Egypt’s Aswan High Dam Is Dedicated
At a glance:
- Series: Great Events from History II: Ecology and the Environment Series
- Categories: Technology, Inventions, Economics, Environmental Issues
- Subcategories: Engineering, Engineers, Energy, Fuel, Power Sources, Ecology, Environment, Conservation
- Curriculum: African History, Middle Eastern History
- Geographical Location: Egypt, Middle East
- Date: January, 1971
Article abstract: The centerpiece of Egypt’s ten-year development plan and a monument to President Nasser’s achievements, the Aswan High Dam created serious environmental problems.
Summary of Event
Located four miles south of the ancient Egyptian city of Aswan, the Saad el-Aali, or Aswan High Dam, was the centerpiece of President Abdul Gamal Nasser’s ten-year economic development plan, launched in 1960. The plan was designed to industrialize and modernize predominantly agricultural Egypt, an impoverished country that in the 1950’s had only...
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