The Aswan Dam is a massive embankment dam located in the southern part of Egypt, on the Nile River. It was built between 1960 and 1970 and is one of the largest dams in the world. The dam is used to control flooding, provide irrigation water for agriculture, and generate
The Aswan High Dam, often called simply Aswan Dam, is one of the world's largest embankment dams, which was built between 1960 and 1970 across the Nile in Aswan, Egypt. The project was developed by the Egyptian government with the help of the Soviet Union to better control flooding, provide increased water storage for irrigation and generate hydroelectricity. The dam was seen as pivotal to the country's industrialization plans. Like the earlier implementation, the High Dam has had a significant effect on the economy and culture of Egypt.