Sadd el-Ali
E288242
Sadd el-Ali is a massive embankment dam on the Nile River in southern Egypt, renowned for its role in controlling floods, providing hydroelectric power, and enabling year-round irrigation.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Sadd el-Ali canonical | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
embankment dam
ⓘ
hydroelectric dam ⓘ infrastructure project ⓘ |
| affectsCountry |
Egypt
ⓘ
Sudan ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Aswan High Dam ⓘ |
| associatedProject |
International Campaign to Save the Monuments of Nubia
ⓘ
surface form:
UNESCO Nubian monuments rescue campaign
|
| builtBy | Egyptian government ⓘ |
| builtWithAssistanceFrom | Soviet Union ⓘ |
| completionDate | 1970 ⓘ |
| constructionStartDate | 1960 ⓘ |
| country | Egypt ⓘ |
| createdReservoir | Lake Nasser ⓘ |
| designedToControl | annual Nile floods ⓘ |
| enables | year-round irrigation ⓘ |
| hasSpillway | yes ⓘ |
| height | about 111 metres ⓘ |
| impact |
displacement of Nubian communities
ⓘ
increased agricultural land under irrigation ⓘ protection from droughts ⓘ submergence of archaeological sites ⓘ |
| impounds | Lake Nasser ⓘ |
| installedCapacity | about 2,100 megawatts ⓘ |
| length | about 3,830 metres ⓘ |
| locatedInGovernorate | Aswan Governorate ⓘ |
| locatedInRegion | southern Egypt ⓘ |
| locatedNearCity | Aswan ⓘ |
| locatedOnRiver |
Nile
ⓘ
surface form:
Nile River
|
| manages | Nile flow into northern Egypt ⓘ |
| material |
earthfill
ⓘ
rockfill ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being one of the largest embankment dams in the world
ⓘ
transforming Egypt’s water management system ⓘ |
| numberOfTurbines | 12 ⓘ |
| officialInaugurationDate | 1971 ⓘ |
| operator | Egyptian Electricity Holding Company ⓘ |
| partOf | Nile River basin infrastructure ⓘ |
| primaryFunction |
flood control
ⓘ
hydroelectric power generation ⓘ irrigation water regulation ⓘ |
| purpose |
flood control
ⓘ
irrigation ⓘ navigation improvement ⓘ power generation ⓘ |
| reservoirTotalCapacity | about 132 cubic kilometres ⓘ |
| turbineType | Francis turbine ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.