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THE NILE: ENCYCLOPEDIA OF GEOGRAPHY HISTORY AND CULTURE

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<P>This book provides an avenue for students to explore the Nile—the world's longest river—and better understand its larger role in society in the past, present, and future.</P>

The Nile: An Encyclopedia of Geography, History, and Culture

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Front Cover.
Half Title Page.
Frontispiece.
Title Page.
Copyright Page.
Contents.
Preface.
Acknowledgments.
Thematic Essays.
1: Geography of the Nile.
2: History of the Nile.
3: Religions of the Nile.
4: Politics and the Nile.
5: Culture of the Nile.
6: Legends about the Nile.
7: Environmental Issues of the Nile.
8: Controversies of the Nile.
Topical Entries.
9: A.
10: &#x2018;Abd Al-Halim Hafiz (1929&#x2013;1977).
11: Abu Simbel.
12: Abydos.
13: Ahmad Rifa&#x2019;at Tahtawi (1801&#x2013;1873).
14: Ahmad &#x2018;Urabi (1841&#x2013;1911).
15: Alexandria.
16: Al-Sadiq Al-Mahdi (1935&#x2013;Present).
17: Ancient Egyptian Religion.
18: Aswan.
19: Aswan Dam, Low and High.
20: Atbara River.
21: B.
22: Bahr Al-Ghazal River.
23: Baker, Samuel (1821&#x2013;1893), and Baker, Florence (1841&#x2013;1916).
24: Barring, Sir Evelyn (Lord Cromer) (1841&#x2013;1917).
25: Blue Nile River.
26: Bonaparte, Napoleon (1769&#x2013;1821).
27: Bruce, James (1730&#x2013;1794).
28: Buganda.
29: Bujagali Falls.
30: Bunyoro.
31: Burton, Sir Richard Francis (1821&#x2013;1890).
32: C.
33: Cairo.
34: Cataracts of the Nile.
35: Churchill, Winston (1874&#x2013;1965).
36: Coptic Christianity.
37: Coptic Churches and Monasteries.
38: Coptic Museum.
39: D.
40: Damietta.
41: Dendara.
42: Dinka.
43: Disuq.
44: E.
45: Edfu.
46: Egyptian Gods.
47: Egyptology.
48: Emin Pasha (Eduard Schnitzer) (1840&#x2013;1892).
49: Ethiopia (Abyssinia).
50: F.
51: Fashoda (Kodok).
52: Fayyum.
53: Felucca (Falukkah).
54: G.
55: Giza.
56: Gonder.
57: Gondokoro.
58: Gordon, Charles George (1833&#x2013;1885).
59: Grant, James Augustus (1827&#x2013;1892).
60: H.
61: Haile Selassie I (R. 1916&#x2013;1974).
62: Hasan Al-Turabi (1932&#x2013;2016).
63: History of Egypt: Ancient.
64: History of Egypt: Islamic Period.
65: History of Egypt: Ptolemaic and Roman Periods.
66: History of Southern Sudan.
67: History of Sudan: Ancient Kush and Nubia.
68: History of Sudan: Arrival of Christianity and Islam.
69: History of Sudan: Modern Period.
70: I.
71: Idi Amin Dada (1928&#x2013;2003).
72: Islam on the Nile.
73: Islamic Monuments.
74: Islamic Museum.
75: J.
76: Jamal &#x2018;Abd Al-Nasir (Gamal Abdel Nasser) (1918&#x2013;1970).
77: Jinja, Ripon Falls, and Owen Falls Dam.
78: Jonglei Canal.
79: Juba.
80: Judaism on the Nile.
81: K.
82: Kampala.
83: Kassala.
84: Khartoum and Omdurman.
85: Khedive Isma&#x2018;Il (1830&#x2013;1895).
86: Khedive Tawfiq (1852&#x2013;1892).
87: King Faruq (1920&#x2013;1965).
88: Kitchener, Horatio Herbert (1850&#x2013;1916).
89: Kom Ombo.
90: L.
91: Lake Albert.
92: Lake Kyoga.
93: Lake Mariut.
94: Lake Nasser.
95: Lake Tana.
96: Lake Victoria.
97: Lane, Edward William (1801&#x2013;1876).
98: Luxor.
99: M.
100: Mahmudiyyah Canal.
101: Malakal.
102: Mansurah.
103: Menelik II (1889&#x2013;1913).
104: Mengistu Haile Mariam (R. 1977&#x2013;1991).
105: Meroe.
106: Muhammad Ahmad, The Mahdi (C. 1844&#x2013;1885).
107: Muhammad &#x2018;Ali (1769&#x2013;1849).
108: Muhammad Anwar Al-Sadat (1917&#x2013;1981).
109: Muhammad Husni Mubarak (1928&#x2013;).
110: Murchison Falls.
111: Museum of Egyptian Antiquities: The Egyptian Museum, Cairo.
112: Museveni, Yoweri (1944&#x2013;Present).
113: Mutesa I (R. 1856&#x2013;1884).
114: N.
115: Najib Mahfuz (1911&#x2013;2006).
116: Nile Delta.
117: Nuba.
118: Nuba Mountains.
119: Nubar Pasha (1825&#x2013;1899).
120: Nubians.
121: Nuer.
122: P.
123: Pharaonic Temples.
124: R.
125: Rashid.
126: Rastafaris (Rastafarians Or Rastas).
127: Religious Holidays and Celebrations.
128: Ruwenzori Mountains (Rwenzori).
129: S.
130: Saad Zaghlul (1859&#x2013;1927).
131: Sennar.
132: Sennar, The Funj State.
133: Shilluk.
134: Speke, John Hanning (1827&#x2013;1864).
135: Stanley, Henry Morton (1841&#x2013;1904).
136: Sudd, The.
137: Sufism and Sufi Brotherhoods.
138: T.
139: Taha Hussein (1889&#x2013;1973).
140: Tanta.
141: Tawfiq Al-Hakim (1898&#x2013;1987).
142: Tayib Salih (1929&#x2013;2009).
143: Thesiger, Wilfred (1910&#x2013;2003).
144: Tis Isat Falls.
145: Traditional Religions of Southern Sudan.
146: U.
147: Umm Kulthum (C. 1898&#x2013;1975).
148: &#x2018;Uthman Diqna (C. 1840&#x2013;1926).
149: W.
150: Wadi Halfa.
151: Western Christianity on the Nile.
152: White Nile River.
153: Wingate, Orde (1903&#x2013;1944).
154: Y.
155: Yohannes IV (R. 1872&#x2013;1889).
156: Yusuf Wahbi Bey (1897&#x2013;1982).
Primary Documents.
157: Document 1: Hymn to Nut, the Sky-Goddess, and Hymn to Ra, the Sun-God.
158: Document 2: The Book of the Dead.
159: Document 3: The Story of the Shipwrecked Sailor.
160: Document 4: The Story of Sinuhe.
161: Document 5: The Peasant and the Workman.
162: Document 6: What Led to the Discovery of the Source of the Nile.
163: Document 7: A Walk Across Africa.
164: Document 8: How I Found Livingstone.
165: Document 9: Exchange of Notes between Her Majesty&#x2019;s Government in the United Kingdom and the Egyptian Government on the Use of Waters of the Nile for Irrigation.
166: Document 10: United Arab Republic and Sudan Agreement (with Annexes) for the Full Utilization of the Nile Waters.
167: Document 11: U.S. Statement on Aswan High Dam.
Selected Bibliography.
About the Author and Contributors.
Index.

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