The Inundation: A Cycle of Renewal The annual flooding of the Nile, known as the inundation, was a critical event for the ancient Egyptians. It typically occurred from June to September, fed by the summer rains in the Ethiopian highlands. This flood cycle was so consistent that the ancient...
The Flooding of the Nile refers to an annual flooding cycle in Egypt that dates back to ancient times. Today it is celebrated by Egyptians as an annual holiday for two weeks starting August 15, known as Wafaa El-Nil. It is also celebrated in the Coptic Church by ceremonially throwing a ...
During the Quaternary period, the eastern Sahara's hydroclimate oscillated between wet and dry intervals. These oscillations caused drastic changes in precipitation rates, often associated with ancient human migrations. In particular, significant migration of riparian populations from the Nile Valley to ...
Located 125 miles northeast of Sudan’s capital,Khartoum, Meroe sits just 1,650 feet away from the banks of the Nile. Beginning in the sixth century B.C., the ancient city served as the capital of the Kingdom of Kush, an independent empire just south of Egypt, writes Isma’il Kushk...
(economy) development,how to balance progress and the protection of cultural heritage can be a big challenge.Great solutions, (2) however,tend to arise from the challenges. In the 1950s,in order to control the flooding and to get electricity from the flow of the Nile Ri...
Authors: “Fahmi et al. [24] studied the challenges of Sudanese heritage and mentioned that approximately150 pyramids near the Nile River were affectedduring the recent flooding”. Reference cited (p.26): "More than150 Pyramids are existing near the Nile River,many were badly damagedduring the...