The nile rivers basin spans across the countries of egypt, sudan, south sudan, eritrea, ethiopia, kenya, the democratic republic of the congo, burundi, rwanda, uganda, and tanzania. The nile has two major tributaries the white nile and the blue nile. Please dont hesitate to get in touch to us via our contact form. Hailed as utterly absorbing, as sweeping as the mighty river itself washington post, the second volume in this twobook series expands the story of the. Speaks, the leader of the tour guides and their main. In the blue nile, alan moorehead continues the classic, thrilling narration of adventure he began in the white nile, depicting this exotic place through the lives of four explorers so daring they can be considered among the worlds original adventurers each acting and reacting in separate expeditions against a bewildering background of. The diversity of the landscape and the wildlife are so special to africa and rivaled the beauty of any other river i have. These rivers meet in sudan and then go on their long journey northwards for the sea. I was challenged daily with anxieties about the whitewater, the remoteness, and the wildlife, only to be rewarded with these same aspects at every turn of the river. The blue nile expedition team in the blue nile gorge in ethiopia at the convergence of the jemma and blue nile rivers. The blue nile starts at lake tana in ethiopia and flows through ethiopia and sudan. Vivid in detail, vital in scholarship, alan moorehead waxes enthusiastic over the whole boom period of colonial warfare and dynastic breakups, from the desert arabs and the highland. In fact, the book only briefly explores the river from lake tana to khartoum, and down to the mediterranean, recollecting.
The location of the river source is settled early on, and although there are. In its route from the lake plateau of east africa to the mediterranean, the nile flows for more than four thousand miles through nine countries. Ethiopias river of magic and mystery 2000 virginia morell describes a blue nile raft descent in sepoct 1998. In the first half of the 19th century, only a small handful of westerners had ventured into the regions watered by the nile river on its long journey from lake tana. Originating from lake tana in bahir dar, the blue nile flows north from ethiopia into sudan, and further into egypt, before eventually flowing into the mediterranean each year during the heavy rains, which normally takes place between july and september, the blue. Following early championing by established artists such as rickie lee jones and peter gabriel the band would later work with both acts, the blue nile. The name nile comes from the name neilos, a greek word for river. The white nile, which is the longer of the two, begins at lake victoria in tanzania. Her description of the team members is brief in the beginning and really, the only members who receive focused attention are mr. This book covers the years 1798 to 1868 and cover the blue nile branch of the river from its start in lake tana in ethiopia to its connection with the white nile near khartoum and then on the nile delta by alexandria, egypt.
List of books and articles about nile river online. In fact, the book only briefly explores the river from lake tana to khartoum, and. The river nile is formed from the white nile, which originates at lake victoria and also the blue nile, which originates at lake tana inside ethiopia. David kimchi, a 12thcentury biblical commentator, explains 9 that the name gichon means to diverge, which symbolizes the numerous tributaries that diverge off the blue nile. This book is about the grand ethiopian renaissance dam newly being built on the blue nile, a transboundary river.
The rivers limited navigability only increased its mystery. Whitewater on the upper blue nile river before we committed to the deadly rapids of the notorious northern gorge. Despite all the good qualities of white nile, the companion blue nile is actually a few notches better still. The first part of the book, which focuses mainly on ethiopian history, the history of blue nile expeditions and her personal history in ethopia is excellent. The white nile is longer and rises in the great lakes region of central africa, with the most distant source still undetermined but.
Nile river explorers white water rafting in jinja uganda. The white nile is simply the better book, if only because the white nile itself is the. Whether or not there were such plans in 2012, there. The blue nile rises in the headwaters of lake tana, nw ethiopia, a region of heavy summer rains, and is the source of floodwaters that reach. This is a delightful and wellpaced account of a national geographic teams successful 1999 journey by raft down the length of the blue nileone of. The trunk stream of the the nile is formed at khartoum, sudan, 1,857 mi 2,988 km from the sea, by the junction of the blue nile c. East africas adventure capital is home to some of the worlds finest grade 5 white water rafting and other adventure activities. Virginia morell the author was invited by the national geographic society to join its 1999 expedition, which hoped to be the first to descend the blue nile in a single, uninterrupted trip from its source to the.
