Where does the Nile River split into its two primary delta distributary branches, Damietta and Rosetta?
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: C. At the Delta Barrages, roughly 20 km north of Cairo
- Step 1: The Nile flows as a single channel until reaching the apex of the Nile Delta north of Cairo.
- Step 2: At the historic Delta Barrages (Qanatir Khayriyah), it bifurcates into the eastern Damietta branch and western Rosetta branch.
Answer
At the Delta Barrages, roughly 20 km north of Cairo.
Why not the others: Aswan is in Upper Egypt; Port Said is an artificial canal city; Khartoum is in Sudan.
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