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The High Dam
The
High Dam of Aswan is a great project. In
fact it was 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 symbolising
the New Era of the Revolution of 1952. It
provides Egypt with water and electricity,
and secures the country from the risk of the
destructive inundation of the River
Nile.
After
the revolution of July 1952, President
Nasser announced his proposal for building
the High Dam, but was met with Western
refusals to co-operate, so he turned to the
Soviet Union for both technological and
financial aid. The result was the present
rock-filled structure. The work
began on
the 9th January 1960 and the
completed dam was opened in the spring of
1971. This gigantic building is 111m tall,
3.5Km in length and about 1Km wide! It has a
Hydro-electric plant, with 6 turbines,
capable of producing 2.1 million kilowatts.
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