The Nile River

“Egypt is a gift from the Nile.” Herodotus’ famous quote, who traveled this country around 650 BC, is still relevant today. Nowadays, the majority of Egyptians live on its banks. Like the pharaohs, they fish, and they channel the river water to irrigate their fields.

This episode of Eternal Egypt introduces to the Egyptians who live on the Nile banks, from Rosetta, where it flows into the Mediterranean, to Abu Simbel, where it leaves Egyptian territory to begin its Sudanese journey.