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Aswān Dam
dam, Egypt
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Nile dams
- In Nile River: Dams and reservoirs
The first dam at Aswān was constructed between 1899 and 1902; it has a series of four locks to allow navigation. The dam has twice been enlarged—first between 1908 and 1911 and again between 1929 and 1934—thus raising the water level and increasing the dam’s capacity. It is also…
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