
	Where results make sense

Topic: Aswan High Dam

Related Topics

Aswan Dam

Lake Nasser

Rivers of the World

Nile

List of reservoirs and dams

Lake Kyoga

Aswan

Economy of Egypt

Kom Ombo

Columbia River

River delta

River Cherwell

Diving

River Irk

	Aswan - Encyclopedia.com
		On Elephantine island, in the Nile opposite Aswan, and Philae island (submerged by the Aswan High Dam complex), south of the city, are found ancient Egyptian and Roman ruins.
		Aga Khan III (1877-1957), leader of the Muslim Ismailis, is buried in Aswan.
		Built of earth and rock fill with a core of clay and concrete, the High Dam is 375 ft (114 m) high and 11,811 ft (3,600 m) long.
	www.encyclopedia.com /doc/1E1-Aswan.html (1452 words)

	Aswan Dam Summary
		The Aswan High Dam is one of a generation of huge dams built on the world's major rivers between 1930 and 1970 as both functional and symbolic monuments to progress and development.
		The High Dam, built with international technical assistance and substantial funding from the former Soviet Union, was the second to be built near Aswan.
		The Aswan High Dam is 3,600 m in length, 980 m wide at the base, 40 m wide at the crest and 111 m tall.
	www.bookrags.com /Aswan_Dam (2855 words)

	Aswan High Dam
		Dam construction in southern Egypt, that exploits the water of the Nile.
		The Aswan High Dam became an expression of political tensions in those days — financed by the help of the Soviet Union, a few years after the war inflicted upon Egypt by Israel, France and Britain.
		The embankment is 111 metres high, with a width of near 1,000 metres.
	i-cias.com /e.o/aswandam.htm (194 words)

	The Aswan Dam
		The High dam was actually the second dam at Aswan, the first one having been built in 1889.
		Due to the irregular flooding pattern of the Nile river and increased water demands, the dam had to be raised on 2 occasions (1912 and 1933) in order to ensure its continued usefulness and safety.
		Dams, like any other technical "advancement", need to be analyzed not only on the basis of their perceived economic benefits and their dollar cost, but also on their environmental, and social impacts as well.
	carbon.cudenver.edu /stc-link/aswan1 (426 words)

	The Children of the High Dam - washingtonpost.com
		The Aswan High Dam is the starting point for a 690-mile journey along the river, through Egypt, the Arab world's most populous country.
		For a certain generation, the dam, completed in 1970 and packing 17 times as much sand and stone as the greatest pyramid at Giza, was more than a colossal tool to electrify the countryside, provide water to reclaim hundreds of thousands of acres of desert and power nascent industry along the Nile Valley.
		The dam is a starting point for a 690-mile journey along the river, through the Arab world's most populous country and its most gifted, charting a future far different from the one envisioned by Shary, the High Dam employee.
	www.washingtonpost.com /wp-dyn/content/article/2006/11/02/AR2006110201657.html (853 words)

	Aswan High Dam
		Dam construction in southern Egypt, that exploits the water of the Nile.
		The Aswan High Dam became an expression of political tensions in those days — financed by the help of the Soviet Union, a few years after the war inflicted upon Egypt by Israel, France and Britain.
		The embankment is 111 metres high, with a width of near 1,000 metres.
	www.lexicorient.com /e.o/aswandam.htm (194 words)

	Kids.Net.Au - Encyclopedia > Aswan High Dam (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Aswan is a settlement on the first cataract of the Nile.
		When the dam almost overflowed in 1946 it was decided that rather than raise the dam a third time a second dam would be built 6 km up-river.
		The Aswan High Dam is 3,600 m long, 980 m wide at the base, 40 m wide at the crest and 111 m tall, it contains 43 million m³ of material.
	www.kids.net.au /encyclopedia-wiki/as/Aswan_High_Dam (570 words)

