Northeast Africa, Felucca on the Nile River,19th Century

Northeast Africa, Felucca on the Nile River,19th Century

A felucca is a traditional wooden sailing boat used in protected waters of the Red Sea and eastern Mediterranean, in Egypt and Sudan (particularly along the Nile), including Malta and Tunisia, and also in Iraq. Its rig consists of one or two lateen sails. The Nile is a major north-flowing river in northeastern Africa, and is the longest river in Africa and the disputed longest river in the world. The Nile, which is about 4,130 miles long, is an international river as its drainage basin covers eleven countries. The Nile has been the lifeline of civilization in Egypt since the Stone Age, with most of the population and all of the cities of Egypt resting along those parts of the Nile valley lying north of Aswan. Africa illustrated by William. R. Smith; illustrated by the most eminent artists, 1889 (cropped and cleaned).

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