have caused the nearby River Nile ...

For thousands of years, they referred to its annual flooding as the "Gift of the Nile." Each summer, like clockwork, the river would take possession of a strip of land on either side of its banks.

An underwater archaeological mission in the Nile River near Aswan ... t locate everything that had been swept away in the ...

The Nile was the lifeblood of ancient Egypt ... marks that acted like a giant ruler indicating the river’s height. During the flood season, priests monitored water levels daily to help predict ...

The Ancient Egyptians called The Nile 'Ar' which meant black, because that was the colour of the soil and silt left behind after theflooding. Some years though the river didn't flood properly ...

We even measure the level of the River Nile to see how much flooding we can expect. We have three seasons: Akhet, the flooding season, Peret, the growing season and Shemu, the harvesting season.