Nile

major river in northeastern Africa
Place river Q3392
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Nile

Summary

Nile is a river[1]. Nile ranks in the top 0.022% of river entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,747 views/month, #3 of 13,643).[2]

Key Facts

  • Nile is in the country of Sudan[3].
  • Nile is in the country of Egypt[4].
  • Nile is in the country of Uganda[5].
  • Nile is in the country of South Sudan[6].
  • Nile is in the country of Burundi[7].
  • Nile is in the country of Rwanda[8].
  • Nile is on the continent of Africa[9].
  • Nile's instance of is recorded as river[10].
  • Nile's basin country is recorded as Egypt[11].
  • Nile's basin country is recorded as Sudan[12].
  • Nile's basin country is recorded as Uganda[13].
  • Nile's basin country is recorded as South Sudan[14].
  • Nile's basin country is recorded as Burundi[15].
  • Nile's basin country is recorded as Rwanda[16].
  • Nile's basin country is recorded as Ethiopia[17].
  • Nile's Commons category is recorded as Nile[18].
  • Nile's mouth of the watercourse is recorded as Mediterranean Sea[19].
  • Nile's country of origin is recorded as Burundi[20].
  • Nile's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 15.640138888888888, 'lon': 32.5055}[21].
  • Nile's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 31.4653, 'lon': 30.3667}[22].
  • Nile's origin of the watercourse is recorded as White Nile[23].
  • Nile's origin of the watercourse is recorded as Blue Nile[24].
  • Nile's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Nile[25].
  • Nile's Commons gallery is recorded as Nile[26].
  • Nile's tributary is recorded as White Nile[27].

Body

Geography

Country listings include Sudan[3], a republic[28], in Sudan[29], founded in 1956[30]; Egypt[4], a sovereign state[31], in Egypt[32], founded in 1922[33]; Uganda[5], a sovereign state[34], in Uganda[35], founded in 1962[36]; South Sudan[6], a sovereign state[37], in South Sudan[38], founded in 2011[39]; Burundi[7], a sovereign state[40], in Burundi[41], founded in 1962[42], headquartered in Bujumbura[43]; and Rwanda[8], a sovereign state[44], in Rwanda[45], founded in 1962[46]. Nile is on the continent of Africa[9].

Physical Characteristics

Elevations include {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+2700'}[47] and {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+0'}[48]. Lengths include {'unit': 'Q828224', 'amount': '+6650'}[49] and {'unit': 'Q828224', 'amount': '+2850'}[50].

Designation and Status

Nile's instance of is recorded as river[10].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Nile include Nilotic peoples[51], an ethnic group[52]; Order of the Nile[53], an order[54], in Egypt[55], founded in 1915[56]; nilometer[57], a type of structure[58], in Egypt[59]; and Nile University[60], a university[61], in Egypt[62], founded in 2006[63], headquartered in 6th of October City[64].

Why It Matters

Nile ranks in the top 0.022% of river entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,747 views/month, #3 of 13,643).[2] Nile has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[65] Nile is known by 22 alternative names across languages and contexts.[66]

Entities named for Nile include Nilotic peoples[51], an ethnic group[52]; Order of the Nile[53], an order[54], in Egypt[55], founded in 1915[56]; nilometer[57], a type of structure[58], in Egypt[59]; and Nile University[60], a university[61], in Egypt[62], founded in 2006[63], headquartered in 6th of October City[64].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
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  9. [11] . Encyclopædia Britannica Online. britannica.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
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  21. [23] . Encyclopædia Britannica Online. britannica.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . Encyclopædia Britannica Online. britannica.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  26. [49] . wikidata.org.
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  29. [48] . wikidata.org.

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  1. [51] . wikidata.org. → on this site
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  3. [57] . wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [60] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
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  6. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
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  8. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
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  20. [52] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
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  22. [55] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  23. [56] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  24. [58] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  25. [59] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
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  28. [63] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  29. [64] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [65] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [66] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 7d ago · JBradyK · 2026-05-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Distributary Q107176391
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P5998]]: [[Q107176391]]"
  2. 10d ago · DeltaBot bot · 2026-05-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Image needs reharvest
    Great russian encyclopedia online id (2017) 2663609
    Origin of the watercourse White Nile, Blue Nile
    Category for people who died here Category:Deaths in the Nile
    + 33 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ add badge [[Q17437796]] to enwiki sitelink"
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