Noun
one of the world's largest dams on the Nile River in southern Egypt
Source: WordNetAlso impacting the eastern Mediterranean, starting in 1968, was the operation of Aswan High Dam across the Nile. Source: Internet
Today the Aswan High Dam obstructs most of this sediment, now retained in Lake Nasser. Source: Internet
The island has been the new home of the Philae Temple since its relocation within the UNESCO salvage operation of the Nubia Temples in the 1960s during the construction of the Aswan High Dam. Source: Internet
While most Egyptians still live in the Nile valley, the 1970 completion of the Aswan High Dam ended the summer floods and their renewal of the fertile soil, fundamentally changing farming practices. Source: Internet