Nile

[ nahyl ]

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noun

a river in E Africa, the longest in the world, flowing N from Lake Victoria to the Mediterranean. 3,473 miles (5,592 km) long; from the headwaters of the Kagera River, 4,000 miles (6,440 km) long.

Nile

/ �Բ�ɪ�� /

noun

a river in Africa, rising in S central Burundi in its remotest headstream, the Luvironza: flows into Lake Victoria and leaves the lake as the Victoria Nile , flowing to Lake Albert, which is drained by the Albert Nile , becoming the White Nile at Lake No , then flowing through South Sudan; joined by its chief tributary, the Blue Nile (which rises near Lake Tana, Ethiopia) at Khartoum, and flows north to its delta on the Mediterranean; the longest river in the world. Length: (from the source of the Luvironza to the Mediterranean) 6741 km (4187 miles)

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The journey takes two and a half days down the River Nile.

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The main entrance is wrecked, dried blood still visible on the stairs, the windows now gaping holes looking out over the River Nile.

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But the mission to evacuate wounded soldiers from a military base in Nasir in South Sudan's northern state of Upper Nile is his most memorable.

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"In retaliation, communities across Upper Nile are being subjected to persistent aerial bombardment using devices, barrel bombs, allegedly containing a highly flammable liquid that acts as an accelerant on explosion," Mr Haysom said.

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There were 35 confirmed cases of West Nile Virus in L.A.

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