The Longest River in the World
There are many rivers in the world that are longer than 1000 km. The Nile River, with its length of 6650 km, is the longest river in the world. The Nile River is on the African continent. One-tenth of the African continent is located within the basin of the Nile River. Its flow direction is from south to north. It has three tributaries: the White Nile, the Blue Nile, and the Atbarah River. The Nile River flows into the Mediterranean Sea. Its mouth, where it flows into the Mediterranean, is 300 km long. The countries in its basin are Egypt, Sudan, Burundi, Rwanda, Congo, Tanzania, Kenya, Uganda, and Ethiopia. The Nile River, which is of vital importance especially for Egypt, is used for electricity production, tourism, and irrigation.
The Longest Rivers in the World
Following the Nile River, the longest river in the world, are the Amazon, Yangtze, Mississippi, Yenisei, Yellow River, Ob River, Parana-Rio de la Plata, Congo River, Amur River, Lena River, and Mekong River. There are 175 rivers in the world longer than 1000 km. The longest river in Turkey is the Kızılırmak. The Euphrates River, which originates in Turkey but whose waters are not entirely within Turkey, is among the longest rivers in the world.
