. . "The Nile Delta (Arabic: \u062F\u0644\u062A\u0627 \u0627\u0644\u0646\u064A\u0644\u200E Delta n-N\u012Bl or simply \u0627\u0644\u062F\u0644\u062A\u0627 ed-Delta) is the delta formed in Northern Egypt (Lower Egypt) where the Nile River spreads out and drains into the Mediterranean Sea. It is one of the world's largest river deltas\u2014from Alexandria in the west to Port Said in the east, it covers 240 kilometres (150 mi) of Mediterranean coastline\u2014and is a rich agricultural region. From north to south the delta is approximately 160 kilometres (99 mi) in length."@en . .