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ar-Ruṣayriṣ Dam

dam, Sudan

Also known as: Er-Roseires Dam

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importance in Sudan’s economy

In Sudan: Mechanized agriculture
…Atbara River and by Al-Ruṣayriṣ Dam, which provides irrigation water for the Rahad Scheme.
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irrigational use of Nile River

In Nile River: Dams and reservoirs
…in 1964) and the Al-Ruṣayriṣ Dam on the Blue Nile (1966)—have enabled Sudan to take maximum advantage of its allocation of waters from Lake Nasser.
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