Nilometer on Nile Cruise on Egypt Tours with Key of Life

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         
There were many Nilometers in Egypt, but the most important ones were at Elephantine Island. The                                                                                                                                                              
Nilometer was important as it measured the rise of the floodwaters of the Nile. If the Nile did not                                                                                                                                                           
rise enough, the land would experience famine conditions. If the Nile rose too high, it would flood                                                                                                                                                           
and destroy the villages. In three periods the Nilometers were restored: pharaonic, Roman, Muhammad                                                                                                                                                           
Ali. Every temple in Egypt had a Nilometer because it was a symbol of life.                                                                                                                                                                                   

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