Upper Nile Valley

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The Upper Nile Valley is the southern stretch of the Nile River basin, encompassing the river’s upstream regions in countries such as Uganda and South Sudan before it flows northward toward Egypt.

All labels observed (8)

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (40)

Predicate Object
instanceOf geographical region ⓘ
river valley ⓘ
characterizedBy floodplains ⓘ
riverine ecosystems ⓘ
wetlands ⓘ
contains Sudd wetlands ⓘ
linked to: Sudd
directionOfFlow northward ⓘ
drainageBasinOf Nile River ⓘ
linked to: Nile
ecoregionType flooded grasslands and savannas ⓘ
hasClimate semi-arid climate ⓘ
tropical savanna climate ⓘ
hasEconomicActivity fishing industry ⓘ
irrigated agriculture ⓘ
livestock rearing ⓘ
subsistence farming ⓘ
hasFeature alluvial soils ⓘ
marshes ⓘ
river channels ⓘ
seasonal flooding ⓘ
hasStrategicImportanceFor Nile Basin countries ⓘ
linked to: Nile Basin
hydrologicallyConnectedTo Lake Victoria basin ⓘ
linked to: African Great Lakes
importantFor biodiversity conservation ⓘ
regional water resources ⓘ
river transport ⓘ
isSourceRegionFor Nile River flow to Egypt ⓘ
Nile River flow to Sudan ⓘ
locatedIn Africa ⓘ
South Sudan ⓘ
Uganda ⓘ
partOf Nile River basin ⓘ
linked to: Nile Basin

Upper Nile region ⓘ
linked to: Greater Upper Nile
subjectTo seasonal rainfall variability ⓘ
water management challenges ⓘ
wetland conservation issues ⓘ
supports agriculture ⓘ
fishing ⓘ
pastoralism ⓘ
traversedBy Nile River ⓘ
linked to: Nile

White Nile ⓘ
upstreamOf Lower Nile Valley ⓘ
linked to: Nile Valley

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (21)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Nile Valley → hasPart → Upper Nile Valley ⓘ
Predynastic Egypt → tradesWith → Upper Nile regions ⓘ
linked to: Upper Nile Valley
Nuer language → region → Upper Nile region ⓘ
linked to: Upper Nile Valley
Luo people → ancestralOrigin → Upper Nile region ⓘ
linked to: Upper Nile Valley
First Cataract of the Nile → region → Upper Nile ⓘ
linked to: Upper Nile Valley
Dinka language → region → Upper Nile ⓘ
linked to: Upper Nile Valley
Fashoda Incident → territorialDisputeOver → Upper Nile region ⓘ
linked to: Upper Nile Valley
Christian Nubian kingdoms → locatedIn → Upper Nile Valley ⓘ
Adikhalamani → region → Upper Nile Valley ⓘ
subject linked to: Adikhalamani (Tabriqo)
Kandake → region → Upper Nile Valley ⓘ
subject linked to: kandake
Lake Edward → partOf → Upper Nile basin ⓘ
linked to: Upper Nile Valley
Luo people of Tanzania → historicalMigrationOrigin → Upper Nile region ⓘ
linked to: Upper Nile Valley
Ruvubu River → partOf → upper Nile basin ⓘ
linked to: Upper Nile Valley
Kazinga Channel → partOfHydrologicalSystem → Upper Nile basin ⓘ
linked to: Upper Nile Valley
Semliki River → partOf → Upper Nile system ⓘ
linked to: Upper Nile Valley
Augustan wars → hasLocation → Upper Nile basin ⓘ
linked to: Upper Nile Valley
Dunqulah → locatedInSubregion → Sudan Nile Valley ⓘ
linked to: Upper Nile Valley
Lake Ihema → partOf → Upper Nile basin ⓘ
linked to: Upper Nile Valley
Kashta → region → Upper Nile Valley ⓘ
Meroitic religion → hasRegionalFocus → Upper Nile Valley ⓘ
Nyabarongo wetlands → partOf → Upper Nile basin ⓘ
linked to: Upper Nile Valley