The High Dam of Aswan is one of the most important
achievements of the in the last century in Egypt, even for many years it was a
symbol of the New Era of the Revolution of 1952. It provided Egypt with water
and electricity and secured the country of the risk of the destructive
inundation.
The Aswan High Dam was a
great project! In fact it was one of the most important achievements of the
last century in Egypt, for many years symbolizing the New Era after 1952. Today
It provides Egypt with water and electricity, and secures the country from the risk
of the destructive inundation of the River Nile.
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.