Aswan High Dam
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The Aswan High Dam is a massive embankment dam on the Nile River in southern Egypt, built in the 1960s to control flooding, provide hydroelectric power, and improve irrigation, while also causing the creation of Lake Nasser and the displacement of communities and archaeological sites in Nubia.
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
embankment dam
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hydroelectric dam → |
| alsoKnownAs |
Sadd el-Ali
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| associatedRelocationProject |
Abu Simbel temples relocation
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| baseWidth |
980 metres
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| builtBy |
Arab Republic of Egypt
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| constructionStartDate |
1960
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| continent |
Africa
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| coordinates |
approximately 23.97°N 32.88°E
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| country |
Egypt
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| createsReservoir |
Lake Nasser
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| crestWidth |
40 metres
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| designedBy |
Soviet engineers
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| height |
111 metres
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| impact |
changes in Nile delta erosion patterns
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displacement of Nubian communities → expansion of irrigated agriculture in Egypt → increased reliability of water supply for Egypt → reduction of annual Nile floods → sediment trapping in Lake Nasser → submergence of Nubian archaeological sites → |
| inaugurationDate |
1971
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| installedCapacity |
2100 megawatts
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| length |
3830 metres
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| locatedInGovernorate |
Aswan Governorate
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| locatedInRegion |
Upper Egypt
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| locatedNearCity |
Aswan
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| locatedOnRiver |
Nile River
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| mainForeignPartner |
Soviet Union
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| material |
earth-fill
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rock-fill → |
| namedAfter |
Aswan
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| nearbyStructure |
Aswan Low Dam
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| numberOfTurbines |
12
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| openingDate |
1970
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| partOf |
Nile River development projects
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| projectInitiatedBy |
Gamal Abdel Nasser
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| purpose |
flood control
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hydroelectric power generation → improved navigation → irrigation → water storage → |
| replacedFunctionOf |
Aswan Low Dam
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| reservoirCapacity |
132 cubic kilometres
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| reservoirName |
Lake Nasser
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| reservoirSurfaceArea |
5250 square kilometres
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| spillwayType |
overflow spillway
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| turbineType |
Francis turbine
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Referenced by (19)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
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Aswan
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Aswan Governorate → |
knownFor |
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Aswan
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Temple of Dakka → |
locatedNear |
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First Cataract of the Nile
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Nubian Museum → |
near |
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Lower Nubia
→
Nubian Monuments from Abu Simbel to Philae ("Aswan High Dam reservoir") → |
threatenedBy |
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Qustul
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affectedBy |
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Nubia
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affectedByProject |
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Temple of Dakka
("Aswan High Dam project")
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associatedWith |
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Temple of Ellesyia
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associatedWithProject |
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Aswan Governorate
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containsDam |
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Lake Nasser
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formedBy |
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Lake Nasser
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hasDam |
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Philae
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nearbySite |
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Amada
("Aswan High Dam project")
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relocatedBecauseOf |
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Aswan International Airport
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servesTourismTo |
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Gamal Abdel Nasser
("Aswan High Dam project")
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workedOn |