Evolution of the Nile Basin -- Climate and hydrology -- Geology and soils -- Vegetation, land use and human impact -- The Ethiopian Highlands -- The Ugandan Lake Plateau -- The Sudd swamps and the White Nile -- Lake Turkana and overflow into the Sobat -- The Khor Abu Habl fan an…
Narrates the history of cities that appeared and disappeared on the banks of the river Nile over four millennia. The Nile, the world's longest river system, has figured prominently in historic events over millennia. This book views the Nile as both the stage on which these event…