	Hydro Development in Egypt- Lessons from High Aswan Dam (Site not responding. Last check: )
		The high Dam length is 3830 m of which 530 m are within the river channel and the rest in the shape of two wings along both sides of the river.
		The dam is built in the shape of a pyramid where its width at the bottom of the river bed is 980m and 40m at the crest The height of the dam above the river bed is 111 m.
		The body of the dam is constructed of granite blocks, sand and clay, in the midst of which is a clay core to prevent the seepage of water connected in the front part with a horizontal blanket of clay for the same purpose.
	www.dams.org /kbase/submissions/showsub.php?rec=opt041 (3016 words)

	ASWAN HIGH DAM,
		The High Dam has an embankment 111 m (365 ft) high that extends almost 1000 m (3280 ft) across the river.
		The Aswan High Dam is about 6 km (about 4 mi) upstream from the Aswan Dam, which was completed in 1902.
		The construction of Lake Nasser from the High Aswan Dam.
	www.history.com /encyclopedia.do?vendorId=FWNE.fw..as164700.a#FWNE.fw..as164700.a (569 words)

	Aswan and Elephantine
		Aswan is a border town, 900km (558 miles) south of Cairo, and is situated at the First Cataract, where modern Egypt begins.
		The dam is 3600 metres in length, 980 metres wide at the base, 40 metres wide at the crest and 111 metres tall.
		When the dam almost overflowed in 1946, it was decided that rather than raise the dam a third time, a second dam would be built six kilometres upriver.
	www.egyptologyonline.com /aswan1.htm (1523 words)

	Modern Wonders: The Aswan High Dam (Site not responding. Last check: )
		The High Dam, located just south of the city of Aswan in Egypt was constructed not only to regulate the yearly flood of the Nile, but also to create a water reservoir capable of storing water to prevent famine during severe droughts.
		Construction of the Dam began in 1960 as a national project, undertaken by Egyptian president Nasser who nationalized the Suez Canal to provide funds for the project.
		In 1970, the Aswan High Dam was inaugurated by president Sadat.
	ce.eng.usf.edu /pharos/wonders/Modern/aswandam.html (261 words)

	Aswan Dam, Travel with Bob and Betty Van Leer
		The dam is 111 meters high with a width of nearly 1000 meters.
		Construction of the High Dam is considered the greatest public work to be undertaken in Egypt since the pyramids.
		Aswan is the big city of the region with 1.2 million residents.
	www.bobvanleer.com /Egypt2006/20060206_AswanDam.htm (851 words)

	BUILDING BIG: Databank: Aswan High Dam
		It is called the Aswan High Dam, or Saad el Aali in Arabic, and it captures the mighty Nile River in the world's third largest reservoir, Lake Nasser.
		Before the dam was built, the Nile River overflowed its banks once a year and deposited four million tons of nutrient-rich silt on the valley floor, making Egypt's otherwise dry land productive and fertile.
		The Aswan High Dam captures floodwater during rainy seasons and releases the water during times of drought.
	www.pbs.org /wgbh/buildingbig/wonder/structure/aswan_high.html (347 words)

	Aswan High Dam - Egypt Aswan High Dam
		The Aswan High Dam was inaugurated by President Sadat in 1970 (the construction, as you see, took 10 years).
		This process was curbed after a dam at Aswan was built in 1889.
		This dam proved insufficient and was subsequently raised in 1912 and 1933.
	www.allwondersoftheworld.com /seven-forgotten-modern-wonders/aswan-high-dam.html (639 words)

	Environmental Impact of the Aswan High Dam (Site not responding. Last check: )
		The Aswan High Dam, when it was build created Lake Nasser, Lake Nasser Streches back 270 kilometres from the Dam.
		The electric power capacity of the Aswan High Dam is: 2.1 gigawatts (GW).
		When the Aswan high dam was built, the entire Temple of Abu Simel was shifted, so it wouldn't be flooded and destroyed when Lake Nasser filled up.
	www.mbarron.net /Nile/envir_nf.html (351 words)

