One of the must-see spots in Egypt is the Nile River, the longest river on the planet ... The floodwaters would leave nutrient-rich silt which would then make the land itself more fertile.

Here, the extreme dry sands of the desert meet the fertile silt-laden soils along the Nile—a river that provides a source of life for the entire nation and a good part of the African continent.

The Ancient Egyptians called The Nile 'Ar' which meant black, because that was the colour of the soil and silt left behind after theflooding. Some years though the river didn't flood properly ...