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Aswan

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April 27th 2010
Today we are in Aswan. Aswan is a city where two dams we built to control the Nile. In ancient time as well as modern times the Nile would flood and recede seasonally alternating flooding the surrounding lands. The god of the Nile is depicted as a man with the head of a crocodile. It is to this god that the Egyptians made offerings so he would control the floods and not destroy the temples. Unf ... read more

Africa » Egypt » Upper Egypt » Aswan

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The regularity and richness of the annual Nile River flood, coupled with semi-isolation provided by deserts to the east and west, allowed for the development of one of the world's great civilizations. A unified kingdom arose circa 3200 B.C. and a ser... ... read more