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Major projects to conserve ancient heritage sites and develop visitor infrastructure are underway in the Upper Egyptian city of Aswan, writes Nevine El-Aref At Egypt’s southern gateway, where the Nile ...
"Constructed of granite, the first dam at Aswan was built between 1899 and 1902. It trapped enough water from the annual flood to irrigate the land for second and even third crops at low water season.