FILE - In this April 1964 file photo, Workers are shown during construction of the Aswan High Dam over the river Nile in Egypt. Egyptians are marking 50 years since the inauguration of the Nile ...

The Aswan Dam was a crucial construction project for Egypt after the 1952 revolution. President Gamal Abdel Nasser was looking to elevate Egypt as the leader of a pan-Arab unity movement.

In this Feb. 27, 1968, photo, an Egyptian worker waves as he stands on top of a rock overlooking the partly constructed power station on the Aswan High Dam, Egypt.

Its revenues will be used to build the Aswan High Dam, he said. Nasser declared his government, throughout taking over the canal, could receive $100 million a year in revenue.

Aswan High Dam The Aswan High Dam on the river Nile, creating Lake Nasser. North is left in this picture. Credits: ESA/NASA larger image ...

One of the largest dams in the world, the Aswan High Dam in Egypt was completed in 1970. Skip to content. ... (Photo: The Aswan High Dam under construction in southern Egypt in the 1960s. Credit: AFP) ...

Note annual generation of Aswan dam = 10 TWh, and it has a capacity of 2.1GW. Reply. Marcy Smith says: April 30, 2024 at 8:23 pm.

Aswan High Dam. A large dam on the Nile River in southern Egypt completed in 1970 which provides irrigation and electricity to most of Egypt and forms one of the world's largest man-made ...

Today, as Egypt marks 50 years of the Aswan Dam, it is embroiled in stormy negotiations with Sudan and Ethiopia to resolve a long-running dispute over another massive dam, one that Ethiopia is ...