	Aswan Dam Case Study (Site not responding. Last check: )
		The Aswan dam, a rock-fill dam across the Nile River, was “completed in 1970...at the cost of about $1 billion” (www.britannica.com) of the greatest engineering projects ever executed, with a bulk 16 times that of the Great Pyramid at Giza.
		In 1997, UNESCO opened the Nubia Museum, in Aswan, which presents “a complete display of the Nubian region civilization and its cultural heritage” (Museum Website).The museum is devoted to the Egyptian part of Nubia, or Lower Nubia, which was entirely drowned by the waters of Lake Nasser, after the building of the Aswan dam.
		However, the Aswan Dam does have its benefits: the annual Nile flood is now controlled by man “for the first time in history” (www.britannica.com), the flood water is impounded to irrigate thousands of new acres of land, the dam generates enormous amounts of hydroelectricity, and the reservoir supports a fishing industry.
	www.arch.mcgill.ca /prof/sijpkes/arch374/winter2001/dbiggs/aswan.html (424 words)

	GardeningDaily - Aswan Dam
		The High Dam, El Saad al Aali, was completed on July 21, 1970, with the first stage finished in 1964.
		The dam has been implicated in a rise in cases of schistosomiasis (bilharzia), due to the thick plant life that has grown up in Lake Nasser, which hosts the snails who carry the disease.
		It has been rumoured that during the Yom Kippur War the dam – heavily defended by flak – was paint-bombed by Israeli Air Force aircraft, and it has been further suggested that this was a major factor in Anwar Sadat's decision to make peace with Israel at Camp David.
	www.gardeningdaily.com /flowers-and-plants/Aswan_Dam (958 words)

	The Environmental Effects of the High Dam at Aswan
		During the 31 years which have past since the high dam was established, many environmental and sociological problems were detected (in the reservoir area and downstream of the dam).
		Additional economical benefit of the high dam is the electricity generation by the released water from the dam.
		Limiting the water flow downstream of the dam (from flow ranging between 45 to 150 billions cubic meters a year to an averaged flow of 55 billions cubic meters a year), had decreased the amount of fresh water that reaches the delta's aquifer.
	www.gps.caltech.edu /classes/ge148/1997C/Reports/148niled.html (2984 words)

	Columbia Encyclopedia- Aswan - AOL Research & Learn
		On Elephantine island, in the Nile opposite Aswan, and Philae island (submerged by the Aswan High Dam complex), south of the city, are found ancient Egyptian and Roman ruins.
		Aga Khan III (1877–1957), leader of the Muslim Ismailis, is buried in Aswan.
		Built of earth and rock fill with a core of clay and concrete, the High Dam is 375 ft (114 m) high and 11,811 ft (3,600 m) long.
	reference.aol.com /columbia/_a/aswan/20051205184909990013 (512 words)

	Aswan travel guide - Wikitravel
		Aswan is the smallest of the three major tourist cities based on the Nile.
		Aswan was the gateway to Africa, and many raiding parties began their travel south from Aswan.
		Aswan is the ideal base for trips to the nearby attractions of the Aswan High Dam and the temple of Philae.
	wikitravel.org /en/Aswan (1509 words)

	Aswan Nubian Egypt History Information High Dam
		Aswan “ the relaxed, laid back city” is the perfect definition of a “ Holiday”, so whether you are a traveler in search of relaxation or inspiration, Aswan is the right place to be.
		Aswan has an International airport prepared to serve both domestic {Cairo-Aswan}, and International flights connected to Europe, UK, and the U.S. For budget travelers, the road between Cairo, and Aswan is relatively good, and by checking with your hotel, booking a bus is usually available.
		In 1960’s, Egypt’s former President Gamal Abd El Nasser built the High Dam to save Egypt from the dangers of the flood by regulating the flow of the Nile, and so increase Egypt’s cultivable land, and generate electric power.
	www.safariegypt.com /Information/aswan/aswan_egypt.html (424 words)

