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An underwater archaeological mission in the Nile River near Aswan ... had been swept away in the flooding. The research team, which was a joint effort between Egypt’s Department of the Sunken ...

They were proposed following a period severe flooding in 1998. Ostensibly, the Egyptians reason for ... amount of water traversing the Nile; the Atbara River, which rises in North Ethiopia ...

AL-Monitor is an award-winning media outlet covering the Middle East, valued for its independence, diversity and analysis. It is read widely by US, international and Middle East decision makers at the ...

It almost never rains in Egypt, where approximately 95% of the land is desert. For that reason, almost all the drinking water and water required for farming comes from the Nile River. If you know that ...

One of the must-see spots in Egypt is the Nile River ... the fertility and abundance that would come with the flooding of the Nile River. In ancient times, between the months of May and September ...

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 ...

The ancient Egyptians based their farming around the annual flooding of the River Nile. There were three seasons in the Egyptian calendar: Akhet Also called the Season of the Inundation.

Sail along the historic Nile river from Aswan to Luxor, surrounded by the timeless beauty of Egypt's ancient landmarks, including the Valley of the Kings, the Temple of Karnak, the Temple of Luxor ...