Blue Nile - Wikipedia
The Blue Nile Falls (Amharic: Tis Abay, literally "great smoke"), one of Ethiopia's biggest tourist attractions, is located at the start of the canyon. The river loops across northwest Ethiopia before being fed by numerous tributaries between Lake Tana and the Ethiopia–Sudan border.
Blue Nile River | Map, Facts, Location, & Length | Britannica
Blue Nile River, headstream of the Nile River and source of almost 70 percent of its floodwater at Khartoum. It reputedly rises as the Abāy from a spring 6,000 feet (1,800 metres) above sea level, near Lake Tana in northwestern Ethiopia.
The Blue Nile River | Ethiopia Top Attractions - EthioVisit.com
The Blue Nile, locally known as Abbay, is the major tributory of the great Nile river - the longest river in the world. The Blue Nile river starts from Ethiopia's lake Tana and merges with the smaller tributory White Nile at Khartoum Sudan to form the Nile River.
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The name that the Blue Nile river takes in Ethiopia ("Abay") is derived from the Ge'ez word for 'great' to imply its being 'the river of rivers'. The word Abay still exists in Ethiopian major languages to refer to anything or anyone considered to be superior.
Gilgel Abay - Wikipedia
The Gilgel Abay (Amharic: ግልገል አባይ, Gǝlgäl Abbay), or Lesser Abay, is a river of central Ethiopia. Rising in the mountains of Gojjam, it flows northward to empty into south-western Lake Tana in a bird's-foot delta. Tributaries of the Gilgel Abbay include the …
Experience the Unparalleled Beauty of the Blue Nile
2023年2月22日 · The Blue Nile, known as Abay in Ethiopia is an internationally renowned river in northeast Africa that has played a significant role in changing the region’s history and culture. Rising in the highlands of Ethiopia, the Blue Nile winds its way over 1,600 miles through northern Sudan and Egypt before merging with the White Nile at Khartoum and ...
Blue Nile River, Abay River - Action Tours
At about 400km of Journey, Abay River enters in an amazing canyon, called Abay Bereha (Abay Gorge). Wonderful sightseeing! The Gorge depth is often comparable to the Grand Canyon of the Colorado River in the United States.
Blue Nile (Abay): Grand Canyon of the Nile raft/kayak ... - SierraRios
The Blue Nile (Abay) is one most incredible rivers in the world and the source of most of the water for the Nile in Egypt. On these expeditions, we’ll be rafting down the river in Ethiopia where it has carved the bona fide Grand Canyon of Africa. Our main …
Blue Nile Falls | Tis Abay | Brilliant Ethiopia
The Blue Nile river, which emanates from the nearby Lake Tana, cascades down a 42m-high drop to produce a dazzling spray of mist and rainbows. In the rainy season, when the falls are at their strongest, it's easy to see why the locals call it 'Tis Abay' meaning ‘the Great Smoke’ in Amharic.
The forgotten rights of the Indigenous people along the ‘divine …
2023年6月13日 · Even though the river Abay has an indispensable social, economic, and cultural values to all Ethiopians, the indigenous people along the river have a stronger spiritual and emotional connection with Abay.