The Interesting Nilometer in Cairo, Egypt
The Nilometer is a unique historical site, and the second oldest Islamic building in Cairo, once used to measure flood levels of the Nile River. It was built in 861 A.D. and remains mostly original except for the roof.
A column in the center is divided into marks showing 19 cubits (a cubit is slightly more than half a meter). An ideal flood filled the Nilometer up to the 16th mark; less than that could mean drought and famine. Such structures once could be seen along the length of the Nile and were useful until the modern era when dams were built.
Nilometer, Nile, Rhoda Island, Cairo
A visit to the old and beautiful Nilometer on the banks of the Nile in Cairo. Here they measured the flow of the Nile for thousands of years, believed to be the result of the gods and the tears of Isis. But not anymore. The new Aswan Dam made the government and its engineers the master of the river.
The scene is taken from the documentary A Journey in the history of water. See also my book A Journey in the future of water, translated into Chinese, Ukranian, Danish, Norwegian, German and Chinese. For more books and films on water, see my homepage
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What is NILOMETER? What does NILOMETER mean? NILOMETER meaning, definition & explanation
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What is NILOMETER? What does NILOMETER mean? NILOMETER meaning - NILOMETER definition - NILOMETER explanation.
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A nilometer was a structure for measuring the Nile River's clarity and water level during the annual flood season. There were 3 main types of nilometers, calibrated in Egyptian cubits: (1) a vertical column, (2) a corridor stairway of steps leading down to the Nile, or (3) a deep well with culvert. If the water level was low, there would be famine. If it was too high, it would be destructive. There was a specific mark that indicated how high the flood should be if the fields were to get good soil.
Between July and November, the reaches of the Nile running through Egypt would burst their banks and cover the adjacent flood plain. When the waters receded, around September or October, they left behind a rich alluvial deposit of exceptionally fertile black silt over the croplands. The akhet, or Season of the Inundation, was one of the three seasons into which the Ancient Egyptians divided their years.
It would be difficult to overstate the importance of the annual flood to Egyptian civilization. A moderate inundation was a vital part of the agricultural cycle; however, a lighter inundation than normal would cause famine, and too much flood water would be equally disastrous, washing away much of the infrastructure built on the flood plain. Records from AD 622-999 indicate that on average, one year out of every 4 (28%) saw an inundation that fell short of expectations, during 102 of those years.
The ability to predict the volume of the coming inundation was part of the mystique of the Ancient Egyptian priesthood. The same skill also played a political and administrative role, since the quality of the year's flood was used to determine the levels of tax to be paid. This is where the nilometer came into play, with priests monitoring the day-to-day level of the river and announcing the awaited arrival of the summer flood.
The simplest nilometer design is a vertical column submerged in the waters of the river, with marked intervals indicating the depth of the water. One that follows this simple design, albeit housed in an elaborate and ornate stone structure, can still be seen on the island of Rhoda in central Cairo (30.0069°N 31.2250°E). This nilometer dates only as far back as AD 861, when the Abbasid caliph al-Mutawakkil ordered its construction, overseen by the astronomer Afraganus. It was built on a site occupied by an earlier specimen which was seen by the Syrian Orthodox patriarch Dionysius of Tel Mahre in 830. This prior nilometer had been ordered in AD 715 by Umayyid caliph Sulayman Abd al-Malek.
The second nilometer design comprises a flight of stairs leading down into the water, with depth markings along the walls.
The best known example of this kind can be seen on the island of Elephantine in Aswan, where a stairway of 52 steps leads down to a doorway at the Nile. This location was also particularly important, since for much of Egyptian history, Elephantine marked Egypt's southern border and was therefore the first place where the onset of the annual flood was detected.
The most elaborate design involved a channel or culvert that led from the riverbank – often running for a considerable distance – and then fed a well, tank, or cistern. These nilometer wells were most frequently located within the confines of temples, where only the priests and rulers were allowed access. A particularly fine example, with a deep, cylindrical well and a culvert opening in the surrounding wall, can be seen at the Temple of Kom Ombo, to the north of Aswan.
While nilometers originated in Pharaonic times, they continued to be used by the later civilizations that held sway in Egypt. Some were constructed in Roman times.
In the 20th century, the Nile's annual inundation was first greatly reduced, and then eliminated entirely, with the construction of the Aswan dams.
While the Aswan High Dam's impact on Egypt and its agriculture has been controversial for other, more complex reasons, it has also had the additional effect of rendering the nilometer obsolete.
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Dancing on the Nile near Aswan - Egypt
We watch on as a boat pulls up on the bank of the Nile River for a dance and some celebrations near Aswan in Egypt.
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Nilometer at Kom Ombo - Egypt
Nilometer is a way of measuring the River Nile's clarity and the water level during the annual flood season. High water, high taxes. Low water, low taxes.
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Nilometre Cairo Egypt
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Street of The Tentmakers in Old Cairo, Egypt Part II
From the first Sabil entered into today, a right turn onto Khaimiah Street, referred to as the Street of the Tentmakers. In olden times, caravans would lodge in rooms above this street to wait while their tents were repaired, or order new tents. Today, the tentmakers still specialize in making tents (choose your own design and material) for locals, large affairs, camping, and do a little applique work on the side.
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