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Tanzania Houses
Portions of Some
of Mightiest Rivers
Tanzania shares with other countries some of the mightiest rivers. Within its border,
Tanzania is home to more than 100 large and small rivers.
Congo River is the world’s deepest river (shared with 9 other countries)
The Congo River the second longest river in Africa after the Nile, and the second
largest river in the world by discharge volume of water (after the Amazon), and the
world’s deepest river with measured depths in excess of 220 meters (720 feet).
 Nile River is regarded as the longest river in the world
(shared with 10 other countries)
The Nile is an international river as its water resources are shared by eleven
countries, namely, Tanzania, Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi, Congo-Kinshasa,
Kenya, Ethiopia, Eritrea, South Sudan, Sudan and Egypt. The drainage basin of the
Nile encompasses about 10 percent of the area of Africa.
Zambezi (shared with 8 other countries)
The Zambezi River is the fourth-longest river in Africa, the longest east-flowing river in
Africa, and the largest flowing river into the Indian Ocean from Africa.
White Nile (shared with 5 other countries)
One of the two main tributaries of the Nile; the other is the Blue Nile. The name
comes from colouring due to clay carried in the water. The 19th century search by
Europeans for the source of the Nile was mainly focused on the White Nile, which
disappeared into the depths of what was then known as “Darkest Africa”.
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