A felucca is a traditional wooden sailing boat with a single sail used in the Mediterranean—including around Malta and Tunisia. However in Egypt, Iraq and Sudan, Its rig can consist of two lateen sails as well as just one.
Felucca on the Nile at Luxor
Feluccas on the Nile in 1954–55, picture by Mediterranean sea traveler and writer Göran Schildt.
Feluccas at Fisherman's Wharf, San Francisco at the foot of Union Street, circa 1891
The Nile is a major north-flowing river in northeastern Africa. It flows into the Mediterranean Sea. The Nile is the longest river in Africa and has historically been considered the longest river in the world, though this has been contested by research suggesting that the Amazon River is slightly longer. Of the world's major rivers, the Nile is one of the smallest, as measured by annual flow in cubic metres of water. About 6,650 km (4,130 mi) long, its drainage basin covers eleven countries: the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Tanzania, Burundi, Rwanda, Uganda, Kenya, Ethiopia, Eritrea, South Sudan, Sudan, and Egypt. In particular, the Nile is the primary water source of Egypt, Sudan and South Sudan. Additionally, the Nile is an important economic river, supporting agriculture and fishing.
Nile in Cairo, Egypt
Spring at Lake Victoria
White Nile in Uganda
Nile Delta from space