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Detailed explanation-1: -Nile River, Arabic Baḥr Al-Nīl or Nahr Al-Nīl, the longest river in the world, called the father of African rivers. It rises south of the Equator and flows northward through northeastern Africa to drain into the Mediterranean Sea.

Detailed explanation-2: -The longest river in the world, measured from its mouth to its most distant, year-round source, is likely the Amazon, which flows 4, 345 miles from the Peruvian Andes through Brazil to the Atlantic Ocean. However, much depends on how you measure it.

Detailed explanation-3: -1) Found in northeast Africa, the Nile has long been recognised as the longest river in the world – stretching a massive 6, 695km!

Detailed explanation-4: -River Nile in Africa is the longest river in the world. Its main source is Lake Victoria in east-central Africa. The two longest rivers in the world are the Nile, flowing into the Mediterranean, and the Amazon, flowing into the South Atlantic.

Detailed explanation-5: -The Nile River flows from south to north through eastern Africa. It begins in the rivers that flow into Lake Victoria (located in modern-day Uganda, Tanzania, and Kenya), and empties into the Mediterranean Sea more than 6, 600 kilometers (4, 100 miles) to the north, making it one of the longest river in the world.