Nile Delta

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The Nile Delta is the broad, fertile, fan-shaped region in northern Egypt where the Nile River spreads out and drains into the Mediterranean Sea.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf geographical region
river delta
affectedBy Aswan High Dam
agriculturalRegion yes
biodiversity important wetland habitats
characteristic broad
fertile
climate Mediterranean climate
coastlineFeature lagoons
wetlands
contains Mansoura
Rosetta
Tanta
country Egypt
countryCapitalNearby Cairo
countrySubdivision governorates of Egypt
drainsInto Mediterranean Sea
easternBoundary Port Said
formedBy sediment deposition of the Nile River
hemisphere Northern Hemisphere
historicalRegionOf Ancient Egypt
linked to: Pharaonic Egypt
largestCity Alexandria
Damietta
Port Said
locatedIn Africa
northern Egypt
linked to: Lower Egypt
majorBranch Damietta branch of the Nile
Rosetta branch of the Nile
majorCrops cotton
fruits
maize
rice
vegetables
wheat
mouthOf Nile River
linked to: Nile
partOf Lower Egypt
populationDensity high
regionType alluvial plain
river Nile River
linked to: Nile
seaBoundary Mediterranean Sea
sedimentLoadReducedBy Aswan High Dam
shape fan-shaped
threatenedBy coastal erosion
saltwater intrusion
sea level rise
timeZone Eastern European Time
usedFor intensive agriculture
westernBoundary Alexandria

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Byzantine Egypt contains Nile Delta
Battle of Abukir (1799) region Nile Delta
Egyptian Arabic primaryRegion Nile Delta
Red Crown associatedRegion Nile Delta
Catacombs of Kom El Shoqafa locatedOn Mediterranean coast of Egypt
linked to: Nile Delta
Alexandria Governorate locatedOn Nile Delta
Deshret associatedWithRegion Nile Delta
Sais locatedIn Nile Delta
Ta-Mehu locatedIn Nile Delta
Ta-Mehu hasGeographicalFeature Nile Delta
Ramses Station, Cairo locatedIn Nile Delta region
linked to: Nile Delta
Alexandria Misr Station locatedIn Nile Delta region
linked to: Nile Delta
Cairo–Port Said line locatedIn Nile Delta
Mit Abu al-Kum locatedIn Nile Delta
Mit Abu al-Kum geographicRegion Nile Delta
Bubastis locatedIn Nile Delta
Bubastis region eastern Nile Delta
linked to: Nile Delta
Damanhur, Egypt locatedInRegion Nile Delta
Damanhur, Egypt historicalRegion Nile Delta
Nile Valley hasPart Nile Delta
Damietta locatedIn Nile Delta
Damietta locatedOn Damietta branch of the Nile
linked to: Nile Delta
Damietta historicalRegion Nile Delta
Damietta hasMouthOf Damietta branch of the Nile
linked to: Nile Delta
Pelusium locatedIn eastern Nile Delta
linked to: Nile Delta
Giza Governorate partOfRegion Nile Delta region (administrative definition)
linked to: Nile Delta
Tanta locatedInRegion Nile Delta
Tanta isTransportationHubOf Nile Delta
Nitria locatedIn Western Nile Delta region
linked to: Nile Delta
Kellia locatedIn Nile Delta region
linked to: Nile Delta
Zagazig locatedIn Nile Delta
Zagazig locatedOnRiver Nile Delta irrigation canals
linked to: Nile Delta
Zagazig region Nile Delta
Mansoura locatedIn Nile Delta
Egyptology geographicFocus Nile Delta
Lord of Djedu cultCenterRegion Nile Delta
Northeast Africa contains Nile Delta
Canopus locatedIn Nile Delta
Busiris locatedIn Nile Delta
Busiris locatedInGeographicFeature Nile Delta floodplain
linked to: Nile Delta
Behbeit el-Hagar locatedIn Nile Delta
Alexandria, Egypt partOf Nile Delta