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The Nile river is located Africa and is flowing over 4,000 miles through a number of countries. __**Flow Rate**__: The Nile River's average discharge is about 300 million cubic metres per day. To get a more accurate idea about how much water actually flows in the nile look at this image: ||  this is the link that will show you a map of the nile river [|map] 
 * __ Rivers around the world __**
 * Rivers can be long, short , thin and thick. **
 * __ The Nile __**
 * =A Fact File about the Nile River= ||
 * **__Length__**: (From White Nile Source to Mouth) 6695km (4184 miles).
 * __Name__**: The Nile gets its name from the Greek word "Nelios", meaning River Valley.
 * __Sources__**: **The White Nile**: Lake Victoria, Uganda. **The Blue Nile**: Lake Tana, Ethiopia.
 * __Countries__**: The Nile and its tributaries flow though nine countries. The White Nile flows though Uganda, Sudan, and Egypt. The Blue Nile starts in Ethiopia. Zaire, Kenya, Tanzanian, Rwanda, and Burundi all have tributaries, which flow into the Nile or into lake Victoria Nyanes.
 * __Cities__**: The major cities that are located on the edge of the Nile and White Nile are: Cairo, Gondokoro, Khartoum, Aswan, Thebes/Luxor, Karnak, and the town of Alexandria lies near the Rozeta branch.
 * __Major Dams__**: The major dams on the Nile are Roseires Dam, Sennar Dam, Aswan High Dam, and Owen Falls Dam.