The modern day name of this river comes from Greek, but in the countries where it actually flows  through, it has been called "great river" or simply "the river".
The modern day name of this river comes from Greek, but in the countries where it actually flows  through, it has been called "great river" or simply "the river". From 8000 BC to 1000 BC, this river had a third tributary, named Yellow, that followed through eastern Chad. The two sources for this river are  Rwanda and Ethiopia, and these two tributaries meet at Khartoum. Following construction of the Aswan  High Dam in 1970, this river has ceased to be used for irrigation, but it is still an important source of transportation. FTP, name this longest river in the world, which flows by the Pyramids and the Sphnix.
The modern day name of this river comes from Greek, but in the countries where it actually flows  through, it has been called "great river" or simply "the river".
Nile River