	Egyptian Journey 2003: Photos: Aswan: High Dam
		The impact of the high dam is honestly much more interesting than the dam itself, although a drive across the High Dam seems to be an integral part of a visit to Aswan.
		The High Dam is enormous -- 111m high, 3830 m long and nearly a kilometer wide at the base.
		The dam is quite different than other huge dams -- instead of a monolithic wall of concrete arced across a river, the High Dam is more of a giant pyramid stretched across the water.
	www.phouka.com /pharaoh/egypt/photos/aswan/dam-01.html (282 words)

	.:Egypt Melody: Holidays in Egypt
		In the event of extreme flooding, it would be necessary to open the sluices of the dam to relieve the water pressure against it, flooding the areas thought to be protected.
		A second dam was necessary at Aswan, and in the early 1950s, designs began to be drawn for what was to become the High Dam as Aswan.
		When the dam almost overflowed in 1946 it was decided that rather than raise the dam a third time, a second dam would be built 6 km up-river(about 4 miles).
	www.egyptmelody.com /First_Aswan_Dam.htm (1486 words)

	Aswan Dam Egypt \| Aswan Dam Location \| Aswan High Dam Egypt \| Aswan Egypt \| Egypt High Dam
		The most important change that the Dam brought about was that it made the annual flooding of the Nile valley in Egypt a thing of the past.
		The High Dam was also designed to meet Egypt's other urgent need as its leaders tried to modernise the country energy.
		By the 1980s, the generators driven by water flowing through the dam were providing half of Egypt's electricity, but by the 1990s this proportion had fallen as energy demands grew.
	www.egyptattraction.com /aswan-dam-egypt.html (593 words)

	Aswan Egypt information
		Aswan is small enough to walk around and is graced with the most beautiful setting on the Nile.
		The dam is 11,811 feet long, 3,215 feet wide and 364 feet high.
		This pink granite mausoleum in Aswan was built for the spiritual leader of the Ismailis, a Shiite in 1950.
	www.roadtoegypt.com /information/aswan.htm (766 words)

	The First Aswan Dam
		In the event of extreme flooding, it would be necessary to open the sluices of the dam to relieve the water pressure against it, flooding the areas thought to be protected.
		A second dam was necessary at Aswan, and in the early 1950s, designs began to be drawn for what was to become the High Dam as Aswan.
		After the building of the first Aswan Dam, the reservoir waters could at times reach the feet of the seated figures.
	www.umich.edu /~kelseydb/Exhibits/AncientNubia/PhotoIntro.html (765 words)

	.: Aswan sightseeing high dam Nile cruise, Nile cruise tour high dam aswan, aswan dam sightseeing nile cruise
		However, as Egypt's population was growing rapidly, a larger dam was needed to cultivate new land and increase supplies of electricity.
		Work began on the High Dam in the 1960's and was completed in 1971.
		Although it was later discovered that the dam had environmental disadvantages, there were also numerous advantages, as the High Dam can store surplus water over a number of years, balancing low floods against high and ensuring a good harvest every year.
	www.2travel2egypt.com /sightseeing/aswandam.asp (134 words)

	Aswan - Day 1
		The high dam was built back in the 1970’s to replace the original dam built back in the 1900’s...both were built to help control the flow of the Nile.
		The building of the dam lead to the creation of Lake Nasser, which at 500 kilometers long, is the largest man made lake in the world.
		Aswan is the source for most of the granite used to construct obelisks and embellish pyramids, which were built mostly of sandstone.
	www.travelblog.org /Africa/Egypt/Aswan/blog-45462.html (760 words)

	The Aswan High Dam
		The Egyptian's built the High Dam to hold back the floods,it created the largest man-made lake and has allowed Egypt to prosper even during the driest years.
		The constructioin of the Aswan High Dam in 1964 is considered the greatest public work to be undertaken in Egypt scince the Pyramids.
		Enough rock was used in the construction of the Aswan High Dam to build 17 Great pyramids at Giza one of the seven wonders.
	www.geocities.com /masryy/highdam.html (197 words)

Try your search on: Qwika (all wikis)