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Aswan Dam

Aswan Dam

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Longitude: 32.878056
Latitude: 23.970000
At a height of 114 m and a length of 3800 m, Aswan is part of the largest dams in the world. He mobilized 30 000 workers from 1960 to 1971. The project was launched in 1952 by the Government Nasser to make water available throughout the year, extending the irrigated area, reduce floods from the Nile, regulate navigation, and ... generate electricity. But many problems have emerged from various construction.
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Country: Egypt
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