Discover Egypt Travel Guide by Lonely Planet
Author:Lonely Planet
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Lonely Planet Publications
High Dam
Egypt’s modern example of construction on a monumental scale, the controversial Aswan High Dam (As-Sadd al-Ali; adult/child E£20/10; 8am-5pm) contains 18 times the amount of material used in the Great Pyramid of Khufu, and created Lake Nasser, the world’s largest artificial lake.
From the 1940s it was clear that the old Aswan Dam, which only regulated the flow of water, was not big enough to counter the unpredictable annual flooding of the Nile. In 1952, when Gamal Abdel Nasser came to power, plans were drawn up for a new dam, 6km south of the old one, but from the start there were political and engineering difficulties. But Nasser got his way and also won additional funding and expertise from the Soviet Union. Work started in 1960 and was finally completed in 1971.
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