Nile 1st. Cataract
The Cataracts of the Nile are shallow lengths of the Nile river, between Khartoum and Aswan, where the surface of the water is broken by many small boulders and stones jutting out of the river bed, as well as many rocky islets.- Locality
- …is also known as “Cataracts of the Nile”
- Description: series of six whitewater rapids
Places of Interest
Highlights include Aswan High Dam and Temple of Kalabsha.
New Kalabsha
New Kalabsha is a promontory located near Aswan in Egypt.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Shellal.
Shellal
Village
Shellal is a small ancient village on the banks of the Nile, south of Aswan in Upper Egypt. Shellal is situated 8 km north of Nile 1st. Cataract.
Nile 1st. Cataract
- Category: rapids
- Location
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Latitude
23.9737° or 23° 58′ 25″ north
Longitude
32.88205° or 32° 52′ 55″ east
Open location code
7GMJXVFJ+FR
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In Other Languages
From Afrikaans to Western Panjabi—“Nile 1st. Cataract” goes by many names.
Katarakte van die NylAfrikaans
የአባይ ሙላቶችAmharic
الشلال الاولArabic
الشلالات الستةArabic
شلال ثالثArabic
شلالات النيلArabic
شلالات ستةArabic
شلالات نيليةArabic
Nilin axarlarıAzerbaijani
Dourlamm an NilBreton
尼罗河第一瀑布Chinese
尼羅河瀑布Chinese
尼羅河第二瀑布羣Chinese
尼羅河第二瀑布群Chinese
Katarakti na NiluCroatian
Nilské kataraktyCzech
Nilens katarakterDanish
CataractDutch
شلالات النيلEgyptian Arabic
Kataraktoj de NiloEsperanto
Niilin kataraktitFinnish
Ruwan ruwa na Kogin NiluHausa
אשדות הנילוסHebrew
KataraktaHungarian
Flúðir NílarIcelandic
Riam Sungai NilIndonesian
Cateratte del NiloItalian
ナイル川の急流Japanese
ナイル川急湍Japanese
ナイル川第2急湍Japanese
Nilo slenksčiaiLithuanian
Niilan kosketLivvi
Riam Sungai NilMalay
Nilens katarakterNorwegian
Nilens katarakterNorwegian Bokmål
Cataractas del NilOccitan (post 1500)
Пороги НилаRussian
Katarakti na NiluSerbo-Croatian
Katarakti na NiluSlovenian
நைல் ஆற்றின் புரைகள்Tamil
แก่งน้ำตกแห่งแม่น้ำไนล์Thai
Nil akanaklarıTurkish
Пороги НілуUkrainian
نیل کی آبشاریںUrdu
نیل دیاں آبشاراںWestern Panjabi
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