High Dam in Aswan Egypt is a great project. In fact High Dam in Aswan was one of the most important achievements in the last century in Egypt, even for many years High Dam was a symbol of the New Era of the Revolution of 1952. High Dam in Aswan Egypt provided Egypt with water and electricity and secured the country of the risk of the destructive inundation of the River Nile.
After the revolution of July 1952, President Nasser announced his proposal for building the High Dam, but was met with Western refusals to co-operate, so he turned to the Soviet Union for both technological and financial aid. The result was the present rock-filled structure.
The work began on the 9th January 1960 and the completed High dam was opened in the spring of 1971. This gigantic building is 111m tall, 3.5Km in length and about 1Km wide! It has a Hydro-electric plant, with 6 turbines, capable of producing 2.1 million kilowatts.
As a result of its construction, a great lake was formed, Lake Nasser, which is about 10 km wide in some places, and 500km long. extending between Egypt and The Sudan – the worlds largest man-made lake! This lake also has an immense fish population, which is commercially exploited.
Because raising the water caused the damage, and loss, of so many of the Nubian monuments, great efforts were made by the Egyptian Government, aided by UNESCO and other countries, to save the most important monuments of Nubia in Egypt.
Another Places in
Philae Temple
The Unfinished Obelisk
The Botanical Garden (Kitchener island)
Abu Simbel Temples