Following early championing by established artists such as rickie lee jones and peter gabriel the band would later work with both acts, the blue nile gained critical acclaim. List of books and articles about nile river online research. Tanzania, kenya, congo, burundi, rwanda, ethiopia, uganda, the sudan, and egypt. The blue nile is both an epic journey in river and self. The nile river has two major branches, the blue nile and the white nile. Aug 12, 2014 the blue nile river, like the white nile, is a tributary of the worlds longest river, the nile. Expect lower markups and higher quality fine jewelry.
Both branches are named for the color of their water. The blue nile supplies about 80% of the water in the nile during the rainy season. Though shorter than the white nile, 59% of the water that reaches egypt originates from the blue nile branch of the great river. The blue nile also carried much of the alluvium responsible for the creation and renewal of the soil of ancient egypt. The use and the demand of water resource in these countries has increased alarmingly from time to time. With our stunning collection of fine jewelry, you never have to sacrifice luxury for price. These riparian states are bound by the same hydrological environment of the shared basin. Whether you are a firsttimer, family or high adventure enthusiast, youll find your perfect white water adventure here with nile river explorers. The blue nile river is one of the two major tributaries of the nile river considered to be one of the worlds longest rivers. This is an excellent, wellwritten and very readable book about the white nile, the longer branch that merges with the blue nile in khartoum to firm the nile river. The river flows into and out of the lake, runs through a series of rapids, and then drops. After reading the book, i really wanted to book a river raft trip down the blue nile. It took me much longer to read this book than it did for the author to make the journey down the blue nile. The travels to ethiopia by the arrogant yet imposing aristocrat bruce, who found the source of the blue nile although 16th century portuguese arguably did that already a few centuries before 2.
The blue nile are a musical group from glasgow, scotland. The blue nile brings life down from the mountains to the desert and the delta. Blue nile river, headstream of the nile river and source of almost 70 percent of its floodwater at khartoum. The blue nile by alan moorehead, first edition abebooks.
The luxurious ms blue shadow nile cruise features also a unique restaurant. We have been nominated as one of the best ethnic restaurant among the houston community. They had high hopes of traversing the length of this. Renaming themselves the blue nile after the title of the 1962 book by alan moorehead, the group managed to raise enough money to record and release their first single, i love this life, on their own peppermint records label. The other book is more about european and turkish conquest in egypt, sudan, and ethiopia.
In fact, ms blue shadow nile cruise features deluxe 56 cabins. It reputedly rises as the abay from a spring 6,000 feet 1,800 metres above sea level, near lake tana in northwestern ethiopia. The white nile is considered to be the headwaters and primary stream of the nile itself. Besides the dangers of whitewater, crocodiles, and bandits, morell and weir had to deal with political unrest and a. The blue nile is a bright blue at its source, and begins to darken when it reaches the sudan, while the white niles water is a whitishgray hoyt, 2008.
Highlights the dominant roles played by james bruce, napoleon, muhammad ali, and emperor theodore of ethiopia in the turbulent history of the blue nile solid binding. It adopts the blue part of its name from the large amount of fertile soil it erodes from the highlands of ethiopia, giving the water a greybluish colour. One of the colourful ethiopian kids selling chickens close to the nile river. The blue nile is the subject of a book written by alan moorehead in 1962. This is a delightful and wellpaced account of a national geographic teams successful 1999 journey by raft down the length of the blue nileone of the two rivers of the upper nile riverfrom. The cabins of the nile cruise ship include 01 royal suite and 03 presidential suites.
I found the parts explaining some of ethiopias history most interesting as well as the descriptions of the people the boating members met along the way and the descriptions of a few. The blue nile begins in lake tana in ethiopia and meets the white nile in khartoum, sudan, where together they form one river that flows all the way to egypt. I give both his nile books 3 stars, but they are wellwritten and. While the white nile is the one most often credited with irrigating the arid areas of northeastern africa, it is really the blue nile that brings the lifesustaining flood waters that rush through. Acclaimed writer and journalist virginia morell joins adventurer nevada weir on a rafting expedition to run the entire length of the blue nile in ethiopia, from its headwaters in lake tana to the the two women will be the first to travel the daunting. In the first half of the nineteenth century, only a small handful of westerners had ventured into the regions watered by the nile river on its long journey from lake. Due to rising population and increasing water demand in the nile basin, major projects raise interest and concern by millions with potential for water conflict. The abbay blue nile river basin is an essential basin for ethiopia, the sudan and egypt. The historian waterson notes, the nile has played a vital part in the creation of egypt, a process which started about five million years ago when the river began to flow northwards into egypt 78. The groups early music was built heavily on synthesizers and electronic instrumentation and percussion, although later works featured guitar more prominently. Oct 17, 2000 the blue nile is the subject of a book written by alan moorehead in 1962. Even though it has more water than the white nile, it is seen as the biggest tributary of the nile.
