River Shut Up In Year Before Opening Of Nile

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Updated: October 14, 2023

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noun • United States electrical engineer who pioneered mathematical communication theory (1916-2001)
	44%	6		The Blue Nile, one of the major tributaries of the Nile River, has its source in this region
noun • a member of the Semitic speaking people of northern Ethiopia
	36%	8		Meeting point of the White Nile and the Blue Nile
noun • the capital of Sudan located at the confluence of the Blue Nile and White Nile

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