That salt water pollutes land where crops are grown along the Nile River delta. The nation of Egypt is already facing an annual water deficit and will likely be considered "water scarce" by 2025 ...

Take a look at NASA’s images of the Nile River, the Grand Ethiopia Renaissance Dam, and the dam’s reservoir. The delta ...

This narrow strip along the Nile, together with the delta at the river's northern mouth, is the only farm land Egypt has. Though it totals only three percent of the county's land, it has provided ...

Nile Delta: A flat and low alluvial plain created by sedimentary deposits around the mouth of the Nile River, located in the northern part of Egypt. Ascertained conditions for effective use of ...

the £ 4billion Artificial River initiative will construct a canal over 70 miles (114 km) long to irrigate 1.2 million acres of desert for agricultural use west of the Nile Delta. The canal will ...

The city sits on the western edge of the Nile River delta, which makes it prone to flooding. The city, which sits on the Indian Ocean, has been aware of the threat of rising sea levels ...

Incredible satellite images show a new capital city being built in the desert. Cairo in Egypt has long been blighted by ...

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But the capacity of food production in the Nile Delta, the traditional major agricultural region, is limited, and the available water resources in the Nile River have already reached their limit.

Ninety-five percent of Egyptians live along the Nile or in its delta. At the megalopolis of Cairo, the river begins to fan out into a giant delta, a historically fertile region woven with canals ...

The New Administrative Capital (NAC) will replace Cairo as the centre of Egyptian power, becoming home to the country's ...

Approximately 95 percent of Egypt’s population lives within 20 kilometers of the Nile River and its delta, reliant on its fertile land and water. With increasing domestic and agricultural ...