Ethiopias river of magic and mystery adventure press. Both the blue nile and the white nile form what is known as nile near khartoum. Shop necklaces, rings, bracelets and more at blue nile. Enjoyed the great writing and the epic story tremendously, to the point that i am seriously considering a vacation in southern sudans sudd area, a,000 km2 maze of swampland in the white nile. Blue nile is the worlds leading diamond jeweler online for engagement and wedding rings. Nile river cairo 2020 all you need to know before you. The egyptian and sudanese governments denied the reports. The blue nile river descends 4501 feet in 560 miles from lake tana in the ethiopian highlands through a deep gorge with crocodiles, hippopotamuses, and bandits to the sudan border and the savannah.
More information about this seller contact this seller 7. The grand ethiopian renaissance dam on the blue nile. Food lovers will enjoy the unique taste of ethiopian dishes in a warm and friendly environment. Nile river basin the international water management. Ms blue shadow nile cruise is 5 stars cruise ship, the newest cruise ship in the nile doing cruising trip from aswan to luxor and cruise from luxor to aswan price includes 04 or 03 nights accommodation on board the nile cruises based on fb basis. The blue nile is one of the main tributaries of the river nile. In the fall of 2012 newspapers around the world reported on a wikileaks document, surreptitiously acquired from stratfor, the texas security company, revealing egyptian and sudanese plans to build an airstrip for bombing a dam in the blue nile river gorge in ethiopia. The desire in life to cruise the blue nile and to see the remains of early civilisations was realised on first week dec 2018 on a 7 nights cruise from. The blue nile, however, is the source of most of the water, containing 80% of the water and silt. The blue nile river, like the white nile, is a tributary of the worlds longest river, the nile. River nile the egyptians took great pride in ezekiel 29. In the 18th century james bruce declared that he had been to the source of the blue nile. Only a limited number were produced, but one found its way to rso records via their friend and engineer calum. Blue nile simple english wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
However, it was not because it was a laborious text. The blue nile, the most significant tributary of the nile, contributes more than half of the nile s streamflow. Originating from lake tana in bahir dar, the blue nile flows north from ethiopia into sudan, and further into egypt, before eventually flowing into the mediterranean. Oct 17, 2000 in the blue nile, alan moorehead continues the classic, thrilling narration of adventure he began in the white nile, depicting this exotic place through the lives of four explorers so daring they can be considered among the worlds original adventurers each acting and reacting in separate expeditions against a bewildering background of. The bulrushes by the nile, by the edge of the nile and all the sown fields by the nile will become dry, be driven away, and be no more. At khartoum the white nile is united with the blue nile, which provides the greater part of the annual flow of the united river and during flood season has twice the volume of the white nile. Book 8 days7 nights nile cruise between luxor and aswan on blue shadow nile cruise, nile cruise is the best option to travel between aswan and luxor and to discover the ancient wonders of egypt, it is really an unforgettable experience. In 1999 virginia morell, a correspondent for science magazine, embarked on an expedition with a group from national geographic to the wild and relatively uncharted region of the blue nile. It supplies about 60 percent of the water of the nile. With the white nile, it is one of the two major tributaries of the nile.
Blue nile article about blue nile by the free dictionary. The white nile is a lot bigger than the azure nile, but because of losses on the way it contributes only. The blue nile features in the recommended further reading of that book, and clearly for all the right reasons. The blue nile, together with the authors previously white nile, now completes a study of the history of the river and the bloodandthunder events along its boundaries during the 19th century. After the tisisat falls, the river makes a great gash across the ethiopian plateau.
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