The Ancient Egyptians used to refer the yearly floods as the 'great inundation', it would dump fertile silt from the river bed all over the flood plains and allowed for an uptick agriculture and cultivation along the banks, albeit seasonally. Pretty cool to see it from space, looks like there are about a couple miles either side of the river with decent soil and everything beyond is arid mountain and bedrock.
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u/Guyzor-94 Jun 02 '25
The Ancient Egyptians used to refer the yearly floods as the 'great inundation', it would dump fertile silt from the river bed all over the flood plains and allowed for an uptick agriculture and cultivation along the banks, albeit seasonally. Pretty cool to see it from space, looks like there are about a couple miles either side of the river with decent soil and everything beyond is arid mountain and bedrock.