Africa crossword puzzle

This printable crossword puzzle on the topic of World Geography has 15 clues. Answers range from 5 to 19 letters long. This crossword is also available to download as a Microsoft Word document or a PDF.

longest river in the world
helped increase the egyptian water resource and controlled regulating floods
located in northern part of the fertile Crescent
a bright yellow chemical element
one of the largest deserts in the world, about 4.6 million years old
the first ethnic group to settle and explore North Africa
the capital of egypt
an egyptian writting system
straight lines that serve as political boundaries
artificial sea-level waterway in Egypt
a country in the Maghreb region and bordered by the Mediterranean Sea to the north
a leader that took over power in Libya in 1969
a city located in Libya; and it is a major seaport
the fourth president of Egypt who served from 1981 to 2011
the most prominent religion in Northern Africa