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 (7)

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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

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Referenced by (16)

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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