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Blue Nile River
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Blue Nile Falls cascades over a wide cliff surrounded by lush green vegetation, with mist rising and sunlight streaming through clouds in Ethiopia. Map of Africa highlighting the course of the Blue Nile River in blue, flowing from Ethiopia into Sudan. Surrounding countries and major bodies of water such as the Red Sea, Mediterranean Sea, and Indian Ocean are labeled for geographic context. Blue Nile River Map of the Nile River basin showing the river's full course from its sources in East Africa through Uganda, South Sudan, Sudan, and Egypt to the Mediterranean Sea. The map highlights physical features including elevation, irrigated areas, swamps, sand areas, intermittent streams, dams, waterfalls, rapids, and canals, as well as major lakes and cities along the drainage network. Map showing the routes of major nineteenth-century European expeditions exploring the Nile River, with color-coded lines tracing the journeys of Bruce, Burton and Speke, Speke, Speke and Grant, and the Bakers through Egypt, Sudan, Uganda, Kenya, and surrounding regions. Key locations such as Lake Victoria, Lake Albert, Lake Tana, and major cities like Cairo, Khartoum, and Kampala are labeled.
Quizzes
Tower Bridge over the Thames River in London, England. Opened in 1894. Remains an Important Traffic Route with 40,000 Crossings Every Day.
Guess the City by Its River Quiz
water glass on white background. (drink; clear; clean water; liquid)
Water and its Varying Forms
Mount Kenya in Mount Kenya National Park is the highest mountain in Africa. UNESCO World Heritage Site. Giant Lobelia in foreground. (Mt. Kenya; Mt. Kenya National Park; mountains; rugged mountain; African geography, African landscape, stratovolcano)
Africa’s Physical Features

Blue Nile River: References & Edit History

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Article History

Type Description Contributor Date
Media replaced. Sep 13, 2026
Added mention of the completed Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam on the Blue Nile River. Sep 09, 2025
Map added. Jul 13, 2023
Map added. May 04, 2023
Added "Al-Nīl Al-Azraq" as an Arabic name for the river. Mar 05, 2014
Changed "The Sudan" to "Sudan." Mar 26, 2012
Add new Web site: Fact Monster - World - Blue Nile, United States. Oct 18, 2011
Media added. Sep 12, 2008
Article added to new online database. Jul 20, 1998
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