Nile Delta

The Nile Delta is the delta formed in where the Nile River spreads out and drains into the Mediterranean Sea. It is one of the world's larger deltas—from in the west to in the east; it covers 240 km of the Mediterranean coastline and is a rich agricultural region.
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  • Type: Delta
  • Description: delta formed in Northern Egypt where the Nile River drains into the Mediterranean Sea
  • Also known as: Delta n-Nīl”, “Diltā an Nīl”, and “ed-Delta

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Mit Damsis wa Kafr Abu Girg and Sunbat.

Village
is a village, which is situated 3½ km southeast of Nile Delta.

Village
is a village in the , Egypt. The population was 20,599 in 2006. The town contains the St. Rebecca Coptic Orthodox Church. is situated 5 km south of Nile Delta.

Village
, anciently known as Busiris, is a village in , . The population is 22,214 people, according to the official census of 2006. is situated 8 km northeast of Nile Delta.

Nile Delta

Latitude
30.85° or 30° 51′ north
Longitude
31.2° or 31° 12′ east
Elevation
6 metres (20 feet)
Open location code
8G2HR5XX+XX
Geo­Names ID
351037
Wiki­data ID
Q179528
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Afrikaans to Yue Chinese—“Nile Delta” goes by many names.
  • Afrikaans: Nyldelta
  • Arabic: الوجه البحري
  • Arabic: دلتا النيل‎
  • Arabic: دلتا النيل
  • Arabic: دلتا مصر
  • Arabic: دلتا نهر النيل
  • Arabic: مصر السفلى
  • Arabic: وجه بحري
  • Armenian: Նեղոսի դելտա
  • Asturian: delta del Nilu
  • Asturian: Nilu
  • Avaric: Нилалъул делта
  • Avaric: Нилалъул Дельта
  • Azerbaijani: Nil deltası
  • Basque: Niloren delta
  • Belarusian: Дэльта Ніла
  • Belarusian: Дэльта Нілу
  • Bengali: নীল বদ্বীপ
  • Bhojpuri: नील के डेल्टा
  • Bhojpuri: नील डेल्टा
  • Bhojpuri: नील नदी के डेल्टा
  • Bosnian: Delta Nila
  • Bulgarian: Делта на Нил
  • Bulgarian: Делтата на Нил
  • Catalan: delta del Nil
  • Catalan: Delta del Nil
  • Cebuano: Nile Delta
  • Chinese: 尼罗河三角洲
  • Chinese: 尼羅河三角洲
  • Croatian: Delta Nila
  • Czech: Delta Nilu
  • Czech: Nilská delta
  • Danish: Nildeltaet
  • Danish: Nilens Delta
  • Dutch: Nijldelta
  • Egyptian Arabic: الدلتا
  • Egyptian Arabic: دلتا النيل
  • Esperanto: Delto de Nilo
  • Esperanto: Nil-delto
  • Esperanto: Nila delto
  • Esperanto: Nildelto
  • Finnish: Niilin suisto
  • Finnish: Niilin suistoalue
  • French: delta du Nil
  • French: Delta du Nil
  • Galician: Delta do Nilo
  • Georgian: ნილოსის დელტა
  • German: Nildelta
  • Greek: Δέλτα του Νείλου
  • Hebrew: הדלתא של הנילוס
  • Hungarian: Nílus-delta
  • Icelandic: Nílarósar
  • Indonesian: Delta Nil
  • Indonesian: Delta Sungai Nil
  • Irish: Deilt na Níle
  • Italian: Delta del Nilo
  • Japanese: ナイル・デルタ
  • Japanese: ナイルデルタ
  • Japanese: ナイル三角州
  • Japanese: ナイル川デルタ
  • Japanese: ナイル川三角州
  • Javanese: Delta Kali Nil
  • Javanese: Dèlta Kali Nil
  • Kabyle: Asafi n Nnil
  • Korean: 나일 삼각주
  • Korean: 나일강 삼각주
  • Latin: Delta Nili
  • Limburgan: Nieldelta
  • Lithuanian: Nilo delta
  • Macedonian: Делта на Нил
  • Malagasy: Vinanihefak‘ i Nily
  • Malagasy: Vinanihefak’ i Nily
  • Malay: Delta Nil
  • Malayalam: നൈൽ ഡെൽറ്റ
  • Norwegian Bokmål: Nildelta
  • Norwegian Bokmål: Nildeltaet
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: Nildeltaet
  • Norwegian: Nildeltaet
  • Official Aramaic (700-300 BCE): ܫܦܠܘܗܝ ܕܢܝܠܘܣ
  • Ossetian: Нилы дельтæ
  • Persian: دلتای نیل
  • Polish: Delta Nilu
  • Portuguese: Delta do Nilo
  • Romanian: Delta Nilului
  • Russian: дельта Нила
  • Russian: Дельта Нила
  • Scots: Nile Delta
  • Serbian: Delta Nila
  • Serbian: Делта Нила
  • Serbo-Croatian: Delta Nila
  • Sinhala: නයිල් ගංගා ඩෙල්ටාව
  • Slovak: Delta Nílu
  • Slovenian: delta Nila
  • Slovenian: Delta Nila
  • Spanish: Delta del Nilo
  • Swahili: Delta la Mto Nile
  • Swahili: Delta la Nile
  • Swahili: Delta ya Nile
  • Swedish: Nildeltat
  • Swedish: Nile Delta
  • Tagalog: Delta ng Nilo
  • Tagalog: Delta Nilo
  • Tagalog: Deltang Nilo
  • Tagalog: Nile Delta
  • Tagalog: Nilo Delta
  • Tajik: Дилтои Нил
  • Tamil: நைல் வடிநிலம்
  • Thai: ดินดอนสามเหลี่ยมไนล์
  • Thai: ดินดอนสามเหลี่ยมปากแม่น้ำไนล์
  • Turkish: Nil Deltası
  • Ukrainian: Дельта Нілу
  • Urdu: نیل ڈیلٹا
  • Vietnamese: Châu thổ sông Nin
  • Waray (Philippines): Delta nga Nilo
  • Wu Chinese: 尼罗河三角洲
  • Yue Chinese: 尼羅河三角洲
  • नील डेल्टा

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