The Atbarah River (Arabic: نهر عطبرة; transliterated: Nahr 'Atbarah), also referred to as the Red Nile and / or Black Nile, is a river in northeast Africa. It rises in northwest Ethiopia, approximately 50 km north of Lake Tana and 30 km west of Gondar. It then flows about 805 km (500 mi) to the Nile in north-central Sudan, joining it at the city of Atbarah (17°40′37″N33°58′12″E / 17.677°N 33.970°E / 17.677; 33.970). The river's tributary, the Tekezé (Setit) River, is perhaps the true upper course of the Atbarah, as the Tekezé follows the longer course prior to the confluence of the two rivers (at 14° 10' N, 36° E) in northeastern Sudan. The Atbarah is the last tributary of the Nile before it reaches the Mediterranean.
For much of the year, it is little more than a stream. However, during the rainy season (generally July to October), the Atbarah rises some 18 ft (5 m) above its normal level. At this time, it forms a formidable barrier between the northern and central districts of the Amhara Region of Ethiopia. Besides the Tekezé, other important tributaries of the Atbarah include the Shinfa River which rises west of Lake Tana, and the Greater Angereb which has its source north of the city of Gondar.
The AtbarahRiver (Arabic: نهر عطبرة; transliterated: Nahr 'Atbarah), also referred to as the Red Nile and / or Black Nile, is a river in northeast Africa...
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designated: a skull of an adult female collected by von Heuglin near AtbarahRiver, Sudan, and present in the State Museum of Natural History Stuttgart...
Sudan) AtbarahRiver (Sudan) Mareb River (or Gash River) (only reaches the Atbarah in times of flood) Obel River Tekezé River Barka River Anseba River Zara...
Desert of northeastern Sudan, from east of the Nile River to the Red Sea and south to the AtbarahRiver and northern Eritrea. The Nubian wild ass has not...
bank, and coming from the White Nile, is clearer. The much shorter AtbarahRiver, which also originates in Ethiopia, joins the main Nile north of Khartoum...
930 ft). Most of this rainwater is taken by the Blue Nile and by the AtbarahRiver into the Nile, while a less important amount flows through the Sobat...
on the confluences of the Blue Nile and White Nile, and the AtbarahRiver and the Nile River. It was established after the Bronze Age collapse and the disintegration...
The Shinfa is a river of northwestern Ethiopia. It is an important tributary of the 805 km (500 mi) long AtbarahRiver, which in turn flows into the Nile...
Meroë. The island of Meroë, the peninsula formed by the Nile and the AtbarahRiver, was an area rich in iron, which was becoming an essential source of...
Cataract)) The Fifth Cataract is near the confluence of the Nile and AtbarahRivers. (17°41′N 33°58′E / 17.68°N 33.97°E / 17.68; 33.97 (Fifth Cataract))...
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Sahel under the Keira dynasty, expanding its borders as far east as the AtbarahRiver and attracting immigrants from Bornu and Bagirmi. During the mid-18th...
The Balagas is a river of northern Ethiopia. A tributary of the Tekezé, its own tributaries include the Balessa and Dorana rivers. Rivers of Ethiopia "Fishing...
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facilities, with smaller ones existing elsewhere on the Blue Nile and the AtbarahRiver. The sector deteriorated in the 1990's because of a lack of funding...
river flows slowly beyond Khartoum, dropping little in elevation, although five cataracts hinder river transport at times of low water. The Atbarah River...
attacks on Eritrea. In July 1894, Baratieri saw his moment when the AtbarahRiver started to rise, and marched his small army of "56 Italian officers...
dam complex comprising Rumela Dam on the Upper AtbarahRiver and Burdana Dam on the Setit (Tekezé) River in eastern Sudan. The site of the twin dam is...
the land of the former Cluny Estate. The building was named after the AtbarahRiver in Sudan. Charles MacArthur, chairman of the Straits Trading Company...
The Wari is a river of northern Ethiopia and a right tributary of the Tekezé River. It rises in the Gar'alta and flows to the southwest into the Tekezé...
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