Aswan Dam

Also known as Aswan High Dam, Aswan elu Dam

dam in Aswan, Egypt

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The Aswan Dam is a large dam built in Aswan, Egypt that controls the flow of the Nile River. It is important because it provides water management and hydroelectric power for Egypt, one of the world's most water-dependent nations.

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Elevation: 171
Image: Aswan High Dam-1.jpg

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Commons category: Aswan High Dam
vertical depth: 180
nominal power output: 2100
inception: 1960-00-00
native label: سد أسوان
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The Aswan High Dam, often called simply Aswan Dam, is one of the world's largest embankment dams, which was built between 1960 and 1970 across the Nile in Aswan, Egypt. The project was developed by the Egyptian government with the help of the Soviet Union to better control flooding, provide increased water storage for irrigation and generate hydroelectricity. The dam was seen as pivotal to the country's industrialization plans. Like the earlier implementation, the High Dam has had a significant effect on the economy and culture of Egypt.

When it was completed, it was the tallest earthen dam in the world, surpassing the Chatuge Dam in the United States. The dam, which created the Lake Nasser reservoir, was built 7 km (4.3 mi) upstream of the Aswan Low Dam, which had been completed in 1902 and was already at its maximum utilization.